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Lee Baucum


From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 5:26 am    
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I'm sure I've missed a few. Please feel free to add to the list -

Black "mica" guitars look the best.

Lacquer finished guitars look the best.

Push/Pull Emmons guitars sound the best.

An All-Pull guitar can sound just as good as a Push/Pull Emmons guitar.

The guitar should be tuned, using the "just intonation" method. If not, it will sound out-of-tune.

The guitar should be tuned, using the "equal temperment" method. If not, it will sound out of tune.

Single-coil pickups sound the best.

After-market humbuckers sound just as good as single-coil pickups.

Two 10-string necks, tuned to E9 and C6 is preferred.

One 12-string neck, tuned to a "Universal" tuning is preferred.

The best sound comes from using digital delay, digital reverb, and two amps.

The best sound comes from using one amp and its internal spring reverb.

Tube amps sound the best.

Solid state amps sound the best.

The best "mod" for a Peavey amp is the Lemay mod.

The Peavey "mod" is every bit as good as the Lemay "mod".

Stainless steel strings are the best.

Nickel strings are the best.

Chrome plated bars are the best.

Stainless steel bars are the best.

On the E9 pedals, the Emmons set-up is best.

On the E9 pedals, the Day set-up is best.

You just can't beat the sound of an old Emmons guitar.

You just can't beat the sound of an old Sho-Bud guitar.



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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande

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Jon Light (deceased)


From:
Saugerties, NY
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 6:31 am    
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-----All of the above is true

-----I always lie

-----I lied when I said that

-----I lied when I said that

-----I li...............
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Frank Parish

 

From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 6:54 am    
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Black mica guitars
Push Pull Emmons
Solid state amps
Digital reverb/delay
Just intonation
Hilton volume pedals
stainless steel strings
Steelers Choice seats
and somebody to carry it in for you
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Joey Ace


From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 7:36 am    
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  • Red Guitars are the Fastest
  • Wound sixth strings are the best
  • Less Time Spent On Line=More Practice Time=Better Chops


My Steels are Green and Blue. I use a plain sixth string on E9. I signing off now to go woodshed.

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Bill Ford


From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 8:34 am    
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RED GUITARS ARE PRETTIER
RED GUITARS SOUND BETTER
ONE 12STRING NECK TUNED E9 EXT IS BEST
PEAVEY AMPS ARE BEST
ALL WOOD SOUNDS BETTER

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Bobby Lee


From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 9:18 am    
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Black guitars have the best tone. It's a proven fact!

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Sierra Session 12 (E9), Williams 400X (Emaj9, D6), Sierra Olympic 12 (C6add9), Sierra Laptop 8 (D13), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6),
Roland Handsonic, Line 6 Variax
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David L. Donald


From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 10:27 am    
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10,000 steelers = 9,000 set ups
the other 1000 are the students slavishly copying their teachers.

And from each of 9000 : everything you know is wrong...
unless you agree with ME!

Originality may be the sin of forgetting what you were taught, and doing what you want

[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 04 May 2003 at 11:27 AM.]

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Rick Collins

 

From:
Claremont , CA USA
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 11:33 am    
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If you are playing inside, it usually doesn't make any difference about the eqiupment, because most places have terrible acoustics. And even if you are in a place with great acoustical properties, it won't make a difference if you don't control Mr. Bang and Mr. Thud (drums and bass). Either way, you just need equipment that can cut through the mud.

Now, outside that's a different story:
You can get better separation and really hear how your equipment sounds; unless, of course the drums are miked with four mikes powered through amps the size of apartment size refrigerators (not uncommon).

Rick

[This message was edited by Rick Collins on 04 May 2003 at 08:35 PM.]

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John Cox

 

From:
Texas, USA
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 11:37 am    
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Amen to Lee!
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Dave Van Allen


From:
Souderton, PA , US , Earth
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 1:42 pm    
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This thread brough tback to mind my original post in this vein:
The Canonical list of Repeated Steel Guitar Forum subjects (not including sincere questions from newbies):
http://steelguitarforum.com/Archives/Archive-000003/HTML/20011227-1-013415.html
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Damir Besic


From:
Nashville,TN.
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 3:35 pm    
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The best steel guitar on the world is the one you get from your wife for Christmas,FREE...
p.s.
so you can go and spend your money on some new tools

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[This message was edited by Damir Besic on 04 May 2003 at 04:37 PM.]

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BDBassett

 

From:
Rimrock AZ
Post  Posted 4 May 2003 4:42 pm    
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I have said it many times:

Steel Guitars are like Harley Davidson motorcycles. Ain't no two alike.
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