• Pedal Steel Guitar

    It’s All In The Feel

    Have you played a pedal steel guitar other than your own and noticed it feels a little different? There are many little things that can make a guitar feel different, pedal and knee lever travel, how fast the changes activate, Emmons or Day setup and of course the copedant used.…

  • Pedal Steel Guitar

    MSA Supersustain II

    Recently I had the opportunity to work on a vintage MSA Supersustain II pedal steel guitar. It needed a minor repair to a knee lever and adjusting some of the other levers. I never played one of these before and it was a nice steel guitar. I was curious as…

  • Gigs

    Playing Several Instruments on a Gig

    Many times because of the nature of the music, I have to play other instruments. I like being the utility player in a band. This way I can add an extra ingredient to fill out the sound. My typical instruments that I play on a gig are Pedal steel guitar,…

  • Pedal Steel Guitar

    Nashville LTD Pedal Steel Guitar

    Here is a Nashville LTD pedal steel guitar. This is my main instrument when playing gigs. It is fairly lightweight and very reliable and a solid player. I’m not sure when it was built, maybe mid 1990’s? I have it configured with a standard Emmons setup. It has 3 pedals…

  • Dobro

    Gibson 7 String, Unusual Model

    I was visiting Carter’s Vintage Guitars in Nashville, TN and I saw this unusual 7 string Gibson resonator guitar. Unfortunately I didn’t get to play it. I would love to hear how it sounds. Oh well, maybe it will still be there the next time I go to Carter’s. If…