The Steel Guitar Forum

Keith the Rains Steel looks great, and glad you got your bar, now someday I guess I'll have to give the Rains a road test.
Bill

Bump for a cause

this is my new rains (hartly)black with pearl inlay

Bill Stroud.....Once you sit behind a "Rains" you'll want to call Gary immediately and get one ordered. I've had mine for almost 2.5 years, and it is, by far, the very best guitar I've ever had. ASAP I'm going to take it to Gary and get him to do all the updates on it for me.....from what I've heard from others, it'll play just like a new one. If that's the case, then I need to "git 'er done". So I say to you, too.....(BTW Best Bars in the world, can't use any other kind) Bill....."git 'er done" get that new Rains.

Wow... That looks nice. Where abouts do you live? Give me a call. I would like to see your steel with the improved mechanics underneath as I have not seen one yet. Gary tells me they play even better with the new modifications..

01359 268704
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07976 976634

There's a free lesson if you come over to mine soon..

well i have a black rains far about 3 yrs but i dont know how to show it on the comp . i am a little dume on the comp hahah love my RAINS..............

Hey Hal, What's new for the Rains Steels? What I mean is what improvements are you talking about.

I know it has to be underneath, this time when I go to Dallas I'm going to take my personal picks and may get a new bar !!ha ha I don't know yet,,and try one of those rains out. I've heard good things about them.
Hal glad you like your bar, keep on picking..
Bill

Hey Bill....Gary didn't go into any details about it, he jut said that he's done some improvements....I guess I'll find out when I take my guitar to him probably in the spring or early summer. There's nothing that sounds any better than a Rains guitar being played with a BJS Bar with the birthstone........HAL

Hi malcom Ilove your new rains, it would be nice to meet up with you at davids studio and have a rains uk meet .It will make it 4 hartly models in the country after march when i pick my daughters one up in dallas.Regards Keith White .

I sent mine in for the new updates including the changer and it sure made a great guitar even better, it,s allmost a new guitar again, and plays fantastic.

my new squeeze, and love it

I've had this one for a few weeks now. All I can say is TONE MONSTER!

Des the Rains looks great mate ...appropriate name for a guitar that lives on NZ's West Coast

Here's my pride and joy.

Here's my pride and joy!

...didn't know there were that many of them.

When it Rains it pours.

Marlin, mine looks identical to yours so i won't have to post a pic.
These are sweet guitars, love mine.

Paddy, Mate and we have had our share of it to, 900mm in 24 hours is not a bad shower aye, and looking to do the same tonight,mind you, at least its carving some new channels for the bait, lol The Rangers are doing o gig at Bedford row on Sat night, poke you nose in if your at a loose end, be good to see ya, cheers Des

Just got my upgraded "06" SD10 back from Gary Carpenter yesterday. The pedal stops are rock solid and pedal travel is noticeably shorter. The action is also smoother. Gary made a great guitar greater. I'm not sure what all was done, but the underside doesn't look like the same guitar. IMHO Well worth the time, effort, and money. Also, UPS came through -the trip from East Tennessee to Fort Worth, the upgrade, and the trip back took 9 days.

Ol' Fred

Being a proud Rains player, I'm trying to get a picture of mine of the web - Ol' Fred