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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 6:31 am |
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Fed-Ex delivered my new Williams, single ten wide body yesterday. It has a curly maple cabinet with the vintage "rope style" inlay. The color is burgandy red. Pedals are Emmons A, B, and C in positions 1, 2 and 3, with the Franklin change on pedal 4. It has 5 knee levers.
This guitar has the new 600 series changer, with hardened steel fingers. The strings are fed through the fingers so that if one breaks, the ball falls harmlessly on the end of the guitar, not inside the changer. Bill Rudolph finished this guitar in less than three months after I placed my order.
I spent some time trying the guitar out in my shop yesterday, then took it on a gig last night. This is a sweet new axe and a pleasure to play. Bill was great to deal with and still builds beautiful, natural wood guitars in your choice of woods and finishes.
Larry Jamieson |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 7:05 am
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Gorgeous Axe!!! Congratulations Larry.
Dan
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 7:18 am
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Bill makes a great looking guitar not only on the top but also on the bottom side too.I bought a D10 from him a year ago and I just talked to him about an SD10 Keyless in a sunburst finish.
Enjoy your new guitar! |
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ray qualls
From:
Baxter Springs, Kansas (deceased)
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 8:01 am
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Great looking steel Larry! I know that you'll enjoy it. Congrats, Ray
P.S. Look me up when you come to Miami again and I'll buy you a cup of coffee.
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Ray Qualls
Member(KSGA)
Inducted into KSGA
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 1:00 pm
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Larry,
That's a great looking "Willy". Lots of luck with it. Hope to see you in the near future.
PS- Did you wear out your Zum ? |
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Mike Ester
From:
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 1:19 pm
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 1:30 pm
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Super looking guitar for sure. I know I have had a Williams U12, for years and I still love it. Larry
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U12 Williams keyless 400
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 4:45 pm
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Gentlemen: Thanks for all the positive comments.
Ray, I will try to get up to Baxter Springs for that cup of coffee sometime this summer.
John, I still have my Zum, it is a keeper! Had an older MSA for a 2nd guitar and I decided to move up to a newer model with the Franklin pedal. Larry, hope to get back up to Cortland sometime. Does your band have a schedule posted on the web? We are at www.countryexpressmusic.com. Best regards,
Larry J. |
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 5:49 pm
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Nice Guitar Larry.How's the pedal travel, long,or short? In that I mean,do you have to push the pedals way down,or do you have to push down a short stroke?  |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 7:21 pm New Williams S10WB
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| Larry, thanks for your post, your new Williams Steel looks great. I just received word from Bill that my Williams S10WB will be in the next batch and will be done in two to three months...the color I chose is just like yours. |
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 7:44 pm New Willie
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| Beautiful guitar, my kind of color too been thing of a new one just needin to work on more and save my pennies bet it cost several two pennies that is haha PS: What kind pup is that????? |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 10:05 pm
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Man,that's a Beaut!
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 10:16 pm
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| That's a mighty purdy one, fersure. Congrats! |
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2007 7:06 am
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Thanks again for your positice comments, guys. Kenny, the pedal travel is pretty short. My old MSA had a long pedal travel, but the new Williams is more like my Zum, maybe an inch to an inch and a half at most. The Franklin pedal requires the most effort, but it is lowering three strings...
Brad, I know your will like your new Willy when it gets finished. Make it a great day!
Larry J. |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2007 7:23 am New Willy
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| Larry, Thanks, I'm like a little boy waiting for a new toy. From what I've read, the "Series 600 changer" is the most advanced and innovative one on the market...some people say the sustain is really great and the 24 & 1/4 scale allows for great harmonics. I also like the idea of the strings bending less at the changer. Bill also said that with the S10WB, the leg stance is the same as a D10, for great stability. |
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2007 10:27 am
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Tom, Sorry I missed your question. The pickup is a George L E-66. Supposed to reproduce the sound that made Buddy Emmons famous circa 1966... I wanted a humbucking pickup since I have had some issues with hum in the past. This is a humbucker with a brighter sound than some others. It is absolutely quiet, even up in Hughey land. The sustain is good way up the neck and the guitar seems very stable. I don't think it weighs any less than my SD10 Zum.
Larry J. |
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Jamie Lennon
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 26 Apr 2007 11:36 am
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Hey great Steel !!! Congrats, seems like the " new steel " flu is spreading !!!!
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 26 Apr 2007 2:21 pm Wow
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That is one very good looking guitar.....Congratulations!
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Rick Kornacker
From:
Dixon Springs, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2007 11:42 am thumbs up!
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Hey Larry!
Congrats on your new axe...something about that traditional "vibe". Just sold my "Willy" to a fellow forumite...it was virtually identical to yours except in color and the fact that it is a "400 series". Have a new "Willy" D-10 on order that will probably be a little less conservative in the color/scheme. Question...didn't see the split-tuning screws on the changer end...just wondering. I sincerely believe that the Williams guitar is fixin' to take a major leap in recognition and desirability into the "top-shelf" category. Kudos to Bill R. and all those that build fine guitars...it just keeps getting "gooder" Regards, RK
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2007 1:21 pm New Willy
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| Hey Rick, Bill said he would start the new batch on 5-4-07...looks like we will be getting our Steels by July or August...good luck with your D-10, I'm getting the S10WB, I already have a Mullen D-10, which I'm keeping. When a pro, like you, keeps going back it helps the brand take that major leap you were talking about. |
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Isaac Stanford
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 29 Apr 2007 2:18 pm Nice
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| Great looking guitar. Matches the carpet. |
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 1 May 2007 5:40 pm
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An inch to a inch and a half of pedal travel is WAY too much.That much, the guitar would be playing you.  |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 5 May 2007 4:37 pm Willy
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| Larry how does your New Williams compare to your Zum, tonewise and playability? |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 6 May 2007 9:04 am Not so................
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| An inch to a inch and a half of pedal travel is WAY too much.That much, the guitar would be playing you. |
No Kenny, actually that is the sweet spot. Most any guitar can be adjusted to have long OR short throw. The ideal actual pedal travel is 1 to 1 1/2 inch. Now, that is measuring from the pedals very end, or tip. (closet to you) |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 6 May 2007 10:54 am
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Larry,
On your new Williams, does it pull the strings over the changer as the Lamar does, or does it bend the strings over the changer, as do most modern changers do? It's hard to tell from the picture of the changer. Lamar Colvin's changer actually pulls the string and lessens the string, to change it's pitch. Supposedly less string breakage that way. I was just curious. Good luck, it's a beautiful steel. |
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