Here is my Remington Steelmaster D8 non pedal steel guitar. Built by the late Herb Remington and is his updated version of the Fender Stringmaster. This is a really great sounding steel guitar. I don’t know when it was built as I bought it used. The tunings I have set…
Here is my mid 1970’s MSA Sidekick pedal steel guitar. I can’t believe how nice it is! It’s a closet classic! Doesn’t look like it was played very much. It still has the case, leg bag and even the instruction manual! I originally purchased it to use some of the…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
This is my mid 1970’s MSA Classic D10 pedal steel guitar. It is a fantastic instrument! I have it configured with a standard Emmons setup. currently it has 8 pedals and 4 knee levers.
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…
I wrote this book to help beginner pedal steel guitar players gain a good foundation and understanding of the basics of the instrument. Also, since many new pedal steel players are already guitar players, this book will be a great way to begin playing the pedal steel guitar. In this…
This MSA D12 pedal steel guitar is from I believe the mid 1960’s. I haven’t been able to verify the date as of yet. This amazing guitar spent most of the last 40 years in the case and is a time capsule to see and hear a very early MSA…