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Topic: Emmons Little Buddy at Gruhn's for $750
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Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 01 November 2004 03:18 AM
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FYI ... I noticed Gruhn Guitars has an Emmons "Little Buddy" pedal steel listed on their site right now for $750. Comes with three pedals and one knee. I don't know how expandable this rig is but maybe a good cheap starter guitar for a beginner?
http://www.gruhn.com/ |
CrowBear Schmitt
Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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posted 01 November 2004 05:16 AM
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for approx. the same price, one can get a Carter Starter
which will be way ahead of the Little Buddy
JMO |
David Mullis
Member From: Rock Hill, SC
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posted 01 November 2004 05:22 AM
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IMHO that's overpriced for a Little Buddy. |
Daniel J. Cormier
Member From: Lake Charles, LA, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 06:36 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the Little Buddy line of guitars were built by the Emmons Steel Guitar Co.I agree with David about it being over priced.I see them allthe time going for around 500.00 on ebay, and we all know how stupid pricing is there.As Crowbear stated Carter starter would be a much better buy.
Just My 2 cents worth------------------
Daniel J. Cormier
MCI D-10 , Peavey Sessions 500 & 400 Limited ,Nashville 400
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com |
johnnyb
Member From: Wendell, NC, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 06:36 AM
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.[This message was edited by johnnyb on 04 June 2005 at 06:51 AM.] |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 01 November 2004 06:39 AM
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Thanks for the education, guys. I didn't know anything about these guitars.As usual, Gruhn's prices are higher. |
Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 01 November 2004 07:09 AM
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Overpriced. |
Tom Callahan
Member From: Dunlap, Tennessee, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 07:16 AM
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For what it is worth, that guitar is an exact match of a upgraded student model I have at home.------------------
Tom Callahan
Emmons S-10
Nashville 400
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Daniel J. Cormier
Member From: Lake Charles, LA, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 08:25 AM
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It's a Emonns Student Model Guitar. Should sell for about 450.00 to 550.00 depending on the condition.------------------
Daniel J. Cormier
MCI D-10 , Peavey Sessions 500 & 400 Limited ,Nashville 400 http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com [This message was edited by Daniel J. Cormier on 01 November 2004 at 08:57 AM.]
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Daniel J. Cormier
Member From: Lake Charles, LA, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 08:48 AM
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A little history on the Little Buudy. Guitars were built by Freeman Cowgar. Sadly Freeman is no longer with us, but he never received the credit he deserved as a Mfg and promoter of Steels. His guitars were affordable. Prior to the COUGAR he built the LITTLE BUDDY.I bought all the remaining stock after Freemans death so that I may be able to help anyone that may have an old Freeman guitar. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works. ------------------
Daniel J. Cormier
MCI D-10 , Peavey Sessions 500 & 400 Limited ,Nashville 400
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com |
Herb Steiner
Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX
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posted 01 November 2004 11:58 AM
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That's an Emmons student model, overpriced at $750 but not as overpriced as a real Little Buddy would be at $750.Surprisingly, or not so, some of those Emmons student jobs sounded pretty darn good. They were PP's, after all. ------------------
Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
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Peter
Member From: Cape Town, South Africa
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posted 01 November 2004 12:13 PM
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Beware of Gruhn Guitars.
If this guitar has been mistreated or damaged, they will not be able to tell.
If you complain, they will claim that they know NOTHING about steel guitars.
If you complain on the forum, they will ignore it because they consider the forum to be "unregulated".
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Peter den Hartogh
1978 Emmons S10 P/P; 1977 Sho-Bud D10 ProIII Custom;
1975 Fender Artist S10; Remington U12; 1947 Gibson BR4;
Internationally Accredited 3D Animation Academy
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Tom Callahan
Member From: Dunlap, Tennessee, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 12:34 PM
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If memory serves me correct they just picked this one up off e-bay a few weeks ago. I seem to remember it being on there.------------------
Tom Callahan
Emmons S-10
Nashville 400
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 01 November 2004 01:43 PM
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Hmmm, all this seems a Little Cruddy to me!  |
Daniel J. Cormier
Member From: Lake Charles, LA, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 02:23 PM
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Herb is right about the sound . Sounds like a Push Pull Emmons S-10.It's just not as finished and pretty.Played one on a couple of songs for a Gosple recording. Sounded great and played well after I got her tuned up.Just didn't care for the Aluminum legs. ------------------
Daniel J. Cormier
MCI D-10 , Peavey Sessions 500 & 400 Limited ,Nashville 400
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com |
b0b
Sysop From: Cloverdale, California, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 02:32 PM
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Not a classified ad - moved to the "Pedal Steel" section of the Forum. |
Rand Anderson
Member From: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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posted 01 November 2004 02:32 PM
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if you want a student model push pull there is one on ebay for 675$
much better than the little cruddy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=3758957784&rd=1 |
Jim Phelps
Member From: just out of Mexico City
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posted 01 November 2004 06:03 PM
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..[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 November 2004 at 07:16 PM.] |
David Mullis
Member From: Rock Hill, SC
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posted 02 November 2004 05:57 AM
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I agree with Herb, these guitars sound really good. I started out on one of these, then spent several years trying to find that sound in an all pull before finally comming back to a push pull. $450 sounds more in line with what I paid for the one I had 11 years ago. |
seldomfed
Member From: Colorado
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posted 02 November 2004 11:14 AM
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I had one about 10 years ago.
$200 in a pawn shop.
Sold it for $400 in '98
Tone was excellent.
$750 is a big rip.I got a Sho-Bud Maverick for $400 last xmas just to have a student guitar around for folks to borrow - tone is also excellent. But the pawn shop wanted like $700 for it to start - ------------------
Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon"
www.book-em-danno.com
www.seldomfed.com |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 05 November 2004 08:42 AM
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My advice would be to always buy a pedal steel from someone who knows pedal steels. I realize that's simplistic, but doing otherwise is kinda like buying your dinner at a hardware store. Also, if you know nothing about steels, know and trust who you're dealing with. The world is full of people who will sell you a $450 guitar for $750-$1,000 and not bat an eye.A happy consumer is an informed consumer.  |
Nicholas Dedring
Member From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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posted 08 November 2004 06:20 AM
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Call me crazy, but the prices for the other steels (non-pedal) seem pretty crazy as well... is $1500 for a Single 6 Fender princeton reasonable? I'm not saying it is necessarily crazy, but it does seem steep, no? |
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