The Steel Guitar Forum

MSA Sidekick
Sho-Bud Pro I
Sho-Bud Lloyd Green
Dekley D-10
Dekley S-10
Sho Bud Pro II
Emmons LaGrande II

1978 Shobud 6139 3 and 4 SOLD
1982 Shobud Super Pro 9 and 9 SOLD
1986 MCI Rangexpander D10 welded frame 9 and 8 - still own
1997 ZUMSTEEL D10 8 and 9 SOLD
2001 ZUMSTEEL D10 9 and 9 SOLD
2008 ZUMSTEEL Hybrid D10 9 and 9 - still own
2014 ZUMSTEEL Hybrid D10 9 and 9 - still own

MSA S12 Extended E9
Emmons D10 Lacquer PP
ZB S10
Sho Bud Super Pro II (only a handful ever made)
Dekley D10
Carter D10
Mullen RP D10
Zumsteel S10
BMI D10
Emmons D10 Legrande 2 8x10 (wish I still had this)
Emmons D10 Legrande 2 8x6 Teal
Zumsteel D10 (try as I might, could not bond with this guitar)
Rains D10
Mullen D10 Blue Laquer with inlaid cross.... gorgeous guitar.
Desert Rose D10
Emmons D10 Legrande II Black (still own)
Emmons D10 Legrande II Black (still own)
Mullen D10 G2 8x8 HWP model (still own)
Mullen D10 G2 8x8 with 705 pups. (still own)

Carter Starter - sold it.
Williams SD10 - love it & no need for any other PSG.

Listed by brand:
* Denotes ones I still Have

79 Blue Emmons p/p D-10
82 Black Emmons p/p D-10
69 Black Emmons p/p D-10
85 Black Emmons p/p D-10
67 Black Emmons bolt-on D-10
70 Black Emmons p/p D-10
75 Rosewood Emmons p/p D-10*
71 Rosewood Emmons wood neck bolt-on p/p D-10
78 Rosewood Emmons p/p D-10
86 Red and Gray Emmons Legrande D-10
90 Black Emmons Legrande D-10
82 Black SKH Emmons D-10*
97 Red Emmons LLG III D-10
9? Black Emmons LLG II D-10

9? Black Rains D-10

?? Black Magnum D-10

?? Blue wood MSA Classic SS D-10
?? Natural wood MSA Classic SS D-10
?? Red wood MSA Classic SS D-10
?? Rosewood mica MSA Classic D-10

8? Sho-bud Super Pro Black wood D-10
7? Sho-Bud Red wood D-10
7? Sho-Bud natural 6149 S-10

92 Gray mica Mullen RP -D-10

?? Red Wood Williams D-10

82 Blue Zum D-10
86 Teal Zum D-10
9? Cherry Mica Zum Hybrid D-10
8? Black Zum D-10

?? Wood grain mica Lamar keyless D-10

9? Rosewood JCH D-10

9? Red Performance D-10

?? Wood grain mica Excel D-10

8? Red Emci D-10
8? Black MCI D-10
8? Wine color MCI Range expander D-10
?? White MCI D-10

92 Rosewood Fessenden D-10*

?? Red wood ZB, no horn model D-10

90 Rosewood mica Carter D-10

?? Rosewood Dekley D-10

?? Black BMI S-10
?? Black BMI S-10
?? Rosewood BMI S-10

Sho-Bud Maverick -- gone
BMI S-10 83 rosewood -- gone
BMI S-10 90 black
Carter's, Magnum pro select 2006 sd-10 red -- gone
MSA D-10 classic 74 rosewood
BMI SD-12 extended E9th 89 Pecan
Mullen D-10 Royal Precision 2015 Black

Henry I think you win 😉😂😎👀🎼👑

Dale Rottacker wrote:Henry I think you win 😉😂😎👀🎼👑

I was trying to find one that makes me sound good, LOL
When I listed those guitars, I couldn't believe it myself how many I have owned. Just totally blew me away. Thinking about counting wives next, or maybe not

First the Gibson, then a couple Fenders, then 3 Sho~Buds, then a bunch... I mean a bunch... of Emmonses, then another four Sho~Buds, a Miller, in there is two PAReissue Bigsby types and a real Bigsby, then more Emmonses with a couple Fender Artists and 4 Fessendens interspersed, a Star, and now an Infinity, and a couple more Emmonses.

