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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 3 May 2006 5:23 am    
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FOR SALE: Rare, 1981 Emmons p/p S12 (not SD12), serial number 190-S12. Rosewood mica. E9/B6 universal with 7 pedals and 4 knee levers.

COPEDANT:
Pedals 1 , 2 and 3 are "Emmons" E9;
Pedal 4 is the "BooWah" (commonly in the 8th pedal position);
Pedals 5, 6, and 7 are the traditional 6th pedals.
LKL raises the E's to F;
LKV (extended by Bobby Bowman) lowers string 5 B to Bb;
RKL lowers string 2 D# to C# (no half-stop) and string 8 E to D;
RKR lowers strings 4 and 8 E to D#;
This the basic "Jeff Newman" universal tuning.

The undercarriage was taken apart and reassembled by Bobby Bowman in July 2003 (Bowmanized) and plays like a dream. However, a previous owner dinged-up the back apron and top of the cabinet (in back of the neck) Looks like the bar may have been dropped on it. Cosmetically the guitar is about a 6. Mechanically, it's a solid 10.

Included with the guitar:
8 sets of Jagwire strings customized for this guitar.
1 "Sun Slip" aluminized cover made by forum member Tom Mortensen.
2 instruction manuals for newbies to the universal tuning:
Frenchy Messier's book "Easy Guide to the B6th Tuning"
forum member, Scott Henderson's book "Think B6th".
Both are great start-off tutorials.
1 ATA rated flight case upgraded to include casters and a plate lock.

The back apron is autographed by steel picker/producer Lloyd Maines (I'll include a picture of Lloyd, the guitar and me at the time of the autographing).

This guitar is stage-ready and was my main guitar for about a year and a half touring with Kevin Fowler.

Photos available to serious buyers.

PRICE: $2250 plus freight to the lower 48

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 04 May 2006 at 04:38 AM.]

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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 3 May 2006 6:30 am    
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I've deleted pics of the guitar and me on stage with the Kevin Fowler Band so that I may post recent pictures of just the guitar.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 5 May 2006 5:14 am    
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 5 May 2006 8:07 am    
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Thanks to Curt Langston's concise explanation of the Imagecave posting process, I've decided to add pictures to the post. The pictures were taken March 2006:





Dings in deck behind neck

Dings in back apron


b0b, thank-you for the use of the bandwidth!

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 7 May 2006 1:03 pm    
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Bumperoosky
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Jeff Hogsten

 

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Flatwoods Ky USA
Post  Posted 8 May 2006 6:59 am    
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Ive heard that these sound different than a ten string which has kept me from buying one. Any opinion on that
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Jon Jaffe


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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 8 May 2006 8:01 am    
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This is a great guitar set up by a master. It plays great and sounds even better. I would buy it but now is not the time for me.
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 8 May 2006 12:59 pm    
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Jon, thank-you for your kind remarks. I appreciate them.

Jeff, my first modern PSG was a '70 Emmons S10 p/p with a mica "fatback" cabinet and an aluminum neck. Currently, besides this S12 guitar, I own a '77 D10 p/p with a Lacquer cabinet. Both of these guitars have aluminum necks. The differences in tonal qualities among these three are slight. If any differences occur it would be that the D10 has a slightly warmer mid and low frequency tonal quality due to the lacquer finish. Otherwise, all three guitars have that signature push/pull "growl" and sustain in the upper registers. Thank-you for your interest.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 11 May 2006 4:45 am    
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Here are some pictures of the undercarriage





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Glenn
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 15 May 2006 4:52 am    
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This great-sounding, easy-playing horn is still available. If you want a 12-string "uni" with the legendary Emmons tone this axe is IT.

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Glenn
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Mark Metdker

 

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Post  Posted 17 May 2006 3:02 am    
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Man, I wish I had an extra 2 grand lying around. I'd jump al over it. Nice guitar.

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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 17 May 2006 7:21 am    
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Thanks for the "bump", Mark. I appreciate your help.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Chuck McGill


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Post  Posted 18 May 2006 6:40 am    
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This guy is great to deal with. I sold him a D10 Push pull that I should have kept. Hind sight. Good luck Glenn.
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 18 May 2006 10:26 am    
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Thanks for the nice complement, Chuck. That wonderful push/pull you sold to me is the main reason I'm selling this guitar. I just don't play this one enough to keep it.

Folks, Chuck is as honest and straight-up a businessman as you'll ever deal with. A true gentleman. Check his website for the next guitar of your dreams. (That is, if this S12 ain't it).

Check out Chuck's website: www.bandstandinc.com

BTW: Imagecave notified me that I exceeded their monthly limit for image transfers. Hence, the pictures I posted earlier have all disapeared. If anyone is interested in the pictures I can still e-mail them. Send me an e-mail.

Keep on pickin', ya'll!
Glenn

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Jon Jaffe


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Post  Posted 19 May 2006 6:12 am    
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They are back!












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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 19 May 2006 6:59 am    
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Hey Jon, thanks for reposting the pictures for me. I appreciate your efforts.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Mark Metdker

 

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North Central Texas, USA
Post  Posted 19 May 2006 8:09 am    
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Glenn, that flight case alone has to be worth several hundred bucks. Those things are great.
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Chris LeDrew


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Post  Posted 19 May 2006 8:11 am    
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That guitar LOOKS like it sounds amazing. I'm surprised the Uni lovers aren't all over this one.
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 19 May 2006 9:00 am    
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Chris, right you are!

Regarding the flight case, it's made by Tour Case Company and was included when I bought the guitar. I had Keal Case Company upgrade it with the plate lock, casters and extra spring handle. I also had Keal Case Company make one just like this one for the Sierra I used to own and it cost $650. It was worth every penny for protection and ease of mind when touring.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 22 May 2006 10:06 am    
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Still here and waiting for you to buy her.

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Glenn
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 24 May 2006 7:46 pm    
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 29 May 2006 6:31 am    
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Mark Metdker

 

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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2006 5:06 am    
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Glenn do you need cash, or would a trade be possible?

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Strats thru a VHT Super 30
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 1 Jun 2006 1:32 pm    
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Mark,

Thanks for your interest. I'm selling this guitar, because of favoritism. I have been playing my Emmons p/p D10 pretty much, exclusively since I bought it, over two years ago. The Emmons p/p D10 is my dream guitar.

This S12 is, simply, too nice to sit in it's case when someone could be playing it.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Post  Posted 5 Jun 2006 9:45 am    
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