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Morton Kellas
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 12:56 pm |
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I recently received my new MSA Legend S-12 extended E9th pedal steel. It has a cabinet built by Mark Giles and the color is natural maple and amber. I am extremely pleased in every way with this instrument. The fit and finish, the pedal action and most important to me, the tone, all exceeded my expectations. I find this guitar a joy to sit behind and play. It just has that tone and feel that wants to make you keep playing. Thank you! Kyle and Johnny for building me such a fine instrument.
Last edited by Morton Kellas on 9 Apr 2007 8:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 1:32 pm
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Great looking guitar, can't say I've ever seen a nicer looking cabinet!
Greg |
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Jim Eaton
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Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 4:44 pm
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Mark did my SD-12 Legend also. Got mine 3 days before xmas! Welcome to the family.
JE:-)>
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Emmons D10PP 8/4 -75'
Emmons S-10PP 3/4 - 79'
Emmons S-12PP 3/4 -78'
MSA Legend SD12 5/5 -06'
Mullen S-12 4/5 - 1986
Nashville 112 x2 W/Knob Guards - Don't leave home with out one!
Walker SS rack system - 12"BW's
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 6:24 pm
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Morton,and Jim,Nice looking MSA 's you both have.  What is your copedants? |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Apr 2007 6:39 pm
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Morton and Jim-Both beautiful guitars.Happy MSA days...al.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 4:39 am
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That's a beautiful amber color, nicely set off by the maple.
I'm curious about something. On my lacquer Classic: were it stripped down to the wood (to be refinished) would I find that beautiful flame or a less highly-figured wood?
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 5:47 am
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I'm sure these flamed cabinets were specifically selected for this see-through finish.
Those Giles lacquer jobs are really something to behold! Amazing! |
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Morton Kellas
From:
Chazy, NY, USA 1
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 5:56 am
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| Thank you for the compliments. My copedant is pretty much a standard Emmons setup. The "O"pedal lowers my B's a whole tone. I raise 3 E's to F with my LKL. I only lower 2 E's with my LKR to get an E-maj 7th on the lower end. My RKL raises the 1st to G# and the second to E and lowers the 6th to F# with a split. everything else is standard. |
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Jim Eaton
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Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 9:41 am
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Ext E9th with 5/5.
"0" pedal - G#-G, A-B-C, "PF".
LKL-E-F 4/8 E-C# 12th
LKR-E-Eb 4/8 D#-C# 2nd
LKV-E-F# 4th
RKL-D#-D 2nd D-C# 9th
RKR-F#-G#1st D#-E 2nd F#-G# 6th.
JE:-)> |
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 10:39 am
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Morton and Jim, thanks for your kind words. It ws a pleasure putting your guitars together.The finish on Morton's guitar is callaed Honey Natural Flame and is fast becoming one of our favorites. Mark Giles builds all of our wood bodies and does the finish on the majority of the Legends. We are very happy to have a great working relationship with Mark.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
"YANKIN' STRINGS & STOMPIN' PEDALS" since 1967. |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 12:12 pm
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Well fellers, I just can't be outdone. I was warming up on my Legend before service this morning, and did something I never do, I dropped my bar. It was pretty cold in the church, and my hands were cold. It hit the cabinet behind the C6th neck, and I nearly had a heart attack. I was afraid to look, but when I did, there was not a mark on it, I couldn't even see where the bar hit. What a relief!!!!! Whatever the clearcoat is on the Legend, it's TOUGH. I'll agree with the others, these are great guitars and Johnny and the others do a great job building them.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Rex Thomas
From:
Thompson's Station, TN
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 4:24 pm
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Oh, my aching heart!  |
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Daniel Vorp
From:
Burlington, NC USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2007 11:48 am
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OK, I guess I'll jump on the band wagon. The problem is, the changes in color from blues to greens are so subtle, the pictures don't quite capture nor reveal the true beauty of this guitar.The darkest blues are at the edges and the color fades to lighter blues then to greens. It could be the photographer's lack of ability or perhaps the camera.
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2007 7:34 am
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Man, Daniel, your MSA knocks me out! What a gorgeous guitar!!! Now I want one...
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Mike Ester
From:
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2007 8:44 am
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These are gorgeous guitars. I would just be so afraid of dinging the finish (I doubt I would have Darvin's good luck).
Thank God for formica.  |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 8:48 am
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| Dang! That's a beautiful horn Morten. All those guitars are drop dead gorgous. Can't wait to get my new Legend. |
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 9:11 am
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| I would sure love to hear a "sound bite" of Jay Dee playing his MSA. |
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Daniel Vorp
From:
Burlington, NC USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 1:50 pm
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Say Tommy, I was at the 6:30 Opry show the Saturday before Easter, checking you out playing that plum colored Millennium. Sounded great. Couldn't tell what amp you were using?
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MSA Legend SD10, ZumSteel SD-10, Telonics X10 pickups, Hilton volume pedals, Fender Steel King with TSNEO-15-4, Evans FET 500 LV with TSNEO-15-4, (2) Webb speaker cabinets loaded with 4 OHM JBL K-130s |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 5:12 pm
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What Mike said. Thanks for carbon Fiber.
I have been playing a Millenium since they were introduced. I play a lot and I drop things more than I should.
Not a mark on the carbon fiber. But, a few on the aluminum.  |
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