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Tommy Wallace
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Classic SS

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Ken Metcalf
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2016 and 2017 MSA U-12s
Fine pedal steel guitars with Emmons style tone controls and L Frets. Very happy with these two. ^_^


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Ron Hogan
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Post by Ron Hogan »

One thing i noticed, you hardly ever see the Legends or Studio Pros for sale. They hold on to them. That says a lot.
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Mike Perlowin
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

Same with Millenniums. I will keep mine for the rest of my life.
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Post by Larry Baker »

But remember Mike, you was notified that you was dead..Just have someone send me your MSA guitars!!!!!
Mullen G2 SD10 3 & 5 The Eagle
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Geoff Noble
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Post by Geoff Noble »

It's taken me a while to get photos that I think does it justice but here is my MSA Legend U12 I bought last year and picked up at the Dallas show. The pickup on it in the pictures is a retro Tonealigner wound on order by Bob Hoffnar who I know frequents this forum.

Bob it is a really sweet sound from the Tonealigner, I also have a Truetone but the Tonealigner is my favourite.

It's a great guitar, plenty of natural sustain and plays sweet as a nut. Many thanks to the guys at MSA for their kind hospitality when I was across.

Special thanks to Mitchell Smithey who gave me a tour of the MSA factory. Mitchell I re-rodded the Franklin pedal to give me a tone raise on string 1, half tone raise on string 2 and a tone lower on string 7. Much prefer these changes.

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It's heavy.


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Post by John Roche »

anyone got a rodding chart for a MSA legend 12?
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Douglas Schuch
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Post by Douglas Schuch »

Here's one of my MSA Millies - taken a couple of years ago when I first got it. In the background is St John, Virgin Islands. Both the island and my instruments (and me!) went through a Cat 5 hurricane about 2 months ago. We all are slowly coming back. The island is turning green again, I am slowly cleaning up my gear (only issue so far was a removable pick up that got stuck in my other Millie, which got the dampest of my guitars. If it had been a wood body, I suspect it would be in far worse shape!). And I am finding enough work to keep food on my table.


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Pedal steel, lap steel, resonator, blues harp - why suck at just one instrument when you can do so on many?
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Archie Nicol
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Post by Archie Nicol »

Luvly-jubbly, Douglas. Same colour as my wee Millie. ;-)

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Douglas Schuch
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Post by Douglas Schuch »

Indeed, Archie! But that is not just a Burgundy Millie.... That is THE Burgandy Millie. Of course, that and $4 will get you a Starbucks coffee, but nice to know one of my heroes played some serious licks on this guitar before I began abusing it!
Pedal steel, lap steel, resonator, blues harp - why suck at just one instrument when you can do so on many?
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David Wright
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My First M.S.A

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My first guitar... 1970....one of a kind..M.S.A. on the top of a Brads Rack...
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Fred Justice
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Danny Sneed was playing a Sierra on a Brads Rack when I first met him in 1975, it had 17 pedals (2 row's) :D
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Daniel Vorp
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MSA Legend Caribbean Blue

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MSA Legend SD10, ZumSteel SD-10, Telonics X10 pickups, Hilton volume pedals, Fender Steel King with TSNEO-15-4, Evans FET 500 LV with TSNEO-15-4, (2) Webb speaker cabinets loaded with 4 OHM JBL K-130s
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Post by Larry Lenhart »

Just finished going thru the pics in this thread...a lot of beautiful steels !! Out of my price range :(
Zum Encore, Pedalmaster D10, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, 1976 Ibanez, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, Boss Kamatra 100, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

Larry, the older MSAs from the 70s and early 80s sell for around $1,500-1,800. These aren't as elegant as the new ones, but they are rock solid, and perfectly functional.

I played my 2 classics for 25 years before I upgraded to the Millies.
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Paulo Perin
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Paulo Perin From Brazil- Millennium 8-7

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Some pictures of my MSA Millennium 8-7


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MSA Millennium D-10; Carter Pro D-10; Fender S-10 3,4; Telonics FP-100 Multi-Taper volume pedal; Peavey Nashville 112; Mesa boogie Studio Preamp; Hilton Digital Sustain
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Vintage XL

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Built in the late 70's 9 x 7
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MSA Legend

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Before and after

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Ken Byng
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Post by Ken Byng »

This beautiful lady (Legend XL Signature) is winging its way to join my collection.

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Mike Perlowin
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

What's the green thing on the undercarriage?
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Post by Darvin Willhoite »

That's the battery pack for the lighted fretboards.
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MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, as well as some older MSAs, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Recently added a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored blue Rose, named the "Blue Bird" to the herd. Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic again that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also added a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks.
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Mike Perlowin
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

Thanks Darvin.
Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
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