My New Carter

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 21 Dec 2002 4:09 pm

Birdseye blue S12 universal. I really love this guitar.

http://www.geocities.com/terry_a_downs/New_Carter.html?1040517971065 [This message was edited by Terry Downs on 21 December 2002 at 04:45 PM.]

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 21 Dec 2002 8:58 pm

Terry,

A gorgeous guitar!

I just received a Carter 12 string in a trade, and love playing it.

What pickup are you using?

Happy Holidays,
Drew Howard

------------------
www.newslinkassociates.com
www.drewhoward.com

Corky Owens · Post by **Corky Owens** » 21 Dec 2002 10:06 pm

Hey, Terry. That is truly a work of art. I know you love your Carter as much as i love mine. We have to get together and trade a few licks. Take care and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

------------------

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 22 Dec 2002 12:16 am

Drew,
John Fabian recommended the Lawrence pickup. I'm not sure if it is the 712, or the 912. In either case, it sounds great and has no buzz or excessive microphonic pickup.

Corky,
Thanks my friend. Let me know what your schedule is for the upcoming weeks.

Forum members:
If you have not been to a Gene Watson show lately, you need to go. Corky is playing with Gene and he is awesome. Great sound, great people.

Happy Holidays.
Terry

Al Burk · Post by **Al Burk** » 22 Dec 2002 9:30 am

Terry,
Nice looking guitar. I've had my D10 for a year now and still love it.

Corky,
Last time I saw you was when you were with Perfect Strangers. Let me know when you play in Houston.

Al Burk

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 22 Dec 2002 9:38 am

Congrats Terry..play it in good health.It's a beauty..

TP
Carter D10 / 9+8

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 22 Dec 2002 9:53 am

Terry,
That looks like a 7-12. The 9-12 has a single row of magnets. He (Bill) made some 7-10-8's and may have made some 7-12-8's too. They look identical to the 7-12. The difference is in the windings. The dash 8's are just a little brighter. You'd have to look on the bottom of the pick up to see which one it is. He has them marked.
BB

------------------
If you play 'em, play 'em good!
If you build 'em, build 'em good!

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 22 Dec 2002 10:06 am

Very clean and pretty Terry!
Congratulations.

------------------
<A HREF="http://www.clictab.com/royt/tabmenu.htm ... abmenu.htm
</A>

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 22 Dec 2002 12:10 pm

Nice guitar Terry....al

Ann Fabian · Post by **Ann Fabian** » 22 Dec 2002 12:32 pm

Terry Downs: You have the new Bill Lawrence XR-16 pickup.

Happy Holidays to you all!

<CENTER>

</CENTER>

Ann Fabian

Carter Steel Guitars
617 West Kearney St, Suite 101
Mesquite, Texas 75149 USA {next to DALLAS}

1-800-969-7332 orders (accessories and steels)
1-972-475-2324 international orders
1-972-288-9100 technical info
1-972-412-7353 FAX

Email: PSGBuilder@SteelGuitar.com

www.SteelGuitar.com

and a few of our other web sites:

The Steel Guitar Information Resource
www.steelguitarINFO.com

OnLine Steel Guitarists Directory
www.OnLineSteelers.com

Carter-Starter, our Beginner/Entry Level PSG
 www.CarterStarter.com

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 22 Dec 2002 1:23 pm

Thanks Ann. I should have wrote down the pickup number when I was there.

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 22 Dec 2002 1:39 pm

Terry, I stand corrected. I'm not yet familiar with that model.
BB

------------------
If you play 'em, play 'em good!
If you build 'em, build 'em good!

Lincoln Goertzen · Post by **Lincoln Goertzen** » 22 Dec 2002 5:59 pm

Congratulations, Terry!

I've had my blue birdseye Carter D-10 for just over a year, and love it more all the time.

BTW, my dad just bought a SD-10 Carter with the BL XR-16's.

May you play yours for a long, long time.

Lincoln

Post by **Joey Ace** » 22 Dec 2002 6:15 pm

Nice U12 Terry! Great color choice.

I've had XR16s on my Birdseye-Blue Carter since Sept. I like them a lot.

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 22 Dec 2002 11:14 pm

Thanks for the great wishes.

How did you guys decide on the XR-16? I just took John's suggestion. It has excellent output power, no hum pickup, and I can floor it with no feedback. I can work in extreme high volume environments with no noise. It is also very clean and crisp. I'm not sure how I could ask for anything more.

[This message was edited by Terry Downs on 22 December 2002 at 11:17 PM.]

Post by **Joey Ace** » 23 Dec 2002 6:03 am

Al Brisco reccommended it, I tried it and liked it.

It's less microphonic than the ones I had.
I don't want to name them because they're also fine pickups, just not for my taste.

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 23 Dec 2002 5:43 pm

I said "I couldn't ask for anything more" in a pickup. Actually I want one of those bad note correcting pickups!!

Another big change for me is the tuners. The Sperzel tuners are incredibly polished to prevent string breakage from burrs. John told me to use a lot of windings, which I normally do on the G#. The first time I changed strings, I didn't get enough on the 1st string and it slipped. I would get it in tune and raise it a whole tone and it kept going flat. I've been putting strings on instruments for over 3 decades and I have never seen 3-4 windings slip through a tuner. After examining the post, I can see why. It is slick as glass. The extra windings are a small price to pay for improved string breakage.

KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 23 Dec 2002 9:45 pm

Terry, nice guitar you own. My Zumsteel is blue. I guess the blue with polished aluminum necks look great with one another.

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 25 Dec 2002 9:51 am

I suppose you are going to tell us how you only had to wait a few weeks to get it, it was priced right, it plays great, the color just knocks you out, it sounds wounderful. We've heard all of this before about Carter guitars. Bla Bla Bla

The bottom line is "IT IS TRUE". Congrats, you will be happy for a long time.

Larry Behm

Bud, John and Ann making pickers happy.

Post by **b0b** » 25 Dec 2002 4:03 pm

Moved to 'Pedal Steel' section.

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 25 Dec 2002 7:48 pm

Sorry I posted in the wrong place.

Larry,
It is true. I received it within 30 days, the price is much better than most modern steels, and it sounds great.

I submitted a glowing testimonial, but they probably haven't had time to add it to the Carter website.

Kenny,
Yes, I think blue against shiny metal is a good look. You have any pics of your Zum?

Thanks,
Terry

KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 25 Dec 2002 10:17 pm

Hi Terry, sorry I don't have any pictures of my Zum, I hope to get a digital camera soon so I can do some pic posting. Thank you for your interest.

Junior Knight · Post by **Junior Knight** » 26 Dec 2002 5:06 am

Now...if you would only bring that beautiful guitar to Cowboys and play it so we can HEAR IT!!!!

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 26 Dec 2002 12:45 pm

Hey Junior. I'm afraid me playing steel on stage with you or with a band that is used to you would be like throwing a t#rd in a punchbowl. However, it is nice of you to suggest. I'm glad you posted, it reminds me that I need to get out to Cowboys while I am off for the holidays and hear you play.

Junior Knight, incredible musician, outstanding human.