What's Your Main Pedal Steel?

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What brand of pedal steel do you play most often?

Poll ended at 3 Mar 2007 10:17 am

BMI
3
1%
Carter
38
11%
Desert Rose
3
1%
Emmons (push-pull)
37
11%
Emmons (all-pull)
18
5%
Fender
5
1%
Fessenden
13
4%
Franklin
4
1%
GFI
15
4%
MSA (vintage)
12
4%
MSA (modern)
14
4%
Mullen
21
6%
Rains
10
3%
Sho-Bud
43
13%
Sierra
14
4%
Williams
10
3%
ZumSteel
34
10%
Excel
1
0%
Other (specify in reply)
38
11%
ZB Custom
3
1%
 
Total votes: 336

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Sorry about the omissions

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Rick Nicklas wrote:Mine would be the Kline U-12. I can't believe Kline is not listed above.
I obviously missed a few when I wrote the poll. I knew I would, That's why I added "Other".

Folks, please don't reply with your brand of guitar unless you clicked "Other". When the poll is over, I'll post a tally of the complete results including the "Other" guitars.
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Todd Kapeghian
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My main axe is a Bethel D-10 9&9 built by the late,great Dick Miller.
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D10 Pedalmaster. Jody. Backup guitar : D10 EMCI , Jody.
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Derby!!! :)
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Can't figger out how to put info onto the "Poll".... :oops:

"Rusler" Soon my new "Desert Rose".
DESERT ROSE D-10 8/5...Joe Naylor "SteelSeat"...
Gallien-Krueger MB200 amplifier through an Alessis MicroVerb w/15'Peavey cab.
TELES & STRATS...
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I still love to look at my Shobud Pro III , but I love to play my Emmons LeGrande III ( black of course ).
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Post by Lee Wilber »

fulawka D6 pedal steel 3and3
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Post by Tommy Minniear »

Nashville LTD - Doug Jernigan Model - Gary Rittenberry built.


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Post by Jim Sliff »

I find it fascinating that 5 have named Fender as their MAIN instrument - which makes me wonder how many others use one as a second guitar, or keep one around for special purposes.

It'd be great if all those part-time Fender players jumped over to the Fender forum b0b set up just to chime in with "I play one too" just to get an overall view. Maybe it's just been too hard to find

The Fender Steel ("Cableheads") Forum:

http://scaryoak.com/forum/index.php
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
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Dennis Schell
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Morrison

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I (attempt to!) play a "Morrison" S-10 3+3 that was built by my pal Ray Morrison, formerly of Kamloops BC. It is built to look somewhat like an old Sho-Bud finish-wise with nice inlays of wood "diamonds". I helped out a little in it's construction, milled the wood neck, polished pieces etc...

Ray has built a dozen or so PSGs over the years, always working on perfecting his changer mechanism and homewound pickup. (He's built both push/pull and all pull designs, mine's all pull). He's probably not very well known outside of western Canada but those who own a "Morrison" PSG like them....(And he's a great restorer and all around PSG repair guy)

I've lost track of him over the years dang it. Are you out there Ray?

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Dekley Renegade

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Post by Carlos Polidura »

I just want to say that I enjoy playing my Emmons p/p. However I had just placed an order for a brand new Lamar U-12 keyless Jeff Newman stup. This guitar comes with the new "STRAIGHT PULL CHANGER", something new from Lamar. This guitar should be ready by July of this year. I'll let you know when it comes.
thanks
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Desert Rose
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I gig a Dekley 8+5
Practice on GFI 8+5
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Star Steel
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Post by Dave Zirbel »

Kline S-12U. Wish I had a D-12 or D-11 Kline.

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Post by Glenn Suchan »

b0b,

The "poll" section of this thread is non-functional from my computer. I'm using MAC OSX with Safari as the browser.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Keep on pickin'!
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Kline
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another Nashville LTD
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Post by John Cook »

Derby D-10, 8x5. Black, of course. jc
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"Other" tally so far

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5 Dekley
5 Derby
3 Kline
3 Nashville LTD
3 Star
2 Remington
1 Bethel
1 Blanton
1 Denley
1 EMCI
1 Fulawka
1 JCH
1 Lonestar
1 Market-Rite
1 Pedalmaster
1 Rusler
1 Schild
1 Simmons
1 Thomas

Adds up to 34, but I only see 33 votes. I blame Jack Francis. ;)
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Post by Ricky Thibodeaux »

that would be my RAINS

Included in poll. -b0b-
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Post by Bo Borland »

hmmm..DERBY is neck and neck.. no pun intended! It appears that a few others have found how nice they are.
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Nashville LTD . Rittenberry parts.
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steel

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GFI & Magnum. SONNY.
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