The Steel Guitar Forum

Anyone heard of Thomas Steel Guitars ?

i have seen a couple of them for sale here on the forum

Built in Modesto California by Barry Thomas (no longer in production, but rumors are flying about him building again). They are very good guitars. He is in Oklahoma now, I believe.

the thomas guitars are really sturdy, easy to play, built really well and sound great. I used to own one of his generationn ll d-10 which is the last model he was making.(should have kept it) I did have a chance to talk with him and he is a wonderfull person to talk with and he did tell me that he was going to start making them again. there is a few people on the forum still have some of them. maybe they will chime in on this. If you get a chance to buy one mny friend don't hesitate they are exceptionally made instrument.

I have a Thomas U-12, it has very easy action and super easy to work on.. I like it, but it's on the heavy side.
67 lbs in the case, It is my home practice set-up.
I like it a lot.. It now has a tone aligner PU in it that sounds real good.

I believe he is in Chichasha, Okla. About 90 miles straight south of here on 81 Hi-way. Jeff Newman used to have them and said they were excellent steels.
He use to to give one away at his spring jams once in a while and I still have a Steel News he sent out relating to this, I think.----Jack

thanks guys I appreciate your input on the
Thomas steels ! I think they are great
looking guitars " i have never had the
chance to play one though ! but they do
look great " I know that Matt Keon has
one on the forum a D10 5 knees 8 floors
and it is gray mica and it looks very
nice" in fact it looks as good as new'
if I had the extra cash I would buy it !
I talked to him and he is a very nice
fellow' he says he's not had it long
and he is just wanting a SD10 to trade
for because he doesn't play c6 much !
so if anyone is interested in a Thomas
pedal steel D10 that is as good as new
look him up on the forum in Instruments
For Sale ! very great guy !

Thanks David Dellinger

David, I was at Billy Cooper's shop on Thursday of this week and he had a blond Thomas on the floor. As I recall it was a D10. But I can't remember much else about it. Billy's number is 540/854-5940.

Hi David. I have been playing a Thomas D10 Generation II, now for some time. I absolutely love it. I'm new to steel (been at it about 3 years), but I have owned a few steels so far. I traded my SD10 Derby for this Thomas, and couldn't be happier. They are a great value and a very well-built steel. Mine has very good sustain and even tone across the board. If I were a better player, I'm sure I'd appreciate this even more. They are heavy, but I can live with that. I gig a fair amoount with it, and it's never broken a string while performing. If I had the spare cash, I'd already have had a backup.

Glad your still happy with the Thomas Bryan. The way those are built; you won't need a back up. Highly engineered guitars!Bullet proof!

I have 3 Thomas steels and they are wonderful. They are built for a lifetime of playing. They play great and sound good. I hope you enjoy yours a well as I have.