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Topic: How many old MSA Guitar still around?
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Walter Stettner
Member From: Vienna, Austria
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posted 15 December 2003 03:08 PM
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I play one of the old MSA Guitars from the 70's (D-10, 8+7), beautiful instrument, very heavy, but very reliable!How many still use one of the original MSA Guitars? Walter ------------------
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slick
Member From: Calhoun Georgia
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posted 15 December 2003 05:18 PM
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76 MSA Classic S12 extended E9,love it.Wayne |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 15 December 2003 05:32 PM
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I still use my ol' MSA ('73 Classic) from time to time...especially in the venues that the clientele might not appreciate my new Millennium ). |
Carter York
Member From: Austin, TX [Windsor Park]
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posted 15 December 2003 05:39 PM
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It's not mine, but Jon Rauhouse plays one, a:Mid 70s MSA Classic Single Neck 10 string, 3 pedals, 4 knee levers. E9 tuning. pix- http://www.jonrauhouse.com/site/index.php?page=gear CY |
Fred Shannon
Member From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas
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posted 15 December 2003 07:41 PM
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Well I have a few of them...
1--Sunburst S12 Universal.
1--White SD12 Universal.
1--Walnut Classic SD10 Universal.
1--SS, SD10 (Factory) Walnut Universal.
1--Very old (moveable xbars) Walnut SD12 tuned E9 Ext.
1--Marlin blue Millennium SD10 Universal.All are in excellent condition with the possible exception of the old moveable xbars unit..It's so old, Reece doesn't even have a record of the SN. It still plays but it takes 2 people to mash the pedals down.  I also have a very old Marlen SD12 pushpull tuned in Universal.
a beautiful Emmons D10 PP...C6 and E9.
a beautiful pristine 'Bud Pro III C6 and E9..
All are used nearly daily in the school. I also have my old Fender 400 that took my kids through College and is part of the family. Sits idle most of the time in the studio, but that's good. It needs the rest. And I'm gittin' ready to join it. FRED ------------------
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KENNY KRUPNICK
Member From: Grove City,Ohio
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posted 15 December 2003 10:56 PM
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1981 MSA Vintage XL. Emerald Green. 9 pedals,and 5 knee levers.  |
Gil Berry
Member From: Westminster, CA, USA
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posted 15 December 2003 11:21 PM
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A 1976 (I think) D12 8/5. I don't play it that much since I went universal, but it still sits in my "studio" and it's just as good a guitar today as it was the day I got it from the factory. Built like a tank (and weighs about the same). |
Ulf Edlund
Member From: Umeå, Sweden
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posted 16 December 2003 04:23 AM
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Mine is a 1982 Classic SS 8+4 with truetones.
Works and sounds fine.Uffe[This message was edited by Ulf Edlund on 16 December 2003 at 04:34 AM.] [This message was edited by Ulf Edlund on 16 December 2003 at 04:39 AM.] [This message was edited by Ulf Edlund on 16 December 2003 at 08:41 AM.] |
Paul Norris
Member From: Andalusia,Ala. U.S.A.36420
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posted 16 December 2003 01:15 PM
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70's MSA classic D10 (orginal) |
Paul Norris
Member From: Andalusia,Ala. U.S.A.36420
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posted 16 December 2003 02:28 PM
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Tommy Mc
Member From: Middlesex VT
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posted 16 December 2003 05:56 PM
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1980 Vintage XL S-10. Originally was 3 + 4, and I added a vertical. Photo: http://www.geocities.com/yonah69/MSA.html |
Bill Llewellyn
Member From: San Jose, CA
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posted 16 December 2003 08:33 PM
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Mine is a 1973 U12. Have a look:
http://www.rahul.net/thinker/images/msa3.jpg ------------------
Bill, steelin' since '99 | Steel page | My music | Steelers' birthdays | Over 50? |
Keith Murrow
Member From: Wichita, KS, USA
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posted 16 December 2003 09:42 PM
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..[This message was edited by Keith Murrow on 26 October 2004 at 03:56 PM.] |
Walter Stettner
Member From: Vienna, Austria
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posted 17 December 2003 01:04 AM
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Keith,That's exactly right! We had all our band equipment in the bus one night when it started getting really cold! Next day all the musicians had to retune their instruments from scratch (guitars, bass), for my MSA it was just the usual fine tuning and I was ready to play.  3000 years means nothing to an MSA!!! Walter ------------------
