Took this steel in on trade from a friend of mine.it says walker mfg co on the front apron and walker on the pedal bar.looks to have maybe been put together from parts and pieces it's a 12 string extended e9 with 3 pedals and 2 knees.was supposedly setup by a guy in Nashville around a year ago or so and I have a copedent chart he wrote out.has anybody seen anything like this?next question would be what do you all think it would be worth as is?has a nice set of vintage open back Grover tuners on it. The case is not that great but it is there.any help would be appreciated.i have 4 more steels and am thinking about selling a couple but just don't even know where to start on a asking price on this one.thanks again and if anybody has any info I would greatly appreciate it.chris
Walker steel guitar questions
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I've never heard of the brand, it appears to be a homebrew pull-release guitar with ZB (I think) endplates (all-pull holes with a pull-release changer?
I'm not happy with the way the maker approached the lower return spring issue.
I'd say it's not going to be worth more than about 1100.
It's a pretty cabinet, and I bet it'll have great tone if it has good pickups.
I'm not happy with the way the maker approached the lower return spring issue.
I'd say it's not going to be worth more than about 1100.
It's a pretty cabinet, and I bet it'll have great tone if it has good pickups.
2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects
More amps than guitars, and not many effects
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I've never owned or seen a ZB with those end plates. Maybe some real early Zeebs. But with all those holes, it looks like a similar system. Definitely looks like it was thrown together from a pile of parts from other guitars. I wouldn't give more than maybe $750 for it. I was trying to research this brand when I came across what I believe is a video of this guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q543CKLLv3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q543CKLLv3I
Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 53 years and still counting.
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