I forgot the three Mullen that were in there mid-90s.

These are what I have owned that I've remembered. I've bought and used and sold and bought and sold and used so many times the total is unfathomable.

1976 sho bud pro II 8 +5

Sho~Bud S-10 Maverick
Emmons P/P S-10 Rosewood
EMCI D-10 Dusty Rose
Emmons LeGrande D-10 Black
Franklin D-10 Dark Blue ****
Carter SD-10 Rosewood
Sho~Bud SD-10 LDG
Emmons LeGrande III SD-10 Black
Emmons LeGrande III SD-10 Satin Walnut
Zumsteel SD-10 Blue Lacquer
Zumsteel SD-10 Sunburst Lacquer
Sho~Bud SD-10 LDG
ShowPro SD-10 Sunburst
Zumsteel D-10 Hybrid Chestnut Burl
MSA D-10 Millennium 2 Black
Zumsteel D-10 Hybrid Black **
Zumsteel SD-10 Red Burl **
Emmons P/P D-10 **
JCH D-10 Lacquer **

**Still Own
****Wish I had not sold

Dekley S10, 6p * 4k.
Dekley S12....working on it!

Started by trying to get a Carter Starter on ebay, but kept getting outbid.....I ended up with the Dekley S10, I was so pleased with what I ended up with, that I got another..................

Sho-Bud Maverick
MSA D10 SS2 Red Laquer 8x2
Dekley S12U Dark Paduca 7x5
Wilcox SD10 3x5 Black Mica
MSA Classic S12U 7x5 White Mica
MSA Millennium S12U 8x5 Black Carbon Fiber

Amps
Yamaha G100 1-15
Ampeg V4
Peavey Session 500
Peavey Nashville 1000
Sarno Classic Tube Preamp/ Furlong 1-12 VB split
Henriksen Bud

Sho-Bud Maverick
MSA D10 SS2 Red Laquer 8x2
Dekley S12U Dark Paduca 7x5
Wilcox SD10 3x5 Black Mica
MSA Classic S12U 7x5 White Mica
MSA Millennium S12U 8x5 Black Carbon Fiber

Amps
Yamaha G100 1-15
Ampeg V4
Peavey Session 500
Peavey Nashville 1000
Sarno Classic Tube Preamp/ Furlong 1-12 VB split
Henriksen Bud

started about 1965 with a Multi-Kord that I still own
MSA, 1968 Black Mica, sold
MSA, 1974 lacquer, traded for black Mullen
Mullen, 1984 lacquer, still own
Mullen, black mica, not sure of date but I still own
Mullen, blue lacquer, around 2000, sold
Forgot to mention the older Zum S12 Lacquer that I have

1) New MSA Red Baron, traded in on:
2) New Sho-Bud Pro I (sold to purchase '29 National squareneck tri-cone)
3) Used '73 Fatback D-10 push/pull (the Cadillac)
4) Used '73 GS-10 push/pull (the Corvair)

The last two are all this old guitar geek will ever need.

1. Sho-Bud Maverick
2. Fender 800
3. BMI S-10
4. Fender 400

Ditched the Maverick in 1978; didn't try steel again for about 34 years.

Sold all but the Fender 400. It's all I need.

OK, I'll play

In the late 70s I played MSA guitars
*S-10 MSA Blk Mica w/ 5x4
*D-12 MSA Natural Birdseye w/8x5
(removed back neck -- became S/D12 w/8x5
*S/D-12 1977 MSA Red Lacquer w/8x5 (first new guitar)

In the 80's I owned one guitar -- and it was a great one
*S/D-12 1980 Blk mica Zumsteel w/7x7

In the 90's I bought my only D-10 as a second guitar
*D-10 1969 Emmons Rosewood mica w/ 9x9
Briefly owned
*S-12 Mullen Dark natural lacquer w/7x5

