Question for Ricky Davis re: Fulawka
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- Erv Niehaus
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Question for Ricky Davis re: Fulawka
Ricky,
I just took delivery of a like new D-10 Signature model Fulawka. I got it from Al Brisco in Canada.
It came with Ed's humbucker pickups and in reading some of your past postings, I understand you worked with Jerry Wallace on some TruTones for your Fulawka. Would you recommend that I put some TruTones on the Fulawka or stick with Ed's humbuckers?
Thanks,
Erv
I just took delivery of a like new D-10 Signature model Fulawka. I got it from Al Brisco in Canada.
It came with Ed's humbucker pickups and in reading some of your past postings, I understand you worked with Jerry Wallace on some TruTones for your Fulawka. Would you recommend that I put some TruTones on the Fulawka or stick with Ed's humbuckers?
Thanks,
Erv
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Hi Erv,
Did you get that brown Fulawka that Al has had for sale since last summer? If so, you've got a beautiful guitar. I was very close to buying it last year, but something else came up ... Ricky's old Blue Darlin'.
Here's a discussion regarding the Blue Darlin' and the Jerry Wallace pickups that Ricky put on it:
Discussion regarding the Blue Darlin'
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<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Jan Jonsson on 26 January 2006 at 03:01 AM.]</p></FONT>
Did you get that brown Fulawka that Al has had for sale since last summer? If so, you've got a beautiful guitar. I was very close to buying it last year, but something else came up ... Ricky's old Blue Darlin'.
Here's a discussion regarding the Blue Darlin' and the Jerry Wallace pickups that Ricky put on it:
Discussion regarding the Blue Darlin'
-- Jan
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<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Jan Jonsson on 26 January 2006 at 03:01 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Yes, that's the guitar I bought from Al. I had been eyeing it for quite a while and finally succumbed to a GAS attack. It is really a beautiful piece of work.
Ed uses two cases in which to contain it and the guitar arrived without the case containing the legs, pedal bar, pull rods, etc. I had a panic attack and thought: "Oh No!!! They've up and lost the second case!!!!" I contacted Al and he said this happens quite often and the second case should arrive in a day or two. It did!
It is fun just to look the guitar over and see the work that Ed Fulawka does to his guitars. You can really see the hand tooling that is evident. He is a master craftsman and it is no wonder that there is such a long wait to get a new guitar from him. That is the primary reason for going with a like new trade in.
Ed has a feature on his guitars that I have never seen on any other pedal steel. There are two little knobs on the back apron that are "crossover" knobs. They are for the right knee levers and you use them to activate the changes for either neck you are playing. I have separate right knee levers for eack neck on a couple of other guitars but this is a much better idea.
I'm sure that I'll discover some other surprises when I get to examining the guitar a little further.
I'll be taking some pictures soon and get someone to post them for me.
Erv
Ed uses two cases in which to contain it and the guitar arrived without the case containing the legs, pedal bar, pull rods, etc. I had a panic attack and thought: "Oh No!!! They've up and lost the second case!!!!" I contacted Al and he said this happens quite often and the second case should arrive in a day or two. It did!
It is fun just to look the guitar over and see the work that Ed Fulawka does to his guitars. You can really see the hand tooling that is evident. He is a master craftsman and it is no wonder that there is such a long wait to get a new guitar from him. That is the primary reason for going with a like new trade in.
Ed has a feature on his guitars that I have never seen on any other pedal steel. There are two little knobs on the back apron that are "crossover" knobs. They are for the right knee levers and you use them to activate the changes for either neck you are playing. I have separate right knee levers for eack neck on a couple of other guitars but this is a much better idea.
I'm sure that I'll discover some other surprises when I get to examining the guitar a little further.
I'll be taking some pictures soon and get someone to post them for me.
Erv
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Hey Erv; good going on getting that Fulawka Al had on his site...drop dead gorgeous man.
Yes Jan; pretty much sums up what I think in the link he provided; on that discussion of the single coil verses Ed's Humbucker.
I thought Ed's pickup sounded and responded MIGHTY Fine also; as here's an example of the Blue Darlin' Fulawka with Ed's humbuckers in a song.
One More Once More
And Jan has the example of the single coil TrueTone on that link he provided....you can compare in that particular way if that makes a diff. to ya.
Have fun with it...and I know Jan LOVES his Fulawka....
Ricky
Yes Jan; pretty much sums up what I think in the link he provided; on that discussion of the single coil verses Ed's Humbucker.
I thought Ed's pickup sounded and responded MIGHTY Fine also; as here's an example of the Blue Darlin' Fulawka with Ed's humbuckers in a song.
One More Once More
And Jan has the example of the single coil TrueTone on that link he provided....you can compare in that particular way if that makes a diff. to ya.
Have fun with it...and I know Jan LOVES his Fulawka....
Ricky
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Oh, I definitely do!!! It's sure is a pleasure to play ... and sometimes I stumble on notes and phrases that are surprisingly nice. That Ricky mojo is still in there somewhere, I guess.<SMALL>...and I know Jan LOVES his Fulawka....</SMALL>
And Erv: you're welcome to send your pictures to me. I'll gladly host them for you. Anything for a guy with Scandinavian "antics" ... Uff-Da?
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Erv; I did say my opinion in the discussion link that Jan provided above, and here's what I said:
Ricky<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 27 January 2006 at 08:21 AM.]</p></FONT>
So I Prefer a Single Coil.<SMALL>I loved the Fulawka Humbuckers that Ed hand winds for all his steels; but I'm a single coil guy and wanted to know the difference...and it really brought the nuances out that are there.</SMALL>
Ricky<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 27 January 2006 at 08:21 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Alrighty, here are some pictures of Erv's new Fulawka. Just as beautiful as I remembered it ... Sweet! Only thing missing now are some sound clips to illustrate its sonic beauty.
-- Jan
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-- Jan
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Sounds like a good move, Erv. I'm very happy with the TrueTones in my Fulawka.<SMALL>I took Ricky's advise and am going to have Jerry make up a couple of TruTone pickups for the Fulawka.</SMALL>
-- Jan
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