The Steel Guitar Forum

Bob, I made a typo!!
It's a 71

sorry, JJ

Great the difference one digit makes! Let's hear you on it soon! Bob

KEITH--JACK TOLD ME HE BOUGHT THE 71 EMMONS FROM BOBBE, PROBABLY 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO. JOHN.

....This is the 1 guitar I will never part with - It has that sound everybody is looking for - "Ole Whitey" sounds like church bells - It'll chime in places it's not suppose to!!

I am playing my first show tonight with the 1971 push pull. The sound quality of this guitar will take your breath away. I have also been surprised at how easy the pedals and knee levers work. They work like butter. This guitar is different than the 1966 push pull I had. The 1966 guitar had metal necks and this 1971 has wood necks. I hear so many guitars that are dead sounding, and it seems the guys playing them are so involved they can't hear how dead their guitars sound.

OK--did anyone notice I was playing a different guitar last night? OH Yes! Everyone of the band noticed the sound quality and complemented me on the sound of the 1971 push pull. Even got some comments from the audience. I guess you could say an old push pull is like "Land", because they are not making any more "Land".

Keith Hilton wrote:Of course it is just an opinion, but the hard core Emmons tone freeks I have talked to say the years 1971 to 1974 were the tone monster years. No one can tell me "WHY" these were the best years. Does anyone know why?

Yep, it's 'cause I've got two of them !!
1340-D and 1415-D .. Both Black of course.

Hi Keith, I don't know about 71-74 sounding the best but I get a terrific tone form my blue birdseye maple SD10 PP that I got in 1980. I'll never part with this guitar! I'm trying to upload a picture.

I presently own 5 steels. I play some steel guitar shows and I have noticed something interesting at these steel shows. One brand of guitar I own draws ZERO respect at steel shows---even if it sounds wonderful. I know for a fact that an old push pull would draw a lot more respect at a steel show, even if it did not sound better than some brands of guitars. That is really tragic, because the one brand of guitar I play sounds really great and people turn their noises up simply because of the brand of guitar.

This is my 1973 p/p I bought in 73, what a wonderful guitar and still plays as good as ever and sounds so sweet. Would never part with it, Shorty