Previously Owned Steel Guitars

The below instruments and descriptions have been moved from the main page to here, as they are no longer in my collection.

​1. Hudson Hudsonator - Resonator Pedal Steel - S/N #5807 (2020)
What can I say about the Hudson? Well, it's definitely unique and extremely rare.

​Another guitar I've wanted for a long while is a unique kind of pedal steel called a "Pedabro". If you've listened to Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever Amen" and was amazed by the Dobro playing on that song, well I'm sorry to tell you, that wasn't actually a standard resonator guitar. What it was, was an instrument called a "Pedabro". This instrument is a combination of both a pedal steel and a resonator guitar and was invented by both Paul Franklin Sr and Jr. The Pedabro became a huge success and ended up on a lot of hit country music records.

There were only around 25 Franklin Pedabro guitars built before they finished production. Due to the rarity and the fact a lot of these guitars were on hit records, they quickly became collectors items and have risen to astronomical prices. Fortunately for my sake a steel guitar builder came to save what was a lost cause for me, Jimmie Hudson.

Jimmie came along to build his "Hudsonator" line of Resonator Pedal Steels. It sounds sweet, retains an authentic resonator sound, is loud and has solid mechanics underneath to give the pedal steel bends of a Pedabro. I'm very happy to own this instrument because without him it wouldn't be possible. Away from the Franklins and Hudsons, there aren't many other 10 String Resonator Pedal Steels in existence apart from experimental home builds.

This was sold in October 2025 to a retired mechanical engineer who plays dobro.
Whilst in my possession, this was featured on the following tracks: "Saint Boy" - The Burner Band and "Featherstone Massacre" - Lewis Pugh