Ever Heard of a Carson Wells Steel Guitar?
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Ever Heard of a Carson Wells Steel Guitar?
Appreciate any info about these steels. I assume Carson Wells was the name of the builder.
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Yes Tommy Roots' pedal steel made by Carson was/is awesome.....great custom work all the way around.
Tommy Morrell had his Non-pedal Mesquite wood steel guitar made by CW.....just great work that man does....and the new one he is Making for Tommy Morrell will be another genious design.....wait till you see this one> and every guitar I've ever heard made by Carson....is a WONDERFUL sound.
Ricky
Tommy Morrell had his Non-pedal Mesquite wood steel guitar made by CW.....just great work that man does....and the new one he is Making for Tommy Morrell will be another genious design.....wait till you see this one> and every guitar I've ever heard made by Carson....is a WONDERFUL sound.
Ricky
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I have owned a C&W for the last five years and as Ricky said it IS an awesome guitar. It is the best sounding guitar I have ever had and remarkably easy to work on, although it has seldom needed anything done to it. It is very reliable and sturdy and stays in tune well, which for one of the newer lighter weight aluminum frame guitars is not always the case. Additionally, it is one of the lowest priced guitars you can get, but don’t read that as “cheap.” There is nothing “cheap” about it! Carson’s guitars are quality all the way, and I personally believe they are every bit as good, and better in some areas, as some of the “name-brand” instruments that will cost you a couple of grand more.
I haven’t talked to Carson in a few months, but at last report he was working on a re-design of the undercarriage that should make the guitar even more stable than it already was. I guess I should jingle his phone and see how that is progressing!
B. Bailey Brown
I haven’t talked to Carson in a few months, but at last report he was working on a re-design of the undercarriage that should make the guitar even more stable than it already was. I guess I should jingle his phone and see how that is progressing!
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Ricky, I couldn't agree with you more. Carson is a super builder. I've owned two of his horns, the first a SD-10 I bought in a music store and I had Carson custom build me a D-10 afterwards. I think his workmanship is superb and the design is awesome.
Finally, the guitars have a heck of a good tone and they're not that heavy. BTW Carson is one heck of a player. You get the chance to hear him, take it. He's moved his shop from Sabinal to the Kerrville Texas area. I have his address and phone number if anyone wants them, email me.
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If it aint got a steel, it aint real
Finally, the guitars have a heck of a good tone and they're not that heavy. BTW Carson is one heck of a player. You get the chance to hear him, take it. He's moved his shop from Sabinal to the Kerrville Texas area. I have his address and phone number if anyone wants them, email me.
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
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Because I've sent out so many emails with Carson's numbers on them, I spent about an hour on the phone with him this am. First to get his permission to post his address and telephone no and secondly, to learn about a new (old concept according to him) of building an improved undercarriage on his steels. He just about has the prototype finished and it sounds great. His address is 341 Green Oak Drive, Kerrville, Texas, 78028 and his new tele no is 830-995-4346. He just requested, because he's retired, that anyone calling respect his sleeping time.
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real