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Topic: Moyo Pedal Steel Guitars |
b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 2 Oct 2008 7:02 am |
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Pretty cool...but the starting price for an S-10 is pretty steep! 
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Mike Ester
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New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2008 7:27 am
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| It looks like he routed out a solid maple log for the cabinet. |
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Jimmy Douglas
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Raceview, Queensland, Australia
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Posted 26 Aug 2010 7:28 pm
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These look beautiful and very moderne. I was quite surprised when I saw it! It reminds me of the aesthetic of the Rickenbacker pedal steel in b0b's collection. futuristic. I can imagine a swirly flame maple Moyo guitar. 
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Allan Munro
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Pennsylvania, USA and Scotland
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Posted 26 Aug 2010 8:05 pm
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I love it! Check out the videos, just listen to that thing...
I suggest that you all get together and get me one for Christmas. Thanks in advance..... 
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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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Posted 26 Aug 2010 9:51 pm
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it has a different tone thats for sure, something inbetween dobro, pedal steel and electric slide guitar, very thin,...interesting instrument and I think the price is actually not bad for such a unique instrument...
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 26 Aug 2010 10:04 pm
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The sound didn't appeal to me, but that could be the music and the player just as much as the guitar.
I think it is great that some manufacturers dare to stay clear of the usual look. I mean, remove the badges from an Emmons, a Fessenden, a Rains, a Performance, a Carter, a Derby, an MSA, a Williams, etc, etc... and then try to tell them apart from ten feet away...
Sometimes a deviation from the style norm is just weird, like with Sierras, but this is a very beautiful instrument. I would love to hear it played in a more traditional country setting. |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 8:54 am
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i think it's cool...nice to see something different. the sound is good and useable...probably quite versatile depending on what you play through, etc.
the price isn't that outrageous compared to mullen, franklin, anapeg, msa.... |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 11:19 am
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Pretty cool guitar,I like the sound of it...Would love to try one out.
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 12:31 pm
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Looks great!!
It may do some "walkin'" however.
I would like to hear it being played
with a soft touch as well as what we hear
on the demos.
Hats off!!
Nice!!
RT
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Ryan Barwin
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 12:56 pm
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I love the sound and look of it. Very different and cool. I'd really like to try one.
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Chris Lang
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 3:05 pm
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The changer is on the left, leaving the bridge solid to increase the sustain.
Very innovative.
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 6:09 pm
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Glenn played the Jazz room at ISGC last year, he not only makes a unique guitar, he has a unique style. Great player.
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Ulric Utsi-ร
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Sweden
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Posted 28 Aug 2010 12:26 am
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Iยดd bring it to a World Music gig ; not to a Honky-
Tonk.McUtsi |
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J D Sauser
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Wellington, Florida
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Posted 28 Aug 2010 6:51 am
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| Chris Lang wrote: |
The changer is on the left, leaving the bridge solid to increase the sustain.
Very innovative.
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So innovative it is not... as a concept. The very FIST Pedal Steel Guitars ALL had that layout, and so did the Fender PS210 decades later.
But the Moyo DOES have the LCT (Left Change AND Tune).
You hear no buzzes no noises on these guitars. Clean bridge, no mechanical clutter on the sound side. That's only how it SHOULD be.
I think it's builder should post more sound clips and videos, and although I like his playing, I believe it could prove helpful if he had a few not so "different" players "kick the tires" on it... publicly!
... J-D.
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Glenn Taylor
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Denver, CO, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2010 5:31 pm
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| Thank you all for all the interesting comments. I'm going to have to light a fire under my marketing department and get some more video on my website. I guess I do play it pretty hard--I do like that percussive attack, probably from playing African music where every instrument functions more or less as a drum. But I also play plenty of old school country, albeit in my own way. The guitar does sustain well. |
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Dallas Cheked
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2010 6:59 pm Re: Moyo Pedal Steel Guitars
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I love that swampy, Dobro-like tone on the demo, but I'm wondering if the Moyo can produce the familiar Nashville E9, Texas C6 or the E9/B6 Universal sounds most of us steel players crave. The one in the demo is tuned to D9, (which would give any steel a different tonality). I'd still love to try one out. These guitars have the freshest design to hit the market in a long time. The light weight and compactness looks very appealing. For my purposes, as far as investing in one, maybe as a second steel, but not as a replacement for that Emmons sound that got me interested in pedal steel to begin with.
Jazz, blues, and rock players would be most likely to love these guitars. A viable alternative to a Pedabro? Quite possibly. |
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Clete Ritta
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San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 24 Nov 2010 8:25 pm
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Nice looking design, kinda Danish Dansk!
Tuned at the changer end, keyless style.
How much does it weigh?
That may determine how much it moves around when played.
It sure sustains well!
Clete |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Nov 2010 7:31 pm
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| innovative guitar..... |
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Glenn Taylor
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Denver, CO, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2010 7:48 pm
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The Moyo single-12 4+5 that I play weighs around 32 lbs. It doesn't move around when I hit the knee levers. I've tried to strike a balance, building an instrument that is stable when played, but is not too heavy when it's time to load out. And when I travel it's small and light enough to carry thru the airport and onto the plane.
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2010 7:37 pm
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| I love the design esthetic! |
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Dean Parks
From:
Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 2:43 pm
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Glenn, I like your playing, and your guitar.
-dean- |
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