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Topic: Newbie, friends say MSA sux
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Cliff Oliver
Member From: San Antonio, Texas, USA
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posted 17 November 2003 09:14 AM
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Thanks to all for your help and wisdom. Not a better group of folks exist in the world and thanks to B-Zero-B for maintaining this wonderful medium of information exchange.
I am going to shut this thread down, if I can figure out how.Love you guys,
Cliff |
Bob Carlson
Member From: Surprise AZ.
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posted 17 November 2003 09:14 AM
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This disertation over MSA steel guitars shows the class of the members of this Forum. I can remember a time when this would have been a small war. But everyone gave ol Cliff some good background about MSA.Proud to be a member. Bob |
Cliff Oliver
Member From: San Antonio, Texas, USA
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posted 17 November 2003 09:15 AM
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I did not hear one gun shot during this entire discussion. |
Michael Johnstone
Member From: Sylmar,Ca. USA
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posted 17 November 2003 10:02 AM
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I played MSAs for about 15 of my 30+ years on the steel guitar and they were and are fine instruments.They tended to have a darker sound than other guitars but that issue was addressable starting around 1980 when aftermarket pickups started to come on the scene. The guitar you have - if it is a laquer guitar,is one of the later ones and w/the right pickup should be able to play and sound as good as anything out there today. I'd put a Jerry Wallace TrueTone single coil pickup on there,get me a Peavey amp and be done with it. -MJ- |
Joe Henry
Member From: Ebersberg, Germany
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posted 17 November 2003 10:17 AM
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I am led to believe that not many play the older MSAs anymore. Wooden knecks, no sustain, adjustment problems and that almost any reputable steel is better than the MSA.
What the #*§& is wrong with wooden necks?
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BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 17 November 2003 10:47 AM
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I had an uncle once that had a wooden neck. He also had a wooden leg. Shot off in the war, I think. Which was as good a place as any! I also had an uncle with a triple neck. He looked pretty funny! He had to pay triple price when he went to a ball game where they were charging by the head.
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Gary Walker
Member From: Morro Bay, CA
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posted 17 November 2003 11:13 AM
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In '91 I bought a new Mullen D-11 and made a huge mistake by selling my '75 MSA Classic D-12 to someone in the LA area. It was a real work horse. Stayed in tune, sounded huge and never gave a problem. I rarely transported it in the case. It just went into the trunk by removing the rear legs.
We do stupid things in life and that was a major boner on my part. |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 17 November 2003 11:17 AM
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"I am going to shut this thread down, if I can figure out how."
As the one that started the thread you can request it be closed. You can not close it, you have to ask.
Usually a post asking is all that's needed.
If that goes unnoticed for a day or so send the moderator a request by email. |
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