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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John Bechtel
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#1 Guitar~Brand

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I can't find any place on this whole TOPIC to ‘Click’ on “OTHER”, so; I guess my Vote won't talley-up, but; here it is anyway!
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Ronald Sikes
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Derby

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Here's my favorite.

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Brett Day
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My main steel is my GFI Ultra D-10, nicknamed "Redgold Beauty". The GFI is the steel guitar I play at home and at shows. It's a wonderful steel guitar, the best steel guitar I've got. Before I play a show, I always make sure that "Redgold Beauty" gets polished. It's an amazing steel guitar.

Brett
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Re: #1 Guitar~Brand

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John Bechtel wrote:I can't find any place on this whole TOPIC to ‘Click’ on “OTHER”, so; I guess my Vote won't talley-up, but; here it is anyway!
[D-E-R-B-Y]!
It's the next-to-last entry in the poll, John.
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Post by John Billings »

Hi,

Just like to cast my vote for Performance Guitars.


JB
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Mike Black wrote:I prefer no pedal guitars but this one,
(Bigsby pic)

or this one, both seem to fit the "Other " catagory.
(Morrell-Shields pic)

Gotta pick one, Mike.
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Over 300 votes!

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:!:

Over 300 votes! This is an impressive sampling of the community. The results paint a very interesting picture of what we really value in a steel guitar.
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Derby SD-10 3x5
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Performance
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Dennis Schell
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Re: "Other" tally so far

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b0b wrote: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. ;)
Don't see my "Morrison" so yer 2 votes outta whack! :lol:

Dennis

BTW, I added a photo back on pg 2....
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Dick Sexton
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One or another...

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Who wouldn't want a shiney Zum, Mullins, Rains, Fessy or one of a hundred other super new or vintage steels. Or maybe an Anapeg or Performance. But an old Spanish proverb goes something like, "Since we can't play what we want, let's play what we got". And I've got a gem, an S-10 3/4 Marlen with a heart of gold. When I know as much steel as it does, maybe I'll buy one of each of those pretty new ones. Right, :roll: in my dreams.... Dick Sexton
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Re: One or another...

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Dick Sexton wrote:Who wouldn't want a shiney Zum, Mullins, Rains, Fessy or one of a hundred other super new or vintage steels. Or maybe an Anapeg or Performance. But an old Spanish proverb goes something like, "Since we can't play what we want, let's play what we got". And I've got a gem, an S-10 3/4 Marlen with a heart of gold. When I know as much steel as it does, maybe I'll buy one of each of those pretty new ones. Right, :roll: in my dreams.... Dick Sexton
Marlen!!! That's a name I've been trying to think of! The first PSG I ever got to "mess with" was an old Marlen....Got a photo?

Cool!

Dennis
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Jack Latimer
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What Brand of Pedal Steel

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Other: Fulawka. Love it.
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David Decker
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Performance

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My vote is for the Performance Steel Guitar. I really like mine, great tone and sustain. And a very well made instrument.
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I vote for the Performance Steel Guitar a fine axe!!!!
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My main horn is a MCI D10 8/4 and I also have a Simmons (lookie in the avitar)
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Poll's almost over.

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Only one more day to go, I think.
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Rains
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Nashville LTD

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I have Two Nashville LTD's That I sent back To Gray Rittendery and had them completelly rebuilt. They play and sound better than any of the other steel guitar's I've owned. I've had Mullen, Emmons(P/P's and Legrande SKH,II and III),Carter, GFI, and ZUMSTEEL.
I have yet to play Garys New Rittenberry Guitars but I plan to have him build me a new U-12 on a frame and a half body soon. Here a Pic of My red & black one. Will post the pics of the black one asap.

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vote

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Carter,,, ShoBud Professional, like them both.

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Post by Chuck Hall »

So tell us bOb, don't keep us in suspense, what was the final count?
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Jim Saunders
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Mullen

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Mullen.
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Darn it... I missed this poll.
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Ernie Pollock
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Yeah

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Right now I am using a 76 D-10 Marlen and a 1970 SD-10 Marlen, D-10 has 8&5 and the SD-10 has 3&4. I have also used many other brands as well, GFI is also one of my favorite & I have one of those two for when I get that GFI Feeling!!

Ernie :lol:
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