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    As a pedal steel enthusiast, the series is pure gold for me. All those ZBs!

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    Default Re: The Guitars (and Mandolins) of Ken Burns' Country Music

    Quote Originally Posted by Timbofood View Post
    Being a Guild fan, I’m fascinated to see so many of them in the background!
    Guild pushed hard to get Nashville endorsements, probably gave away a bunch of instruments to get them onstage. Not that they weren't excellent guitars, but you can see, from different periods, the results of aggressive marketing campaigns. Ovation guitars later, then Takamines with the good built-in piezo pickups.

    It was nice to see Merle Travis's Martin with the aftermarket Semie Moseley neck and Fender-esque headstock.
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    My first pedal steel:

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    That's beautiful.
    "It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
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    "Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
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    And cased in an orange, plush-lined case - just like the teles/strats...

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    I'd like to note that while most folks were trying to identify the Gibson's and Martin's I managed to identify Marty Stuart's first toy guitar and Hank Williams Jr.'s first uke like instrument. Read em and weep.
    "It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
    --M. Stillion

    "Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
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    You da man, Mike!
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