In '98 I bought a S/D-12 push-pull that needed at least 3 pedals and a lever added. Within a couple months, I acquired parts and put it together
**THE BEAST - S/D-12 Emmons Blk mica w/ 6x6
THIS IS THE ONE GUITAR I WILL NEVER SELL -- has been my 'go to' guitar since '98

In 2001 I spent some time on the phone with Jerry Fessenden and he built me an 'experimental guitar' -- trying to fit a 5-lever cluster on a narrow 'frame and a half' guitar
*S-12 Fessenden Blk mica w/ 8x8
sold that one a couple years later and Jerry built my current Fessenden guitar in 2003
**2003 S/D-12 Fessenden 2 tone mica w/ 8x8

In 2009, Jeff Surratt built me a beautiful Show-Pro guitar.
*2009 S/D-12 Show-Pro 2 tone natural lacquer w/8x7
It was a wonderful guitar but I really needed another Emmons and Mike Cass came up with one for me so I had to part with it.
**1976 S/D-12 Emmons Blk mica w/7x6

That's 11 guitars over 42 years -- I keep the ones that work for me
So I currently have the two S/D-12 Emmons guitars and the 2003 Fessy
The ZumSteel was the one that got away.

I've had these...

60's Fender 1000
Rosewood Fessenden Sd10 (little d for frame and a half)
Black Fessenden D10
'78 Black Emmons D10
early 60's red lacquer Marlen D10

The sound of the Marlen is so inspiring to me that I haven't really played anything else since I got it. As clunky as it is.

In order...

Fender 400 (for about a month)
1971 Emmons D10 8x8
1979 Emmons D10 10x10
Fessenden SD10 4x7
Fessenden D10 9x10
JCH D10 9x9
1974 Emmons D10 9x8

With the exception of the Fender, still have all of them...

In the UK:

ZB Student ('70s)
ZB S-10 (pro model) ('70s)
ZB D-10 ('70s)
Sho-Bud Pro 111 ('80s)

1998 - moved to the USA.

LeGrande 3 SD-10 Sapphire Blue (late '90s)
LeGrande 3 D-10 Black (2000)
MCI D-10 (in 2002)
Zum D-10 (new in 2003 and foolishly sold on far too quickly; I should have given it more time)
Fender triple-neck Stringmaster
Sho-Bud The Professional
Mullen Pre-RP D.10
Emmons LeGrande 3 D-10 Sapphire Blue
Emmons LeGrande 3 D-10 Cherrywood
Fessenden SD-10
Mullen SD-12 (a failed experiment)
Carter D-10 (ex-Tommy White)
Zum Encore

All I have now is the 2000 Black Emmons, the Zum Encore and the Carter, although the latter guitar is at Steel Guitars of Nashville on consignment sale. I'm not anxious to part with it but I have ordered a new Rittenberry and I'll need to pay for it.

The Zum is far too useful for me to ever consider parting with it. My Emmons is a great guitar and my sentimental favourite so the Carter - as great as it is - is on the block.

Fender D-6 String Master - 1966

Sho-Bud D-10 - 1976
MSA XL S-12 -1978
EMMONS D-10 P/P - 1982
EMCI D-10 - 2000
ZUM D-10 - 1998
FRANKLIN D-10 - 1999

A total of five. Although, as you'll read, the first one was very questionable as to be considered a pedal steel guitar. So here they are in the order in which they were acquired:

1956 Gibson ElectraHarp EH-620 (8-string/6-pedal)

1970 Emmons S10 p/p, 6p/2k (Sho~Bud teardrop-styled knee levers mounted RR and RL)

1983 Sierra "Crown", gearless, S14, 8p/7k (an early version of the Stafford Elegant
built by Bill Stafford when he worked at Sierra Instruments).

1980 Emmons S12 p/p, 7p/5k

1977 Emmons D10 p/p 8p/5k

For the last eleven years I have just the Emmons D10. This is most likely the last guitar I'll ever want. Everytime I sit down to play her, I get the same thrill that I experienced when I played her for the first time. Her tone, sustain and cabinet vibration - she almost seems to be a living, breathing extension of me.




Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

Dekley S10
MCI Waco D10
Carter D10
Rains D10

I still have the Carter and Rains.

Allen Peterson