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Anybody remember these Emmons postcards from years ago? That's quite a stable:
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Yes I Did Have One May Still Have It Some Where. SONNY.
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Yes, I have one. That same photo was used on the back of their catalog #734. Big Ron Lashley Sr. took that and most of the photo's used by Emmons. He was an avid photographer.
I think the catalog is from around 1970 or 71. D-10 mica list was $1495. Volume pedal $60.00.
Doug Palmer
I think the catalog is from around 1970 or 71. D-10 mica list was $1495. Volume pedal $60.00.
Doug Palmer
Emmons D-10, ST-10,LD-10 III, NV-112,Fender Deluxe Reverb. Authorized wholesale dealer musicorp.com!
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whats the story on those emmons amps? dont see many of those. for some reason i always associate evans with building emmons amps - am i way off?
certainly looks cool - they were certainly pushing the lacquer body models, must be a 70's thing, as you know everyone wants black mica now
certainly looks cool - they were certainly pushing the lacquer body models, must be a 70's thing, as you know everyone wants black mica now
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Black mica? Yuck! What are you, some kind of plastic-loving goth punk? Lacquered wood is beautiful, mica is hideous! I am a small, non-violent, easy-going guy, but with a few pounds of steel bar in my hand, I am perfectly capable of keeping the drunks a safe distance from my beautiful lacquered Williams! What else is formica good for except that is allegedly harder to mar at gigs? Why not get a steel made out of tinfoil and cellophane?
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BarryBarry Hyman wrote:Black mica? Yuck! What are you, some kind of plastic-loving goth punk? Lacquered wood is beautiful, mica is hideous!
Thank you for sharing!
I'm sure we all appreciate your somewhat gratuitous comments on mica Emmons guitars, even while fully acknowledging that you don't own one, and ignoring the fact that your comments are only mildly insulting to the choices of players such as myself, Jim Loessberg, Randy Reinhardt, Bobby Flores, Marty Muse, Chris Lucker, Mike Cass, Bobbe Seymour, Bobby Bowman, Jay Dee Maness, Randy Beavers, Dave Robbins, Cal Sharp, Rick Price, Sonny Garrish, Paul Warnik, TC Furlong, Carco Clave, and God-knows who all else that own and love mica-covered Emmonses,... not to mention those players that don't own them but nonetheless COVET them... I'm sure Buddy Emmons himself would now think twice about ever venturing out in public with one of these monstrosities, after reading your insightful comments.
I know your words have personally given me cause for thought.
I'm good friends with Bill Rudolph, who sold me my second mica-covered Emmons, and I compliment you on your choice of guitar and finish.
I too am a small, non-violent man, but I keep a steel bar handy for the same expressed purpose as you, lest anyone attempt to remove my mica guitar from the stage, in an attempt, however justified, to improve the looks of the bandstand. I guess I'm just self-indulgent that way.
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
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Hey Herb!
I've seldom felt like cheering while reading posts on this here Forum, but your post hit the spot!!!!
As another "small, non violent" mica covered guitar player, I say, Let's get together and meet 'em in the Car Park .... errrr ... purely for intellectual discussion of the topic of course!
Ain't it fun being part of the sanctimonious self indulgent!?!
I've seldom felt like cheering while reading posts on this here Forum, but your post hit the spot!!!!
As another "small, non violent" mica covered guitar player, I say, Let's get together and meet 'em in the Car Park .... errrr ... purely for intellectual discussion of the topic of course!
Ain't it fun being part of the sanctimonious self indulgent!?!
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I'm with you Herb. Over the past 36 yrs. I've owned 5 Mica, Emmons guitars and 1 lacquer, Emmons. There are other brands mixed in as well and all have been D-10s. Without question, of all my Emmons guitars (and I still have two, a push-pull and a LeGrande) the one which was the weakest tone-wise was the lacquer guitar. I only kept that guitar about 6 mos. before selling it and getting another Mica. To me alleged beauty ranks below tonal quality in music... although black, Mica really is classy.
As for the postcard... I still have one around someplace myself. A couple of the catalogs too.
Sincerely,
Chris "Tiny" O.
As for the postcard... I still have one around someplace myself. A couple of the catalogs too.
Sincerely,
Chris "Tiny" O.
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I forgot to mention the Emmons amp. Our guitar player with Commander Cody, Mark Emerick owns one that he got at Scotty's about 9 yrs. ago. It has the 15", JBL, D-130 speaker. He keeps it at home and I've played through it messing around but it's a little bright and noisy these days. Probably it's age and being in need of a little tweaking. I played through an Evans, Hybrid 300 back in the early 70s for about a year and the Standel/Emmons amp reminds me of it somewhat.
So how's the bass fishing down there these days Herb ?? My 21' bassboat is in the driveway ready if you ever make it up this way pal. I'll go out with you on yours if I ever get back down there with a little spare time.
Tiny O.
So how's the bass fishing down there these days Herb ?? My 21' bassboat is in the driveway ready if you ever make it up this way pal. I'll go out with you on yours if I ever get back down there with a little spare time.
Tiny O.
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Hey, thanks guys. I'm not putting down Barry, lacquer Emmonses or lacquer guitars in general. I own a Sho~Bud and a lacquer Fessenden, and I covet Glenn Suchan's blond lacquer P/P.
