by Rigby » Tue May 14, 2024 9:30 am
Hi John,
A few years back you did a grand job of fixing up my old MSA Classic D10 that I bought in an auction. I've finally got to the stage where I'm actually playing gigs and the MSA has one big disadvantage, which is that it weighs as much as a neutron star. Given that I don't play C6 at all, I've been thinking about getting a more lightweight S10 or SD10 for gigs. How would this Emmons compare with the MSA?
Things I like about the MSA: it never goes out of tune, no cabinet drop that I can detect, I've never broken a string, seems easily repairable when it goes wrong, will survive the apocalypse. Also thanks to you it now has longer legs than usual to accommodate my spidery limbs.
Things I'm less keen on: weight, grey formica finish, only three knee levers, I struggle to feel the half stop on the D#-D-C# lever and tend to plough right through it.
Sam