How many steels do you own?????

John Lacey · Post by **John Lacey** » 1 Jun 2006 2:39 pm

I could never afford a second guitar till my dad died and left me some money. Boy, I bet he turned in his grave when he heard I spent $3000. on a steel! He hated me being in the music business.

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 1 Jun 2006 2:39 pm

Bobbe,,
I have only one PSG, of course the way I play one is more than enough!! But if I had the room,, and could convince Ginger I should have another one?????? Who knows where this could go!! LOL..

But I do have two lap steels, and one square neck reso!!!!!

edited to add, I do understand the meaning you are trying to get across here!

In my welding business I don't trust my livelyhood to just one welding machine, I carry two on the truck, and more at the shop!

Larry

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Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 1 Jun 2006 2:50 pm

I have three Buds. The 73 Pro II stays home most of the time. The "new" Professional,
sits in our bands practice room, and the Pro III I got from you bobbe, is my "work horse" goes to gigs and gets played the most. Three amps: Fender twin, stays home with the Pro II, Nash 400 sits in the band practice room and goes in the truck to gigs as a back up (just in case) and Fender Steelking gets all of the gig work! also bring along my lap steel just in case something on the steel breaks and I cant fix it on the spot! have not needed it or the nash for back up so far!

David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 1 Jun 2006 2:51 pm

What b0b said, now that I work a day job I've got 4 amps, 2 PSG, dobro, lapsteel, 4 standards......

My wife said I could have as many instruments as I could store under our bed.... so I built a bed 4 feet off the ground.... funny but it works, try it guys

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'96 Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Twin Session 500s; Hilton Pedal; Black Box
www.ameechapman.com

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 1 Jun 2006 2:59 pm

I need three!

I live on an incline, and have to climb stairs to get to my house from the street. I need one steel for the house, one for the studio in the basement, and one to keep in the garage at the bottome of the stairs, to take when I play outside my home.

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Don LaCourse · Post by **Don LaCourse** » 1 Jun 2006 3:08 pm

WELL BOBBE, THE FENDER WILL NEVER LEAVE MY MUSIC ROOM SO IF ITS ALL THE SAME TO YOU, ILL TAKE THE OTHER STUFF. DONNY.

Don Blood · Post by **Don Blood** » 1 Jun 2006 3:24 pm

Hey, I'm down to just one Sho-Bud, but, I have ten different strings, does that count?

Sonny Priddy · Post by **Sonny Priddy** » 1 Jun 2006 3:47 pm

Got A GFI New From Bobbie And A New Rittenberry Still Have Them. I Don't Go Anywhere Else For My Steel Needs. Bobbie Is The Man. SONNY.

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Gary Steele · Post by **Gary Steele** » 1 Jun 2006 3:54 pm

Only 1 OR 2

Randy Gilliam · Post by **Randy Gilliam** » 1 Jun 2006 4:04 pm

Right This second Bobbe I Only Have 2 Steels D 10 Emmons Legrande 3 2 Weeks old And a I month old D 10 Rains Both Black . As soon as my wife Forgets I Just bought 2 New ones I can Call you and get A couple more. Randy In SANANTONIO TEXAS . I am Thinking about Joining The Minute Men Band . Their Theme song Is Waltz Across Texas And we will give you a bus ride Back too Mexico.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 1 Jun 2006 4:11 pm

When I was a professional steel guitarist, one pedal steel was all I could afford. Now that I'm out of the business, I have three!

LOL,is that a truth or what.I remember starving days playing my old super pro and Nashville 400 on the road,I dreamed about good banjo or p/p and I could have only dreamed for sure about a new Promat..ha..now I have 2 Promats,1 `60s Sho~Bud,1928 Gibson L-3 ,new Stelling Red Fox,session 500 and Webb 6-14 with Hilton pedal...but what I do?I have a business and own 1 24' truck and 1 9400 International semi with sleeper.
I just saw on referral site professional road act from Nashville looking for a steel player, pay is $350 per week...

and please no drunks or beginers only serious offers..I mean..you can`t be serious to offer that kind of money on the first place..professional road act my a$$.
I guess I`ll pass on musician life for $350 a week and continue to run my trucks for $5000 a week..at least I can afford some good stuff, like maybe...few more steel guitars he he

no business like show business

Db

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Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 1 Jun 2006 4:31 pm

I have about 3 1/2 all rolled into one...

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 1 Jun 2006 4:42 pm

I've got three steels. I've got a 1974 student model Emmons with three pedals and one knee lever, a six string Morrell lapsteel, and a red & gold 2004 GFI Ultra D-10, which is the steel guitar I'm currently playing. It's got eight pedals and five knees. The GFI is used for shows and playing at my house, so it's the steel guitar I play the most. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 1 Jun 2006 4:58 pm

Damir, I think you are the consummate Mercenary!