And certainly Barry can have his own valid opinion on mica guitars; it won't change my likes or dislikes a bit.
If the question asked at the beginning of the thread was "hey everyone, what's your opinion about the looks of mica guitars," his post would have been totally appropriate and I would have kept my small, non-violent mouth shut. But that wasn't what the thread was about.
He definitely wouldn't have appreciated it if I inserted myself uninvited into a thread about Williams Guitars and commented negatively on a the looks of a guitar I didn't own, a comment that also reflected negatively on the owners of those guitars.
Which I wouldn't do anyway, because that ain't my style.
So I just thought I'd add my $.02, and I peppered it liberally with smiley emoticons to let Barry know... hopefully... that I bear him no ill will. But I do think his post was somewhat out-of-line etiquette-wise.
And certainly Barry can have his own valid opinion on mica guitars; it won't change my likes or dislikes a bit.
If the question asked at the beginning of the thread was "hey everyone, what's your opinion about the looks of mica guitars," his post would have been totally appropriate and I would have kept my small, non-violent mouth shut. But that wasn't what the thread was about.
He definitely wouldn't have appreciated it if I inserted myself uninvited into a thread about Williams Guitars and commented negatively on a the looks of a guitar I didn't own, a comment that also reflected negatively on the owners of those guitars.
Which I wouldn't do anyway, because that ain't my style.
So I just thought I'd add my $.02, and I peppered it liberally with smiley emoticons to let Barry know... hopefully... that I bear him no ill will. But I do think his post was somewhat out-of-line etiquette-wise.
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
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Tiny, my future backseater!
Well, it's hotter than two stoves down here now, like 103 this afternoon. So the fishing for me takes place from 6:30am to 9:30am, then off the lake and let the freakin' skiers and wakeboarders take over.
My 18'6" Skeeter is dwarfed by your beautiful craft, I'm sure. But it still catches fish and it could handle both of us, no problem. Come on down!!!
Okay, dudes... back on topic. I apologize for Tiny and myself.
Well, it's hotter than two stoves down here now, like 103 this afternoon. So the fishing for me takes place from 6:30am to 9:30am, then off the lake and let the freakin' skiers and wakeboarders take over.
My 18'6" Skeeter is dwarfed by your beautiful craft, I'm sure. But it still catches fish and it could handle both of us, no problem. Come on down!!!
Okay, dudes... back on topic. I apologize for Tiny and myself.
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
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sorry, guys
Sorry, Herb (and everybody else). I have been extremely sick (Lyme Disease) lately, and it definitely messes up my head. In my late-night delerium I though I was being witty, but I certainly could have expressed a sincere opinion without being so obnoxious. My first steel was a black mica Emmons, which I traded in for a mica MSA, which I just sold in May after 35 years of flawless operation when I bought my Williams. I do love the looks of a lacquered guitar, and the wood body/wood neck sound better to my ear than either of my previous steels did, and I really do love the looks of all the beautiful old Emmons lacquer guitars on the postcard, but I'm sincerely sorry for being so offensive. Peace?
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That is a very cool photo for the Emmons lover. The guitar in the right lower corner appears to be a student model. Have you guys seen one of those with that nice a finish before?
I happen to love lacquer guitars, but black mica looks pretty good on a Emmons for sure.
I am a rather large easily pissed off guy, who understands that anytime a guitar leaves my house, it is in danger of scuffs and dings. Especially, when drunks are involved. I can also accept that dings are easier to deal with than assault charges.
I happen to love lacquer guitars, but black mica looks pretty good on a Emmons for sure.
I am a rather large easily pissed off guy, who understands that anytime a guitar leaves my house, it is in danger of scuffs and dings. Especially, when drunks are involved. I can also accept that dings are easier to deal with than assault charges.
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well, since i'm the one who mentioned the herd of lacquer guitars with just one mica model - i meant that to be a curious question - as it seems mica has become the predominate finish over the last 30 years...thus the 70's thing statement (i think of all those custom colored fenders that were refinished natural stain in the 70's as candy apple red / daphine blue was not hip anymore and didnt go well with the rugged outlaw country look)
-- sort of the point of my curiousity was wondering what the mix of lacquer vs mica model sales were in the 70's, ie, were they far more popular - or was it, they just looked better on a postcard.
i was a black emmons mica man myself until i found a sunburst lacquer emmons LLII - i honestly dont know i could ever buy another mica guitar after owning this one - i love it and the GALS think its A LOT prettier than my "boring" black mica emmons. i have NEVER had a girl come up and say that is a pretty steel (they actually dont know what it is, but did ask) unitl i got the sunburst lacquer, so for a single guy there is some benefit
-- sort of the point of my curiousity was wondering what the mix of lacquer vs mica model sales were in the 70's, ie, were they far more popular - or was it, they just looked better on a postcard.
i was a black emmons mica man myself until i found a sunburst lacquer emmons LLII - i honestly dont know i could ever buy another mica guitar after owning this one - i love it and the GALS think its A LOT prettier than my "boring" black mica emmons. i have NEVER had a girl come up and say that is a pretty steel (they actually dont know what it is, but did ask) unitl i got the sunburst lacquer, so for a single guy there is some benefit
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