How many here are playing/owning an Emmons Bolton?

Eric Philippsen · Post by **Eric Philippsen** » 5 Dec 2021 6:11 am

Kelcey ONeil wrote:
Eric Philippsen wrote:I have a late â€˜65/early â€˜66 D10 bolt-on that I got not too long ago. It was in its original 8+1 configuration so Iâ€™m having 3 more knees added (Emmons parts, of course). When I get it back Iâ€™ll post some pics.
Cool! What's the invoice number?

2412.

Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 6 Dec 2021 10:42 am

Wow! I didn't see all the replies. Coooool!

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Chance Wilson · Post by **Chance Wilson** » 9 Dec 2021 7:54 pm

I've had a few and they all had vastly different cabinet drop,pedal response and tone but there's one wood neck that haunts me. Everything on it was atypical and it took a lot of forensics to figure out what was going on because it had lot's of factory mods as if it had been in development for a couple of years. It was stamped as a '67 but it was an older prototype. It had a wood stop bar and the most glaring thing was that there was no relief in the keyheads: the necks were hammered in tight between the changers and keyheads like a Kline. It Was D1002WD or D1002DW (not positive on the last letter but my speculation is Double Wood neck). I can't remember invoice number format but the D1 led me to believe it was the post invoice style stamp implying '67.

Dustin Cook · Post by **Dustin Cook** » 12 Dec 2021 8:38 am

66’ invoice 2208B 8x8 done by Tommy Cass, Lynn did the setup. Unbeatable tone, zero cabinet drop.

Jim Hussey · Post by **Jim Hussey** » 24 Dec 2021 11:25 am

Very luck to have one wood neck and one metal neck.

Kelcey ONeil · Post by **Kelcey ONeil** » 24 Dec 2021 11:59 am

Jim Hussey wrote:Very luck to have one wood neck and one metal neck.

Very interesting the wooden neck one, what's the invoice/serial number?

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 24 Dec 2021 12:12 pm

Jim, how do they compare in tone and sustain?

Jim Hussey · Post by **Jim Hussey** » 24 Dec 2021 12:50 pm

Both are invoice guitars. The wood one is #2566.

Comparisons are subjective and difficult. Both guitars were refreshed by Lynn Stafford and perform very well. They both sound great with lots of sustain. Maybe the aluminum guitar rings a bit more. The big difference is the wood neck does a better job staying in tune at outdoor gigs. When indoors, the metal neck stays in tune just fine and is my go to guitar. That said, I would not let either one go.

Dave Diehl · Post by **Dave Diehl** » 24 Dec 2021 2:56 pm

This one was a Jerry Roller and Bryan Adams piece of work. Great playing and sounding guitar.

Kelcey ONeil · Post by **Kelcey ONeil** » 24 Dec 2021 3:27 pm

Jim Hussey wrote:Both are invoice guitars. The wood one is #2566.

Comparisons are subjective and difficult. Both guitars were refreshed by Lynn Stafford and perform very well. They both sound great with lots of sustain. Maybe the aluminum guitar rings a bit more. The big difference is the wood neck does a better job staying in tune at outdoor gigs. When indoors, the metal neck stays in tune just fine and is my go to guitar. That said, I would not let either one go.

Very interesting Jim, I was not aware of true bolt on era wood neck guitars. The fact that it's mica and not lacquer like the later wood neck options is definitely unique. Also, the fact that both of those guitars are built on wraparound era bodies and have Stadler and Aldrich endplates further sets that particular one apart from the later ones.

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 24 Dec 2021 3:58 pm

Dave, that one is gorgeous!

Jim Hussey · Post by **Jim Hussey** » 24 Dec 2021 4:43 pm

Good eye Kelcey. Most of the wood neck boltons I've seen are lacquer bodied.

BTW: My dyslexia got the best of me. The invoice number is 2556 not 2566.

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 24 Dec 2021 4:55 pm

I like that black one with the wood necks...
This one below belongs to Cliff Kane...unless he unloaded it. Very nice bolt-on.

Kelcey ONeil · Post by **Kelcey ONeil** » 24 Dec 2021 6:17 pm

Skip Edwards wrote:I like that black one with the wood necks...
This one below belongs to Cliff Kane...unless he unloaded it. Very nice bolt-on.

Well, there's another one I've not seen before lol! Any idea on the serial and if the finish is original?

Jason Putnam · Post by **Jason Putnam** » 25 Dec 2021 5:17 am

SD Conversion 67

John Gilman · Post by **John Gilman** » 27 Dec 2021 7:29 am

Kelcey ONeil wrote:
Skip Edwards wrote:I like that black one with the wood necks...
This one below belongs to Cliff Kane...unless he unloaded it. Very nice bolt-on.

Well, there's another one I've not seen before lol! Any idea on the serial and if the finish is original?

I'm happy to be the current owner of that guitar. I got it from Cliff a few years ago. Serial is 1612D. I was told that it was originally a blue burst. No idea who put the bolton necks on it or when. It's 9 and 4 with the 9th pedal doing C6 6th string E to F.

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 27 Dec 2021 4:20 pm

I had one of these that was stolen out of the Gibson factory in '91/2:

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except it was 9/8. Same red and black sunburst with wooden necks.
It was tweaked by Jimmy Crawford.
If anyone sees it, please contact me.

Justin Griffith · Post by **Justin Griffith** » 31 Dec 2021 9:41 am

Dave Diehl wrote:This one was a Jerry Roller and Bryan Adams piece of work. Great playing and sounding guitar.

I have the exact same guitar. Also bought from Jerry Roller. The only difference is mine has the long levers on it.
I like it better than my metal neck bolt on.

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