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Topic: ANOTHER !! MSA question... |
Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 12:56 pm |
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Maybe someone knows the answer.. I thought if an MSA had a SuperSustain pickup,and an aluminum neck pocket, it was considered a "supersustain" MSA... Now I hear it has to say that or XL on the neck or body?? Also heard that SS on an MSA means super short or something??.. What are the differences here??. The undercarriages look the same.. I had an XL D 10 and it looked like any other MSA...
The MSA maple body classic I have now sustains incredibly... Is there any reason to think I am getting cheated because it does NOT say Supersustain anywhere but the pickups???
Maurice or John or Bud or any other guys that know the answer?? Is there much difference in the SS or XL or Classic if the body is maple?/or are we talking finish and trim variables here??/ bob |
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autry andress
From:
Plano, Tx.
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 1:24 pm
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I may be wrong but I thought the SS MSA
was super small. & the XL MSA was Extra Large. I'm thinking the Super Sustain was only on the pick-up.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 3:10 pm
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I think Autry's correct. Here's what I know, (Reece, correct me if I'm wrong).
"Supersustain" was a only a pickup designation.
"SS" stood for "Super Small" (Emmons-sized guitars)
"XL" was the designation for the later model, large (long keyhead) solid-wood guitars
The short aluminum neck stub (actually just a pickup surround) used on later models was said to enhance the tone and sustain, but I don't think there was any special designation for the guitars that had this feature.
You're right, the "XL" series was practically the same as the earlier "Classic" models, sans the plywood and mica bodies. |
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 3:38 pm
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| Yep, what Donny and Autry said. I had an SS D-10, and they were on the market at the same time as the XL's. My "SS" came with the same Super Sustain pickups that were on the larger XL's, but I replaced them with 705's. |
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autry andress
From:
Plano, Tx.
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 4:02 pm
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| I'm thinking Bud Carter gets the credit for the birth of the SS MSA. Does any one know for sure? |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 6:37 pm
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| My D 10 XL was a tanker... and was probably the worst sounding of my 4 MSA guitars.. I didn't keep it long.. too tough on the family jewels.... bob |
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Curry Coster
From:
Glen Burnie, MD USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2005 6:36 am
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Donny-
I thought "XL" meant "Extra Light" since all the MSA's I saw with that designation were missing the center rib underneath and the pedal bar was made of much thinner aluminum.
Jeff Agnew may know--he had one of the ones I saw...
JMHO...
Curry |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2005 7:02 am
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| Curry..wow if XL meant Xtra Light,how would they classify thier "heavy" guitars??SuperSustain HD? [herniated disc].. Mine was REAL heavy!! |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Feb 2005 3:51 pm
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I had a D-10 Classic, don't know if it was an XL, or SS, but that sucker was HEAVY!!!
Wish I still had it!!
Larry
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Emmons S/D-10, 3/4, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack
"ROCKIN COUNTRY"
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Daniel J. Cormier
From:
Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2005 4:05 pm
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Classic SS D-10 was a lacquer body super small guitar,XL models were lacquer body the same size as the Classic Mica guitars
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Daniel J. Cormier
PedalMaster Lacquer D-10 Sessions 400 Limited ,ProFex II
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com 
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