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 1 Jun 2006 5:01 pm

I've got one--a Zum SD10 that I bought from Bobbe. Had two but the other one just didn't measure up to the Z, so I sold it. Besides, I needed the moolah. I'm retarded, I mean retired now!

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 1 Jun 2006 5:06 pm

ha Jim, no I just refuse to work for nothing,that was one thing my dad told me "when you work, you work hard and make sure you do a good job but do never ever work for free"..I agree with that, but in the other hand now I don`t have time to play,so I have all those instrument but no time..ha..isn`t that funny..how it works..yesterday I played my stelling for about 15 minutes and I was terrified,it was aweful,I can`t even tune the thing anymore..

...I can try to get a gig somewhere down town on weekends adventualy...if I have time

Db

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~when tone matters~ www.promatsteelguitars.com

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 1 Jun 2006 5:14 pm

Well Bobbe,

I have two PSGs. My Marrs at home and gigs, and my PIII at the house of a guy that hires me to play in his band. It makes him feel too guilty to dump me for a keyboard player, and gives me an excuse to go over and beat him up if he shorts me on money.

Oh a National Lap steel for pictures and an MSA Red Baron for collectors value..

Guitars?

I've got two classicals, a Giannini, a Federico Garcia, a strat copy with way hot single coils, a Squier Strat, two Squire Teles, a Deluxe Custom with a P90 at the neck and a HB at the bridge, a CIC Blond Tele Squier, a "51 Squier Hermaphrocaster" and my G&L Tribute Premium Blueburst Tele. Most of them I own out of pure spite. Especially my washburn banj@..

EJL

Post by **Joey Ace** » 1 Jun 2006 5:25 pm

Three PSGs. All get used on a regular basis.
<UL>
[*]1980 D10 Emmons
[*]1970 S10 Emmons
[*]1999 SD10 Carter
[/list]

I love them all for different reasons.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 1 Jun 2006 5:58 pm

I love all my ex-wives for different reasons too, ALL of them!

except one, Ha![This message was edited by BobbeSeymour on 01 June 2006 at 07:22 PM.]

Ivan Posa · Post by **Ivan Posa** » 1 Jun 2006 6:33 pm

I have 3 Steels. Emmons bolt-on D10 8x5. Rains SD10 4x5. In 3 weeks I pick up my new Anapeg 12 Ext E9 5x6 in Brisbane. Also 3 amps. Session 400. Evans SE200. Webb 614E. I also like to use a Fender Blues deluxe for smaller low volume gigs.

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Gary Sill · Post by **Gary Sill** » 1 Jun 2006 7:50 pm

Bobbee you must have had me on your list of lots of steels in the house type of person when you began writing this. I also just like buying new ones and getting something new and hopefully better all the time. Your store offers a chance for people like me to come and expand their horizon.

My wife says that my horizon has been expanded many times toooo many. She's having garage sales all the time in her mind......, so far not really.

Just a strength or is it a weakness to want to on different days sit down and play a different steel. One day, one sounds better than another. I know its silly, but sometimes, you can't make any of them sound good, then its time to make a trip to Bobbe's and trade. The world keeps spinning.

Anyway, I am also making less playing in this century than last century and owned less steels last century than this. But enjoying it more now than ever.

Keep advising us Bobbe, because I have found that not most but about all the time you are right in the end. I could have saved lots of dollars just listening to you to start with. /Gary

Mark Fasbender · Post by **Mark Fasbender** » 1 Jun 2006 8:05 pm

I currently have 4 steels. Hey bobbe, I thought you were gonna take one of them off my hands . Ill trade it straight across for a rack and barell professional in good shape. I dont think I could get along with just 1 steel, at least not when its busy.

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Mark

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 1 Jun 2006 8:22 pm

18 "console" guitars, and a bunch of lap steels and resos, to go with the 20+ amplifiers. Not bad for a welder.....

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 1 Jun 2006 8:30 pm

SOLD MY COLLECTION ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, SPENT THE MONEY [ WIFE ] ON DR. BILLS, AND NEW STUFF FOR OUR HSE..........\
STILL HAVE THE "WANT TOO's ....STILL OWN 8 GUITARS , 3 STEELS, 4 FIDDLES, 4 MANDOLINS,
3 BASES, 3 JAWS HARPS, 1 KAZOO /W. CAPO,
I KAPOO , 3 HARMONICAS,AND A BROKEN RADIO..
5 AMPS, TUNERS, TUNING FORKS, MUTES, ..STILL HAVE A PROBLEM.....
WIFE WILL NOT LET ME BUY AN OBOE...
JENNINGS,,,, U PK;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

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Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 1 Jun 2006 9:44 pm

MSA D12
Fender 1000
Richenbacker console D8 (curly maple)
Kalamazoo S6
Dobro resonator