The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi, everyone out here in forum land. I would like to know if anyone here plays a Williams U12 E9/B6 tuning? Would like to know how good they are and what you think of them. I have never seen any posts on one. I would appreciate your input. I have a 2001 Carter U12 and love it. Just wondering about a Williams!! Thanks.

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Ed Prosser
Carter U/12, Nashville 112, Hilton Me262-B

Hi Ed. I believe there are several S-12U Williams players on the FORUM. Be patient, someone will see your post and give you an answer before the day is out.

Roger

Hi Ed, I have a U12 Williams and I think it's as good as they get. I have owned it for about 3 three years, and wouldn't hestitate in buying another. Because I like western swing and big band music, I play more B6th then E9th and it has super tone. I've said this before on the forum, if I won the lottery, I'd buy two more of them. My Williams is gearless, and really light to carry around.Email me if you have any questions. Larry

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U12 Williams keyless 400
Evans SE 150, Nashville 112, Line 6 pod xt

Ed,
I play a Williams U-12, I've had the guitar for around 10 years now. Natural blonde finish, keyless - one of the 1st generation Williams. Excellent steel. It's as well built as any of all the fine ones being made today. It's tight underneath, but is still fairly easy to change things around and work on if need be.
Right now I have 5 knees and 8 pedals. The pedals are all pretty much Emmons style set-up.

The knees are: LKL[+4 +8 +11] LKV[-3 -6] LKR[-5 -9] RKL[-4 -8] RKR [+2 ++2 +++9]

My 2nd string is tuned to C# and moves to D and D# and the 9th goes B-D. Oh yeah, the 1st pedal moves 12 down to A, and raises
5 and 9 to C#s.

The 2nd string tuned to C# would be the same as a high D on C6th when thinking in the B6 mode.

Ed, do a 'search' on "Williams","U-12", and "Williams U-12" in the archives. All these subjects have quite a bit of info on each and together.

cf

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Forumite Larry Cole owns,and plays a Williams U-12 Keyless guitar.

Iv'e been window shopping lately for a keyless U12 also. The only two options that seem to fit my criteria are the williams and the GFI:

Keyless, Light, less than 3000$. One week I lean more towards the GFI, the next more towards the Williams. I like the fact that there's no extra charge for getting a lacquer finish on the Williams.

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Kiyoshi
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Eddie Lange played a Williams at our N.T.S.G.A. Super Jam on 04/05/05 and it sounded as good as any other steel on the show. Actually it's only the second Williams I've ever seen! (The other one being the one played by ‘Big Jim’ Webb with Del Reeves back during my Opry~days, around ’77/’78)

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“Big John” Bechtel
’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence

Yep Kenny I do. I bought my Williams S12-U keyless new in 2000 after playing Greg Zimmers Williams S12-U keyless at home for a few days. I really like it. They are great playing, sounding and looking guitars and are built really well. The 400 series changer is the best design of any steel for ease of changing strings and string breakage is rare. They are also very light in weight. Bill Rudolph is a gentleman to deal with and offers mica or lacquer finish for the same price. Other builders charge about $600-$900 for the lacquer finish. I have the Williams standard pickup too. Greg now is playing his second Williams S12-U keyless and it has the 400 series changer which is standard now. I would highly recomend one.

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