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Mike Perlowin
Member From: Los Angeles CA
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posted 17 December 2003 04:55 AM
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I have 2 U-12s. One is maple/lacquer and the other is a laminate/mica. Both are excellent instruments, and I see no reason to ever replace either one. |
Roger Andrusky
Member From: Waterford, PA, USA
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posted 18 December 2003 09:39 AM
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I have a 1976 MSA D10 with an 8/4 set up. I love it and I'll never sell it, even if she has racked by back a time or two. I'd like to be buried with it some day, but that wouldn't be practical! I have a Session 400 of the same vintage. Same thing goes for it, too! |
Susan Alcorn
Member From: Houston, TX, USA
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posted 18 December 2003 11:49 AM
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I still play an MSA (a D10 Vintage XL) -- in fact, I think it was one of the very last ones built. I've always liked the tone of a wooden neck, and my guitar through most of it's twenty-something year history has had great tone and has played like a dream. Some of the new guitars on the market look very good too and are very tempting, but unless I win the lottery I doubt I will ever have the money to buy one of them. Prices have gone up a little. |
Dave Van Allen
Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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posted 18 December 2003 12:13 PM
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quote:
I'd like to be buried with it some day, but that wouldn't be practical!
it would be a cruel joke on your pall bearers... "I didn't think he'd put on this much weight"....
I played my '74 MSA d10 classic (I was the original owner.) for 25 years, and it has a new home with A former student of mine to whom I traded it for my ZB.
"how many old MSA guitar still around?" I'd say damn near all of 'em- they are built like tanks and almost impossible to destroy |
Walter Stettner
Member From: Vienna, Austria
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posted 18 December 2003 02:34 PM
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Yeah, it's not easy to get rid of those things...but it looks like nobody really WANTS to get rid of them (I don't!!!) Walter
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Paul Wade
Member From: Mundelein, Illinois, USA
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posted 18 December 2003 04:07 PM
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i have had alot of m.s.a! p.s.g
2 d-10 classic ss 1980
3 d-10 classic 1976 mica &wood
1 s-10 vintange xl with pad 1982
i am using a 1978 black d-10 clasic 8&7
love msa i was taught on a m.s .a vintange xl d-10
paul wade
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David Higginbotham
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 21 December 2003 05:11 PM
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Love my MSA with the Bill Lawrence 705's. Great combination with the wooden necks. How true it is about staying in tune!
Dave------------------
MSA Classic D-10 8/5, Carter S-10 3/5, Profex II, Nashville 400
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Bill Hatcher
Member From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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posted 22 December 2003 03:22 PM
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Got a couple. |
Don Patterson
Member From: Richmond, Ontario, Canada
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posted 22 December 2003 07:02 PM
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I have a '74 Classic S-10 in nearly new condition. |
Vernon Hester
Member From: Cayce,SC USA
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posted 22 December 2003 10:45 PM
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I have a 1977, Classic,maple with BL 710's.
Nice
Vern |
Reece Anderson
Member From: Keller Texas USA
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posted 23 December 2003 05:24 AM
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I only wish it were possible for each of you to truly realize the honor it has been for me to be a part of MSA since it's inception. I truly appreciate each of you who have contributed to MSA's success over the years. All of you have made a positive difference in my life, for which I will be eternally grateful. |
Michael Brebes
Member From: Northridge CA
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posted 23 December 2003 07:56 AM
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70's D-10 9/5 with L710s. |
Robbie Daniels
Member From: Casper, Wyoming, USA
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posted 23 December 2003 09:54 AM
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I have a D12 MSA Classic built for me in 1974 with 9 floor pedals and 5 knee levers. I still have the original MSA volume pedal with pedal rack attachment, but it is in storage. I have switched to Goodrich volume pedals. I love the sound and the feel of my MSA and don't plan a change, unless I buy a new Mellinium. I play my MSA through two Evans Amps. 1984 Evans with 15" JBL speaker and 2000 Evans with 15" Eclipse speaker.
