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Topic: That incredible ZB Custom sound! |
Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Oct 2004 1:15 pm |
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I went down to London Kentucky this week and had my ZB D-10 gone through by Greg Jones. I've had a very busy season and wanted the guitar tweeked and regulated for the winter season. It plays beautifully.
I got a chance to see Greg play a 1966 D-10 ZB on the Stage of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance Saturday night. Absolute quintessentia
Brumley sound from The Buckaroos recordings. He captured that sound perfectly on stage playing classic country steel guitar with a world class band. He then put MY guitar on stage for the next show and did the same thing. Its nice to hear your own guitar being played though concert mains by a great steel guitar player. I just get over the sound of these ZB's.
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Frank Parish
From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2004 2:28 pm
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Kevin,
Did Greg put any antifreeze in the ZB? |
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Bob Simmons
From:
Trafford, Alabama, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2004 3:09 pm
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| my 66 D10 ZB will be refinished and on the market this fall, let me know if anyone interested |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Oct 2004 3:30 pm
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| Frank, we're waiting for winter to hit here in Buffalo. Anti-freeze is on the top of the list. |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Oct 2004 5:41 pm
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| I have a red ZB D10 in excellent condition. It was built by Zane foe Bobby Garrett. It has Zane's signature on both fretboards. I aquired it from Bobby in about 1970 when he decided to give it up and get a real job. Still plays and sounds great. Jody. |
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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Oct 2004 3:02 am
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I couldn't agree more Kevin. I just picked up
a 70 model D10 and having played every major
brand, including a Push pull, this guitar has
the best sound I have ever had. It would have
to go a long way to beat my Sho bud but I think it does. |
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jim milewski
From:
stowe, vermont
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Posted 11 Oct 2004 5:27 am
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| any particlar amp that enhances that sound? |
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Souderton, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 11 Oct 2004 6:26 am
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| any particlar amp that enhances that sound? |
Vintage Fender Twin Reverb, or Fender Custom Vibrasonic;Fender '59 Bassman with retro fitted 15"...
any of these are a "match made in heaven" for a definitive ZB sound
In My Opinion (and others  )[This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 11 October 2004 at 07:26 AM.] |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 11 Oct 2004 8:27 am
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| I agree with Dave's assesment about Fender tube amps. I tried the ZB with the new Fender Custom Twin 15 and it sounded great. I'm using a Webb 614-E right now and loving it. Chuck, I had the same experience as you. I gave up some of the best sounding guitars ever including Sho-Bud and Emmons to play the ZB Custom. [This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 11 October 2004 at 09:29 AM.] |
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Farris Currie
From:
Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Oct 2004 1:32 pm
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Dangit guys,i've never been around a Z B before,but i sure love the Tom Brumly sound.what kind of pedal feel,ect did they have?were the pullers single,double or what?
I see the antique tractor shows,they drove them,but not as nice as todays tractors!!how about the Z Bs,do they got the power steering ect.or do you have to crank hard!!
Just curious!! farris |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 21 Oct 2004 1:58 pm
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| Farris, I'm going to try and get Greg Jones on here to answer your questions. From what I understand the sixties guitars had triple raise capability. The seventies and on double. Unfortuantely the pedal action on alot of the ZB's were not that good mainly do to misadjustment and poor maintenance. Greg Jones has solved all that and can make a ZB play smooth and quiet. I have a restored 73 that plays very smooth and is very accurate on the tuning meter. Greg Jones has spent years working on ZB's and understands them very well. Once they are set up, lubricated, and adjusted correctly they are very stable. I've played mine on hundreds of gigs with no problems. I have to admit that when I first got mine some of the pedals played like truck clutches because the guitar was so out of adjustment. Also, the knee levers on ZB's were not very well comfortably placed. Mine were realigned and replaced with polished alluminum adjustables. They look factory. |
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 21 Oct 2004 3:09 pm
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Hey Jody, Im still interested in taking my dads ZB off your hands. Let me hear from you if your offer is still good. Thanks
Rick |
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Farris Currie
From:
Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Oct 2004 3:37 pm
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| Hello Rick,i'm glad you seen this,i was going to email you tonight to see if you had read it. Man i hope you can get your dads steel. That would be Greaaaaaat!!!! |
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