ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!

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Dave Zirbel
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Post by Dave Zirbel »

Holy smokes! What a sound!! I did a gig last night with the ZB through a SF Deleuxe Reverb loaded with a JBL D120 recone. The amp was going through the PA. It was tone to the bone! Wow!

Thanks for the tip Kevin. The E seems to be returning close enough for rock'n'roll!

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<SMALL>Holy smokes! What a sound!!</SMALL>
wow... if that had been the first post in this ZB thread, we might not have needed the other 1150 Image

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My restored 68 has got the Brumley/Buckaroos thing happening. I couldn't get it exactly out of any other guitar. I'm a ZB believer. Way to go Dave.
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I went to see Greg Jones in Renfro Valley last Friday and he brought Tom Brumley's SD-11 that he now owns. It sounded real sweet! I had a great time listening to Greg play and talking steel...I just wish I had more time to hang out...Oh well, back to work! Image

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Post by Ben Elder »

I likes pitchers wit git-TARS in 'em. I think I even gots some of a younger Andy seen below:

<img src=http://home.earthlink.net/~efgacb/siteb ... 101zba.jpg>

But the appeal here isn't Andy's almost-hidden J-200, the Fender bass that I can't tell if is a P- or a J-, or even Sally Shearer 's vitchen Vox...It's George's stunning 20 strings of natural sonic spendor:

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Writing on the back of the photo: "Rolling Green, Labor Day, Sept. 2 1968"

If we could find Zane's daughter's list of early ZB's (link now disabled), I wonder it we could find this one on it?
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Post by B. Greg Jones »

Here is what I have. Only one George Rowe on the list. Ser# 1026. Invoiced on April 15th, 1966. Nice guitar!!! Would have been built in Phoenix.

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Post by Kevin Hatton »

Notice the white necks. One of the earliest ZB's. Great photo.
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Post by Larry Chung »

Notice also, white pickups! My '67 D-10 (#1077) has both white necks and white pickups. Original green has faded to brown, but still looks... Coooool.

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Post by John Rutledge »

Hey ben
The student model on the post card was a good playing steel. I know because I designed and built it. The body was hard wood (maple). They changed a lot of things on it after I moved back to Bakersfield, trying to make it less expensive to build. I have a picture of it that we took in my office right after I finshed it. Anyway the one on the post card played real good.
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Post by Joe A. Camacho »

A little help please guys... I'm buying this guitar, I was told that it was bought in '67. I've played a '72 ZB, can expect the same tone, anything you can tell me about ZBs of this year will be much appreciated.

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Post by Bob Hamilton »

Do you know the serial number Joe?
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Post by Chuck McGill »

Joe what a great pedal steel you have there.
She looks like my D10, different color, but it should sound like a dream. Congradulations on your ZB.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Chuck McGill on 30 July 2006 at 11:27 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Post by Joe A. Camacho »

Sorry, I don't know the serial number

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Post by Rick Garrett »

Serial number 1124 bought in May of 68.

I knew it was 67 or 68 Joe. Had to look again myself to make sure.

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Post by B. Greg Jones »

Joe, Yer getting a sweetheart of a guitar!!! That one was Zane built and will for sure have the ZB magic to it!!!

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I have 1107. Joe, that guitar is a collector's piece. Great sounding ZB.
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Post by Duncan Hodge »

Hey Joe,
If you want "that sound" you just bought it. That is one beautiful ZB. It looks like my #0093, Bakersfield 1969 ZB, but mine has been refinished. I swear that it will sound better, or at least have a sound that you have never heard before, even better than the old Marlen.
I still haven't learned to work on mine too well, though.
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Keuwell
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Post by Chuck McGill »

Does anyone know what an original Case in the late 60's might look like?
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Post by Joe A. Camacho »

I'll shoot you a picture of mine as soon as it arrives!
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Post by Rick Garrett »

You can see part of the case in Joe's guitar pictured above. They were built good and heavy for sure.


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Post by Russ Little »

In a past post faye had a site that listed
serial numbers of Zb's and dates and original
owners.
I tried it today and it no longer works.
anyone have a different site?
Also I just bought a BMI s10 that zane built
would love to know the history on it
Its number 546 anyone have any info on it
or maybe faye's email address she may have
some records on it
Thanks Russ
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POCO and Rusty Young 1970! Single neck ZBeautiful!!!!!!!!!
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