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Nick Reed
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Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2012 11:07 am |
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Does anyone know what years the Black Rocks were manufactured by Emmons. I'm guessing in the 70's
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 1 Aug 2012 4:19 pm
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Nick I remember a couple of guys out this way having them in the late 70's.
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Jeff Spencer
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted 1 Aug 2012 11:52 pm
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| Nic, My mate has one and I am sure he has had it from the 70's. I'll check with him but others will chide in I think before I get to ask him. |
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Mike Cass
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Posted 3 Aug 2012 9:39 am
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The Emmons Black Rock model guitar did indeed come out in the late 70's just before the first LeGrande guitars were introduced. I remember Clem Schmitz stocking them in his Mpls. store, and we all thought the were a fine instrument, especially as a step-up between the student model and the professional series guitar. I personally spent many an hour on both the 'Rock and SG-10 Student models giving lessons to some of the players in the area at the time and was always amazed at how, eventhough some of the more refined accouterments of the pro guitars were absent on those models that they still sounded and played like an Emmons. Pound for pound probably the best low and mid-line guitars ever available to date, imho.
Thanks for the thread, Nick.
sincerely,
Mike Cass
615-446-5952, 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri, CDT.
Factory Trained and Authorized Representative for Sales, Repair, Restoration, Parts and Service by The Emmons Guitar Co. by Lashley, Inc.
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 3 Aug 2012 11:12 pm
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From the early 80's
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Henry Brooks
From:
Los Gatos, California, USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2012 10:35 am
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I bought mine in 1978 it was great little guitar. In some ways wish I had kept it.
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 4:08 pm
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I have one of the few, maybe the only Black Rock D-10 Guitar ever made. It is for sale $ 1500.00
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Marcus Provis
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 12 Sep 2013 10:13 pm Black Rock
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Greetings,
I too am a Black Rock owner, my one has the serial number 231 BR. I have had it for around 4 years now.
Marcus
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 13 Sep 2013 1:58 am Black Rock
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I bought one of theses new back in the 70`s mine had 3x4 and IMHO still the best student model ever made, it had the same changer as the pro steels sounded as only an Emmons can and played great.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 6:31 pm GS-10 vs Black Rock
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| Can anyone expand on the major differences between the GS-10 and the Black Rock? Also remember them from the late '70s - early '80s at the Emporium in Minneapolis. |
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Doug Palmer
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 5:46 am Gs10-br10
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Jack, as I recall the main difference in the GS-10 and BR-10 was the polished end plates. They also had adjustable legs and a small wood neck. Depending on what was in stock you might have regular small button Kluson keys instead of the plastic button keys. They usually had 4 knees instead of one on the GS. Of course special orders were available too. They were great guitars, I wish I could find one today. Light weight and push pull tone.
Doug Palmer
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 7:16 am
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Doug,
Thanks for that information. Would it then be correct to assume that the Black Rock is basically a cross between the GS-10 and a Pro Model? And could it be that the reason they sound so good is that both the Black Rock and the GS-10 use the bolt-on changer?
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Doug Palmer
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 7:46 am Br-10
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Yes, the BR-10 was a step up from the GS model. They both have push-pull changers mounted to the body. Because of the shorter pillow mounts they had almost zero cabinet drop. Many Pro's played them. I would if I had one!
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Ga McDonnell
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N GA, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2013 5:11 am
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The 8 string psg that Emmons made was essentially a black rock model. No difference other than number of strings and the set up being with four pedals.
Example of a typical 8 string.....
http://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/4094154322.html |
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Ga McDonnell
From:
N GA, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2013 5:13 am
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duplicate
Last edited by Ga McDonnell on 27 Sep 2013 5:41 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2013 5:20 am
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[quote="Mike Cass"] I personally spent many an hour on both the 'Rock and SG-10 Student models giving lessons to some of the players in the area quote]
Mike, I would be one of those students and remember the black rock.  |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2013 6:52 am
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[quote="Kevin Mincke"]
| Mike Cass wrote: |
I personally spent many an hour on both the 'Rock and SG-10 Student models giving lessons to some of the players in the area quote]
Mike, I would be one of those students and remember the black rock. |
Me too! |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 29 May 2018 7:09 pm
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| Anyone out there still using a Black-Rock ? |
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 30 May 2018 12:51 am
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| Yep Nick, I still have the Black Rock D-10... |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 30 May 2018 5:30 pm
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| Bud . . . . by chance, is yours the one that Al Marcus owned many years ago. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 May 2018 7:23 pm
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| Nick our those black Rocks your steels I really like the looks of those l would like fine one an ask might to work his magic on it. |
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Bob Guichard
From:
Central Texas, USA
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Posted 30 May 2018 8:08 pm black rock s-8
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I recently traded for this S-8 Black Rock. Havent had a chance to clean it up but it plays and sounds great. Only one knee but I have two more knee kits that I plan to install. During that mod I plan to move the pedals to the left where they should be.
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 31 May 2018 7:45 am
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Nick, I still have the D-10 Black Rock.eight and three
This may be the one Al had..we were very good friends and I miss him. There was no end to his musical expertise. My Black Rock is for sale for 1200 If anyone is interested. It will require some work to get it in shape. |
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