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MARK GILES
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Stu, Here it is!
Thanks Jay Ganz and all of you for your kind words.
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Stu Schulman
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Post by Stu Schulman »

Mark..That is just so cool,Thanks. ;-)
Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952.
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Heres my Tobacco Burst D10 MSA Legend.
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work in progress...................thanks Mark

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JCH D10, 71 D10 P/p fat back, Telonics TCA 500C--12-,Fender JBL Twin, Josh Swift signature.
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Post by Luke Morell »

Who is it that plays, I beleive it's an Emmons, with a wagon train sceen painted on the front?
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herb...i hope we don't end up on the red carpet at the same time, cause i'll be wearing those same boots!!
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Post by Steve Feldman »

Maple over cocobolo:

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Oh, and that Giles cat: pretty good guy as well...
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Post by Ben Jones »

gorgeous guitars! :eek:

Darvin you need a few more amps ;-)
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Post by David Biggers »

I might as well throw mine in the bunch.
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PedalMaster LowProfile SD-10 3/5 - Goodrich CDR and pot volume pedals - Fender Princeton 65/BW equipted - NV 400 with Mods - TC M-300 - Carpenter 7/8 bar - Peterson Turboflip Tuner - D2F steel and seat covers- Steelseat and Steelers Choice seat in Red. Red Fender USA Telecaster - Epiphone Dot - Yamaha AG 1600 Recorder
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Curtis Mason
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Post by Curtis Mason »

Mark Giles built my guitar, some of you may recognize it...I bought it at the St. Louis Steel Guitar Convention.

I've never been more impressed with the professional, personal, expertise of not only the beautiful finish, but the entire steel guitar.

Thanks again Mark!!


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Star Steel Guitar, G.D. Walker's Stereo Steel System, Hilton Volume pedal, TC-M1 Effects Processor, Peterson StroboFlip Tuner
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Post by Darvin Willhoite »

Ben, all of my amps weren't even in the picture with my Legend, here's a picture that shows more of them, and this still wasn't all of them. I'm a hopeless collector. Since these pictures were taken almost 3 years ago, I have sold some of the heavier amps and replaced them with lighter weight stuff. I like Acoustic Image amps a lot, I have five of them.

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Darvin Willhoite
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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Image :whoa: :whoa: :whoa:
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Post by Darvin Willhoite »

Who in the world are those two characters? :) :) :)
Darvin Willhoite
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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Post by Bobbe Seymour »

Why it's Ben Stein (R) with his body guard, Weldon Myrick!(L)
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This one will be given away at the TSGA 2009 show in Dallas, celebrating its 25th Anniversary. So be there or be square!

Bill Lowe, you've got another one coming soon.

Bobbe, if only I could play like Weldon Myrick. Herb already plays like Ben Stein!
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Post by Mike Weirauch »

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Mark built this cabinet for George Draber. I thought Jimmie never would get this one finished. He finished this and Buck Reid's guitar together because I remember taking pictures of both. That was a masterpiece Jimmie was proud if but then he was proud of all his guitars.
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Post by Johnie King »

Nice very Nice steel cabinet!!
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Post by Marco Schouten »

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JCH SD-10 with BL XR-16 pickup, Sho-Bud Volume Pedal, Evidence Audio Lyric HG cables, Quilter Steelaire combo
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Jerry Horch
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Nice

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That JCH is beautiful...
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Post by David Wright »

Here's two Mark did for me... he's the best!!!!


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Post by Ross Shafer »

Mark finishing work is awesome....and he's a sweetheart human as well! Sure wish he lived closer so I could retire from finishing and concentrate on building!!!
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Post by Ken Byng »

Mark is outstanding in his field of cabinetry, and I haven't seen a dud steel guitar body made by him. Mark and his wife Carla are outstanding people, as I found out one weekend at the Dallas Show one March. I was playing on the main stage, and left a bag of my bits and pieces including my Peterson tuner and a small bag with my picks and some bars. Carla found it and used her initiative and tracked me down the following day.

A little later, I got to know Mark and talked him into building me a replacement body for my Zumsteel. He typically built me a wonderful D10 body. I was shocked when he had his stroke, but I was pleased when he was back on stage the following year bless him. May he have many more years in his workshop building top class guitars and pedal steel bodies.
Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Infinity SD10 (4+5) Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E,
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Post by Skip Edwards »

For me, getting to see & hang out with Mark & Carla is one of the high points of any steel show I attend.
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