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Posted: 6 Apr 2013 5:59 am
by Mule Ferguson
Hey Hey its on it way. Shipped today and arrive wed by
FedEx. We gonna Zum and Zag

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Mule

Posted: 6 Apr 2013 6:07 am
by Fred Glave
Congratulations! I ordered one a couple of weeks ago and I have to wait until June. :( They are becoming very popular.

Zum Encore

Posted: 9 Apr 2013 1:10 pm
by Mule Ferguson
Hey Hey, it arrive today. It a NiceUN as we say here NC.
Serial #18
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Posted: 9 Apr 2013 1:21 pm
by Larry Bressington
Nice brother! :D

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 8:15 am
by Ken Byng
Nice Vox amp in the picture Mule. I am tempted buy the Zum Encore for the occasional pub gig in the UK. Ideal to get in and out quickly. :)

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 8:21 am
by Malcolm McMaster
Give the customers a treat Ken take the Show Pro :D

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 8:37 am
by Ken Byng
Malcolm McMaster wrote:Give the customers a treat Ken take the Show Pro :D
Fraid not Malcolm. I have a general rule for gigs. No stage no steel. Pub gigs have to make do with my Telecaster :lol:

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:52 pm
by Malcolm McMaster
That makes sense Ken.

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 3:44 am
by Mule Ferguson
I was playing thru a Peavey. I went back the next day and played the Zum with the Vox. It sure was sweet. I had the Zum delivered to a friends music store. At home I have Peavey 112 at home.

Mule

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 6:10 am
by Roger Rettig
Oooops- thanks, KB!

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 6:12 am
by Roger Rettig
My Encore continues to amaze me! the other day I changed the 3rd and 5th (too lazy to do 'em all!) and I put on an .012" and .018" respectively - no problem in upping the gauges just as Doug had assured me. What a delight it was to simply hook the new strings into the slots on the changer and to not have to deal with pins!!! I wish my Emmons had them!

Here we are in the orchestra pit on my current gig in Vero Beach, FL.


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By the way, Doug has gone the extra mile and sent me the requisite components for split-tuning on the 5th string - it was my error as I should have specified this when ordering but I'll be tackling the job myself..... :whoa: :oops:

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 7:34 am
by Ken Byng
Nice one Roger (or nice 2 rather - itchy fingers? :lol:)

The Encore would definitely suit me for some of the smaller, lower end of the scale gigs that I do occasionally. I would be able to order one this year and pick it up next year at Dallas I reckon. An Encore / Roland 80XL would be the complete antithesis to the old ZB D10 with Twin Reverb/JBLs that I used to cart around years back.

Zum Encore

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 9:49 am
by James Taylor
MULE, What model of VOX do you have and does it sound better than your peavy- what model of it do you have? JAMES TAYLOR

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:39 pm
by Mule Ferguson
James: I had my Zum delivered to a fellow picker who run a music store that sell vintage guitars. I'm trying to hooked yo buy a steel I was playing in the pic thru a Fender 1000. I went back next day and played thru the Vox and it sounded great. My 112 was at home so it was hard to tell.

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 1:23 pm
by Roger Rettig
Ken:

While I have admittedly been using the Encore on whatever casual gigs I've had since I bought it because hauling less weight appealed to me, it's inclusion in the pit at the Riverside Theatre was dictated by the lack of space therein.

The guitar book for 'Grease' asks for certain phrases to be played '...like a steel guitar...' rather than demanding that they actually be played on steel. As the Zum was in my trunk (= boot :D ) I offered it as an option to the Conductor and he seems delighted (so far!). Hopefully my grovelling and fawning attitude will result in more calls from this particular MD... :)

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 10:21 pm
by Ken Byng
Roger
What is the maximum number of pedals available on the Encore? I do like to use the Franklin pedal, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker if it can only be fitted with 3 pedals.

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 6:31 am
by CrowBear Schmitt
i ordered an Encore for a musician here w: 4 pedals & 5 levers Ken
i don't see why a single neck C6 Encore could'nt be available ?
Custom order ? ask Doug..... ;-)

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 6:38 am
by Roger Rettig
Four pedals? Definitely available - maybe more.....

I stayed with three to keep the cost down but, if I'd wanted a fourth, I'd choose the 'Isaacs pedal' (raising 5 a step and 6 a half-step).

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:33 am
by Ken Byng
Anyone got a link to a page for the Encore? I've tried to Google it with no success.

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:36 am
by Roger Rettig
I don't believe that there is one, Ken.

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:17 pm
by Mule Ferguson
Doug is so busy turning out Encore's and Stage One, he has no time to update his web site. This forum is a good source of info and it will be good info direct from the owners. There are more and more new owners every day. Ask and you shall receive.

Zum Encore

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 3:44 pm
by James Taylor
Is there any one string ,where split tuning would be a real advantage? JAMES TAYLOR :) :) :)[[/img]

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 4:15 pm
by Lane Gray
Both 5 and 6 regularly benefit.
I also use it on the second string, which I raise to E with pedal 0, which I use more on Blues than on country.

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 1:05 pm
by CrowBear Schmitt
the split is handy on string 4 w: pedal C & lever (E) that lowers a half step/tone
also the pedal A on string 5 w: Vertical lever half step/tone lower

Zum Encore

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 3:27 pm
by James Taylor
Thank you Lane and Crowbear. This is something new to me and although I have come across it in previous discussions in the Forum, it is worth considering .