Franklin Guitars.....

     The Franklin Pedal Steel is an incredible sounding guitar. Listen to the artists in Paul's discography to hear many examples of the instruments warmth, clarity, sustain and sonic flexibility.
     The Franklin Steel also has a unique pulling mechanism that sets it apart from all the other steel guitar brands. The position of the pivot point on the pulling mechanism has been altered.
    
This alteration provides the player with an easier pedal action when using multiple pulls. Each guitar is custom-built personally by Paul,Sr. to insure the utmost in precision and quality.


 

     Paul Sr. built his first Franklin guitar in 1964. In 1972 he worked exclusively for Sho-Bud building customized guitars for Sho-Bud's top players such as Lloyd Green, Rusty Young, Doug Jernigan, Ralph Mooney, Pete Drake, etc. In 1978 he left Sho-Bud to build a new type of pedal steel which is the present day Franklin guitar.