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Eric Dahlhoff


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Point Arena, California
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 11:19 am    
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Hey there ZB experts..
Can you tell me if these could possibly be original ZB pickups? They don't look like others I've seen, but my experience is VERY limited. Confused
Thanks for your help!



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Larry Chung


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San Francisco, CA, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 11:25 am    
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Hi Eric:
They don't appear to be ZB pickups. At least none that I've ever seen.

Nice looking steel guitar, though.
LC
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Jerry Overstreet


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Louisville Ky
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 11:37 am    
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I don't know, but that front neck pup must be a custom built as it has 11 pole pieces. Not too many of those floating around.

Nice colors on the guitar finish. 11/10 ZB Custom?
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Adam Goodale

 

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Pflugerville, TX
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 11:57 am    
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They almost look like early Emmons pickups, as in pre 1967, have you ever taken them out of the guitar? or measured the output with an ohm reader?
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Eric Dahlhoff


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Point Arena, California
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 2:08 pm     really not sure
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Yep, the E9 is 11 string.
They are definitely not coil-tapped. The 3-position tap switch is disconnected. There is a volume and tone pot, so it's hard to measure the resistance without taking the pickups out or un-soldering, which I have not done.
I am being told that they are original ZB Custom pickups for this guitar, but I defer to those of you with vastly more experience than I.
Thanks, Eric
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Kevin Hatton

 

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Buffalo, N.Y.
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 2:47 pm    
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Definitely NOT original pickups. Originals were triple tapped. Hence the triple selector switch being there. Original ZB pickups are part of the ZB sound.
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 2:55 pm    
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I agree they probably are not ZB pups, but who else built 11 string guitars/pickups? Off hand, I can't think of any.
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B. Greg Jones

 

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Middleport, Ohio USA
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 3:10 pm    
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Emmons and Rus-ler made some 11 stringers and maybe some others did too back then. Those are not ZB pick-ups. The ZB pick-ups had a single row of adjustable pole pieces down the center that the coil was wound around. On the outside, on each side of the coil there was a row of magnets.

Greg
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2012 3:13 pm    
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Forgot about Rus-ler and truthfully, never saw an 11 string Emmons, in person or in an ad. Doesn't mean they didn't exist.
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Eric Dahlhoff


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Point Arena, California
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2012 7:47 am    
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Thanks for your help everyone!
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chas smith R.I.P.


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Encino, CA, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2012 10:23 am    
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never saw an 11 string Emmons, in person or in an ad. Doesn't mean they didn't exist

There are 2 of them, a Wraparound and a cut-tail. The wrap is out in the studio, the cut is behind me


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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 28 Jun 2012 1:54 pm    
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Damn. I stand corrected.
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2012 2:39 pm    
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that's why they call him Chris "my keyhead goes to 11" Smith.
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