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Topic: Quesions about an Emmons 3+1 |
James Harrison
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New Brockton, Alabama, USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2008 11:39 pm |
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I have an Emmons 3+1. It does not have a raised neck or serial number, and I think it may be a student model. I am restoring it as it has an unbelieveable tone for an inexpensive pedal steel guitar. It may have been modified. I have tried for 2 weeks to get any info on this guitar, and nothing. Was this a junk guitar that has been forgotten? I can't believe Buddy Emmons would do this. I am disapointed that a guitar of this tone has been neglected because of dollar value. This seems to be a slam on Buddy Emmons, and that is not fair. Will someone tell me what is going on? It seems that now if the dollar amount is not high the instrument is no good, no matter if it sounds good.
It seems as the steel guitar industry is like the medical industry, no matter what the quality is, if it is not high dollar, it is not good.
I say POS on this kind of being rich if you have a certain BRAND of guitar instead of what shows on your bank statements. I am not spesking for everyone , but some think this.
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 15 Feb 2008 6:40 am
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| You have, by the sounds of it, a student model Emmons push pull S10 guitar. They are for sale now and then, and are recognized for their good tone. Saw one for sale a month ago or so for $595. Came with 3 pedals one lever. Mechanism is the same as the rest of the Emmons push pull guitars, so I've heard. So if you want to add a lever or pedal, parts should be readily available...Jerry |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2008 6:59 am
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| I have 2 of them at the shop. They both had 3/1 and I added an additional knee lever to each one and they both sound great! As a matter of fact- 1 of them is the best sounding guitar in the shop (out of 45 contestants!) |
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 16 Feb 2008 10:02 am
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I have a D-10 Black Rock that has heaps of great tone..I think this was a step up from the student model but not a real big step.
BUT....beware of the horn called " Little Buddy " it has nothing to do with Emmons and is basically not worth trying to use as a beginnig guitar or anything else for that matter.If anyone has ever set one up so it plays great I would like to know about it.
Old Bud |
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Paul Redmond
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2008 1:33 am
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What you most likely have is the old student model pull/release system. It doesn't lend itself well to conversion to a so-called modern setup. Don't give up though. See my post "Hot Rod Maverick" and be prepared to spend a few bucks making it do what it is you want it to do. NOT user-friendly by any means. NOT a negative pall on Buddy Emmons. Just a cheap trainer model that was never intended to do what you'd hoped it would do. It CAN be made to do what you want it to do, but you'd be better off finding an old S-B Pro I or a BMI S-10 Economy. They have a universal-type changer and KL's can be added easily. It becomes a question of just how much you want to invest in the instrument to make it do what you want it to do versus what it will cost to acquire an instrument that can easily be set up to do what you want it to do anyhow. These are the trade-offs, I guess.
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James Harrison
From:
New Brockton, Alabama, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2008 4:38 pm
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| I did not buy this guitar for gig playing. I bought it, because I bought it cheap. I am cleaning it up and have it tuned correctly for possible resale. I was just trying to find some info on it. So far I have found nothing except what you good guys have posted. I have searched the web for about 2 weeks and have not found 1 for sale or any info. But with the tone it has it will be hard to let it go, and I may not. |
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