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Topic: ZB on ebay looks different |
Larry Behm
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Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 19 Jul 2005 3:53 am |
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There are no horns on the peghead and tail piece. What does this mean?
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Larry Behm[This message was edited by Larry Behm on 19 July 2005 at 04:56 AM.] |
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2005 5:21 am
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Looks like they made the cabinet a little shorter, it took extra length for those horns. Could this have been made by Basil Smith, or one of the later owners of ZB? Everything else sure looks "ZB".
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Larry Chung
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2005 6:04 am
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Hi Larry:
Darvin's right - the later ZBs (late 70s/early 80s) were missing the horns, and, as a result, they were a bit shorter. You might also notice that they also had different tuning machines, and different trim-work (sparkle), too. Still very nice guitars, but without some of the fancy lines. I bet the bodies are (understandably) lighter without the extra wood.
ZBest,
Larry |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 19 Jul 2005 11:33 am
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| Its a Kingland Texas guitar. One of the layer one's. I do not like the looks of these as they look emasculated. |
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Johnny Harris
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2005 3:51 pm
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| By the pictures, not a bad looking horn for the years. I don't know about being easy to change the set-up to Emmons. Looks tricky to me. Anyone else? |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 5:38 am
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Here's a ZB I restored in 1980 and played for about 12 years. This is the only 12 string ZB I ever saw or heard of, it may have been the only one ever built. You can see the "horns" added a bit to the length, and the keyhead on this one went on forever. It was a very good sounding guitar and was easy to play, but it was pretty heavy. The setup was very hard to change around so I didn't experiment much and I never really liked the universal tuning concept. I sold it when I got my first lightweight Williams D10 in 1992.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Andrew Buhler
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 7:03 am
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That 12 stringer looks identical to Chuck McGill's. Beautiful ZB.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 9:42 am
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It may be Chuck McGills guitar, it has had two or three owners that I know of since I owned it. It was on Ebay a few years ago and I tried to buy it back, but it went higher than I wanted to pay.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Chuck McGill
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An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 12:01 pm
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| Darvin this is indeed my 12 str. I'm in process of rodding to my set-up. She is a beauty. I haven't seen her on her feet in a while. |
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Larry Chung
From:
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 12:30 pm
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Wow. All I can say. I'll say it again. Wow.
That's one beautiful ZB Custom guitar, guys. And that's coming from someone who owns "a few" and has seen many. Notice that the fretboard looks like a BMI, not a ZB with its Roman helmet and shield inlays.
Nonetheless, I wanted to draw special attention to the TIGER STRIPED maple body on this one. I've NEVER seen this kind of wood on a ZB or any steel guitar - mostly banjo and archtop guitar necks. And a 12-string to boot.
Congratulations to you, Chuck. It looks like a splendid guitar. Darvin, could you post these pics on the mega-ZB thread, too?
All ZBest - thanks for sharing the beautiful photos, too.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 2:32 pm
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Hi Chuck, now I remember our email exchanges discussing this guitar and I think these pictures may have came from you. I also had some pics from when it was listed on Ebay and I can't remember which is which. The only pics I have of it from when I owned it was with me in them and they're not digitized. I remember the red being a bit brighter, it may have faded somewhat over the years. Its hard to believe its been 25 years since I re-built it.
One other oddity when you first look at the back of the neck is the switch. Normally a single neck needs no switch, but this one has multiple would pickups. This is the switch to change to different windings. If I remember right, it has three settings.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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