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Topic: Teisco pedal steel on eBay |
James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 23 Sep 2014 3:36 am |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teisco-Vintage-Pedal-Steel-Guitar-/131300244954?pt=Guitar&hash=item1e921abdda
I find this interesting for a couple of reasons.
1) I have the non-pedal version of this one. Same tuners, shape, pickup (only one, not two) but with a built-in speaker. The pickup is slightly micro-phonic and it sounds fantastic.
2) This could be a "lap pedal steel". It seems to be raise-only, but it might be easier to maneuver than a Duesenberg Multibender.
If I wasn't on expat assignment and already making plans to sell a ton gear that is gathering dust in a storage unit back in the the US, I'd probably jump on this.
Anyone ever played one? |
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Daniel Policarpo
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Kansas City
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Posted 23 Sep 2014 4:28 am
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| I've never come across a cable system steel, either. I do like the old Teisco pickup sound, though. Quite a bit. The "slight micro-phonic" pickup is probably an understatement, if my Spectrum and every other Teisco I've played from that era will indicate, but they are usually pretty low-output so they are very manageable. I think this would be fun as hell, especially to play some dung-kickin' Mooney-style, two feet on the pedals and floor it, type thing. Something like that. |
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Larry Phleger
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DuBois, PA
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Posted 23 Sep 2014 6:07 am
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| I believe it was MSA that sold a system that looked similar to this that could be attached to an electric guitar to simulate a pedal steel sound. If memory serves me correctly, there was a forum thread on this gadget several years back. |
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