Love them all. |
Jeff A. Smith
Member From: Angola,Ind. U.S.A.
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posted 23 December 2003 08:44 PM
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'76 Classic S-10, emerald green lacquer magically transformed over time to an attractive brown, with a True-Tone pickup. |
Larry Henson
Member From: Texas, USA
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posted 23 December 2003 09:54 PM
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'72 White Mica Classic D-10 8 & 4
'74 Rosewood Mica Classic D-10 8 & 4
'80's ?? Green Lacquer XL S-10 3 & 4
2 MSA Volume Pedals
1- MSA Bar
Various MSA strings in original wrappersLarry[This message was edited by Larry Henson on 23 December 2003 at 09:55 PM.] |
Gary Carriger
Member From: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
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posted 23 December 2003 10:38 PM
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Still have my black mica 1973 MSA Classic D10 - and always will. Played in for 30 yrs until I purchased a Mullen this past March. But the MSA is still in my music room. Reece - those guitars were definitely made to last. Thanks!
Gary |
Bob Carlucci
Member From: Candor, New York, USA
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posted 26 December 2003 06:40 PM
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I still have a battered old S10 5+4..Its been with me about 26 -27 years and I made my living with it. Its so beat up that I'm gonna retire her,just ordered a new Carter S10 5+5 to give this old girl a break. She's ugly and tired and pretty well hacked to pieces,but she stays and plays in tune which is more than I can say for the beautiful Pro III I just sold on ebay for practically nothing. MSA guitars were among the very best steels ever built mechanism wise[I know many will disagree] but they were a little "sonically challanged"... A little creative pickup work took care of that. I will always have a soft spot for MSA guitars. You did well Reece.... bob |
Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 27 December 2003 09:06 AM
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I had so many MSA's that I can't count them all. I liked every one of them, but as I got older , I was getting concerned with the weight, but they were all heavy back in those days.
I have a Carter S12 now......happy New year...al ------------------
My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/ |
Daniel J. Cormier
Member From: Lake Charles, LA, USA
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posted 01 January 2004 04:49 PM
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How many you want to buy . I Have two for sale ------------------
Daniel J. Cormier
Mullens D-10 8/7,Carter D-108/5 , Peavey Sessions 400 Limited ,Nasville 1000,Evans FET 500 LV.
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com |
Wayne Brown
Member From: Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
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posted 01 January 2004 05:29 PM
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that's funny...me to |
Roger Edgington
Member From: San Antonio, Texas USA
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posted 01 January 2004 06:15 PM
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David I also have a black 73 clasic with Bill Lawrence 705s.I bought it new and it still looks and plays great. Mine seemed to get a lot heavier as it aged. One thing for sure. They don't scoot around much when you use the knee levers. They were excellent guitars mechanically especially for the times. All center pull. |
David Higginbotham
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 01 January 2004 07:56 PM
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Danny and Wayne, that almost sounds like "teamwork" |
Harold Parris
Member From: Piedmont, Alabama USA
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posted 04 January 2004 02:25 PM
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I know where two early seventies MSA Classic Excels SS are. I own one and a picking friend of mine owns the other. They are both Blue Maple and he has put many hours on his and it is still true as an arrow. I don't think a better guitar can be built to stand up to the sands of time.------------------
Sierra Session and MSA Classic Guitars, Nashville 400, Session 400, and Evans FET 500 HiVolt, and Gretsch Nashville Pro Steel Amps, Keith Hilton Digital Sustain pedal and Digital Sustain Box .
Harold Parris email hparris9@aol.com |
Ulf Edlund
Member From: Umeå, Sweden
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posted 04 January 2004 07:08 PM
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I know this stinks but were the Classic Excel model by any chance made on licence by "Fuzzy" in Japan?  Uffe |
Steven Black
Member From: Gahanna, Ohio, USA
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posted 06 January 2004 08:54 AM
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I have a single 12 universal MSA with 7+5,
a 1973 model with rosewood formica. steveb. |
Tom Moorman
Member From: Decatur, GA USA
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posted 07 January 2004 07:03 AM
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I have a 1976 MSA D-12, tobacco brown lacquer 8+4. Bought it in 1978. Marvelous instrument. |
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