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David Wright Member Posts: 1863 |
posted 11 March 2002 07:55 PM
Hi Chuck, I have found the the 2 was a fater one , .. ------------------ |
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Reggie Duncan Member Posts: 1862 |
posted 12 March 2002 01:11 AM
David, I have had two Sierra guitars in the past, and did not mean anything by my joke in a previous post. I bought 2 Timberwolves in the early 80's from Don Christenson. One was thin sounding, but the other had a dual coil pickup, and I liked it a lot! It is owned by David Hunt, a dentist, who plays in a church in Tennessee. |
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John Russell Member Posts: 455 |
posted 12 March 2002 05:59 PM
David, when are you performing in Dallas next week? I've always enjoyed hearing you in the booths, but never heard you onstage. I also used a E-66 pickup on my Sho-Bud, liked it better than the stock single coil, but switched to a George L's 10-1 and liked it much better. When I bought the Zum, I tried the stock pickup for a few weeks, then ordered the George L's 12-1, the equivalent pick up for a 12 string. Nice warm tone, I'm happy with it. I'm probably one of those guys who would have liked an MSA guitar based on what I hear from these posts online. Definitely not an Emmons sound. I'm happy with my rig (this week). -JR |
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David Wright Member Posts: 1863 |
posted 12 March 2002 08:47 PM
Reggie: All is good.......  John: I am playing Fir night,@ 6:30 I believe, We At Sierra will have a new pick up comming out ------------------ |
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Tom Jordan Member Posts: 283 |
posted 12 March 2002 10:19 PM
Hey Nick, thanks for sharing...I just got to hear two "super pickers" playing and Emmons P/P and Sierra U12 side by side...(someone said it was Top Secret, but one player was David Wright) The show was fantastic. Someone in this thread or another compared the two guitars a sounding a lot a like...no way. They both had thier own distinct sound as I'm sure you are aware. If you had to compare (my opinion, anyway) it was like two masters playing Stratocaster and a Les Paul side by side...different but pleasing. Tom |
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David Wright Member Posts: 1863 |
posted 13 March 2002 05:33 PM
Hi , All of you that will be in Dallas we will have some of the "new" pickups with us..... You know how easy it is to try another pickup in a Sierra, Pull it out and put it in, don't get any better than that Boy's... Come by and see them and to say Hi, Were all looking forward to seeing you in Dallas, and come by and meet the new Owner of Sierra, Tony........ Pete and Joe and I will be there to help you in any way we can.......... See you in Big D,!!!!!!!!!  ------------------ |
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Dave Burton Member Posts: 213 |
posted 14 March 2002 09:59 AM
Hi David,I to like and prefer the Sierra-2 but once in a while I'll use The Bill L and it sounds great!My ear does the same thing, you would swear you changed gigs.Hows the Harley ridin?Still a wee bit chilly up here! Dave |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 14 March 2002 02:08 PM
I've been daydreaming about a new Sierra. |
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David Wright Member Posts: 1863 |
posted 14 March 2002 03:22 PM
HI Dave, yea just a bit, but I'm ready. b0b that's with a 0, Daydreams can come true b0b, ------------------ |
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Nick Reed Member Posts: 2713 |
posted 14 March 2002 10:15 PM
I'd love to have a new Carter |
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David Wright Member Posts: 1863 |
posted 14 March 2002 11:05 PM
Nick, never mind  ------------------ |
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Buddy Emmons Member Posts: 1403 |
posted 15 March 2002 07:42 AM
I suppose I should shed some light on the Sierra/Emmons thing. I don't recall having said the Sierra is the closest to an Emmons, but depending on the context, I could have easily written something in shorthand that might have been interpreted as that. My feeling is that Sierra and Emmons are worlds apart, which is the reason I have both guitars. The Sierra gearless is the best guitar for C6 that I've ever played, but having said that, I traded some of the rich resonance of that model for the slightly more convenient tuning keys. You'll see my picture in both Sierra and Emmons ads, not because they gave me the guitars, but because they asked my permission first. In both cases, I insisted on paying for them because I didn't want to be involved in the politics of a freebie. The Sierra is an S-12 devoted to the C6 tuning. That makes the D-10 Emmons my choice for work. If I ever find the time to weed through the E 13th tuning I have on my S-12 Carter, I'll be using it on special occasions, but for now, it's strictly experimental. |
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Tommy M Member Posts: 914 |
posted 15 March 2002 08:39 AM
Any questions Nick? Tommy Minniear |
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