Clinesmith D8

Peter Andersson · Post by **Peter Andersson** » 21 Oct 2014 6:34 am

I'm a happy owner of a Clinesmith D8. The guitar has a great compressed quality to itâ€™s tone! A clip from my first gig with the guitar. I'm trying to copy Mr Murpheyâ€™s solo, well... mission impossible.... Thanks Todd for great service!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwV2lXsSXHQ

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 21 Oct 2014 7:24 am

Gorgeous guitar, Peter. Your venue is the perfect showcase for it, too. Are my eyes decieving me, or am I seeing some big time custom features on that beauty?

Jim Newberry · Post by **Jim Newberry** » 21 Oct 2014 10:31 am

Great kit and great clip, Peter! Love my Clinesmith... "the sound I've been looking for".

Rick Abbott · Post by **Rick Abbott** » 21 Oct 2014 3:43 pm

Man does that sound like the Real Deal...it IS the sound of the swing era! Let's face it, a Clinesmith is the real deal, what a great guitar. Thanks for sharing. I really love the band's sound and vibe.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 21 Oct 2014 4:09 pm

Enjoyed the performance. A lot of Joaquin's little embellishments were evident. Keep up the great work!

That's a mighty fine lead guitarist you have there. I'm sure he's a great joy to be teamed up with. You're indeed lucky.

BEAUTIFUL GUITAR!

Peter Andersson · Post by **Peter Andersson** » 22 Oct 2014 1:57 am

Thanks!

No big custom features Rick, itâ€™s a 40â€™s style guitar with birdseye Maple, wood necks and pickup without a pickup cover. But I have the mandatory ashtray installed ;.).

Yes, Johan is a great lead guitarist with â€out of the boxâ€ licks!

The D8 is just incredible, I get inspired every time I play the guitar. My other guitars seems "dead" compared to this masterfully crafted instrument. I really like that you can play the lower strings on the lower frets and the tone is really clear and strong. And also that you can really change the tone when you move the right hand to the left or to the right. This works on all guitars of course but thereâ€™s something special going on on the Clinesmithâ€¦

Jean-Sebastien Gauthier · Post by **Jean-Sebastien Gauthier** » 22 Oct 2014 4:14 am

Wow nice guitar and great band! Its nice to see an old school western swing band like yours! I love pedal steel for country but western swing always sound better with straight steel too me.

I will probably buy a D8 like yours at some point because is just to beautiful and I would like to have a E13 neck for chords. For now Im very happy with my S8 Joaquin with legs tuned to C13.

What tuning are you using?

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 22 Oct 2014 5:02 am

Very cool !! This is the first console I've seen with maple keyheads and raised graphic fretboards on wood necks. It's beautiful.

Joe Burke · Post by **Joe Burke** » 22 Oct 2014 5:45 am

Peter - you choose a perfect wall paper as a backdrop to your beautiful steel. I went both.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 22 Oct 2014 11:02 am

Beautiful instrument! Todd does those proud.

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 23 Oct 2014 10:09 am

NICE Peter, Glad to read that your other guitar sound "dead", you have a D8 Stringmaster,,,,,,,,,, it just drop the price in SKR, how much????
Oh yea, back in -79 St Louis I was invited to Mr Murphey hotel room for a 2 houer lesson, it was just sittin in the room and Mr Murphey was on the moon playing his steel.

Bosse in Ã„ppelbo, Sweden

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 23 Oct 2014 10:09 am

NICE Peter, Glad to read that your other guitar sound "dead", you have a D8 Stringmaster,,,,,,,,,, it just drop the price in SKR, how much????
Oh yea, back in -76 St Louis I was invited to Mr Murphey hotel room for a 2 houer lesson, it was just sittin in the room and Mr Murphey was on the moon playing his steel.

Bosse in Ã„ppelbo, Sweden

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 23 Oct 2014 10:20 am

Beautiful guitar! I enjoyed watching the video too.

Marino Galli · Post by **Marino Galli** » 23 Oct 2014 11:19 am

Hi Peter,

Your Clinesmith D8 is Really a Beautiful instrument!
> itâ€™s a really 40â€™s style guitar !!! <
What Kind of tunings?
Can you "spell" the E13 also for us humans?

I like also your videos on Youtube, really nice band...and you sound good also with Fender Instruments!

Best Regards

Marino Galli

PS:- What's about your Amp?

Jeff Spencer · Post by **Jeff Spencer** » 23 Oct 2014 1:17 pm

Very very nice. Great playing from all and a great steel! Most enjoyable

Peter Andersson · Post by **Peter Andersson** » 24 Oct 2014 5:05 am

Thanks again!!

I'm using C6 and E13 (G# E C# B G# F# E D, listed high to low.)

I have a Epiphone Zephyr or a Gibson Ranger 20T. Two great amps!

Bosse: Don't get me wrong I love my other guitars. I have a Shobud Professional that sounds amazing and if you want the Stringmaster sound, you have to have a Stringmaster. I also have a D8

. Wow, a lesson with the one and only Mr Murphey!

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 24 Oct 2014 6:08 am

Thanks Peter, Jessy Peck introduce me for Mr Murphey. I only have Janne L's old MSA the red one that is on cover "Green Rose Rag" LP. That was Jannes main recording guitat for several year with Swedish top stars as Vikingarna, Ann-Louise Hansson, Flamingo aso. My National is a-33 signed by Weldon Myrick.

Bosse in Sweden

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