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Paul Wade
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Posted 11 Apr 2020 8:38 am |
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how many where made with a black wooden neck. was that
a special order . i have seen mike Johnson emmons in a video with black necks ??
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Paul Wade
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mundelein,ill
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Posted 11 Apr 2020 1:49 pm Emmons
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 11 Apr 2020 3:05 pm
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Don't know how many, but there are a few of them out there. Basically it's just a wood neck/bolt-on Emmons, with mica instead of a laq finish.
I've seen rosewood ones, and black ones. Kinda always wanted one, myself. John Macy has one that used to belong to Sonny Garrish, and it's a sweet guitar.
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Ernie Renn
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Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2020 2:28 am
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I think they were fairly common.
Technically they are bolt-on changers. BUT when they talk about vintage bolt-on guitars they're talking about metal neck guitars that were made in certain years. Whenever they made a wood neck, it was bolted on.
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Lynn Stafford
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Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2020 10:20 am Emmons Wood Neck Guitars
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I've owned several Emmons wood neck guitars and they all sounded great!
Here are a couple photos of #8 (1164008W). I recently did a thorough mechanical rebuild on it before selling it to my friend, Jesse Cunningham.
Here are a couple photos of a '65 D-10 that I restored a few years ago and sold to my friend, Jim Hussey.
Here are photos of a '72 lacquer D-10 I restored for myself but later sold to Kimo Jones.
Here is a '74 Emmons D-10 owned by Melvin Duffy in the UK that I rebuilt mechanically for him. He didn't want anything done to it cosmetically.
This '72 Emmons D-10 was sent to me from a customer in Canada for a complete restoration.
Last but not least, here are a few photos of an S-10 that I created from various OEM parts for my friend, Rick Pedrosa. It was originally a Black Rock style guitar but I transformed it into a Pro style wood neck guitar.
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 17 Apr 2020 11:10 am
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Here's another...
And this one was up for sale here a while back...
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Jay Dee Maness
From:
North Hills, CA
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Posted 18 Apr 2020 6:55 pm steels
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Justin Griffith
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Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2020 4:35 am
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To me they are brighter and clearer. John Hughey was a big fan until he switched to LeGrandes, etc.
I’ve got one that sounds like a Million Bucks.
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