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Topic: West Coast steels
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stingray
Member From: maplewood ohio
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posted 04 July 2004 05:43 PM
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I am looking for any info from players that own ,or that have played one....------------------
Gary L.Converse
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Tom Campbell
Member From: Houston, Texas, USA
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posted 04 July 2004 06:38 PM
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I have a West Coast Steel "Hawaiian" model, in natural maple. This is one nice lap steel and the sustain from the Geo L 10-1 is fabulous. The craftsmanship is top-of-the-line! I don't know why most steelers' avoid looking at current manufactures and insist on defunct O'l Fender and Gibson stuff. If it so good, why isn't it still being produced?? Maybe it's a way of living in the past and avoiding the present. |
Ron Bednar
Member From: Rancho Cordova, California, USA
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posted 04 July 2004 07:47 PM
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You make a good point there Tom and it goes for all sorts of guitars! I do have an old Oahu I got off Ebay, but then I only paid a little over 100 for it. But I am amazed at people paying multiple thousands for some of the older acoustic guitars...like the Weissenborns for instance. Then they have to be brought into a playable state. Maybe it's not the music or sound, but owning a piece of history. |
Jeff Strouse
Member From: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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posted 04 July 2004 09:28 PM
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Although the right vintage guitars can sound great, my experience is that most of them (atleast the ones I've run across and acquired), needed some degree of work to it. Many times hardware or electronics need replaced, and the pickups have lost their muster and need recharged. For those of us who aren't "techies", it can be frustrating to spend alot of money on something that needs fixing up before it sounds good. Trying to find a local luthier who knows anything about steels is a real challenge.The "new" guitars would be like buying the Fenders and Gibsons back in the day...fully charged and ready to go!!! The problem is finding a high quality 'new' steel...they don't make them like they used to, which is true of a lot of things in today's society.
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Brad Bechtel
Moderator From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 06 July 2004 09:01 AM
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I played one of the West Coast steels at Gryphon Stringed Instruments a while ago and was suitably impressed. If I needed another steel, I'd definitely consider one of these.------------------
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stingray
Member From: maplewood ohio
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posted 06 July 2004 04:02 PM
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Hey Guy's
Thanks for the replys....I was just thinking of getting a new one & am looking into differant brands... Tom: as far as I know they are still making ones like yours..------------------
Gary L.Converse
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