ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 4 Apr 2007 11:47 am

Thanks Joe. I'll have to get ahold of him & see if he does conversions. There's so much gone that I think a rebuild would be super pricey!!!

Phillip Morgan · Post by **Phillip Morgan** » 5 Apr 2007 7:26 am

I know what road you are going down.greg is the man .Be careful! ZB is the way to go!!!!!!
Phillip

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 5 Apr 2007 8:23 am

Yes Greg is the man...not to say there aren't other "men" too, but Greg did right by mine.

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 5 Apr 2007 8:52 am

Greg can play them and fix them and give you a history lesson as well.

Russ

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 5 Apr 2007 10:31 am

The ZB on Bobbe's site looks really nice. Did anybody else see that one?

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 5 Apr 2007 11:54 am

Chris,

That is a great SD-11. I have a D11/10 like it and love the way it plays and sounds. If I had a few extra $$$ I would buy it. The low E on string 11 is nice. Now lets see what I can sell ...

Russ

Joe A. Camacho · Post by **Joe A. Camacho** » 5 Apr 2007 2:33 pm

No horns?

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 5 Apr 2007 3:03 pm

The fishtails were taken off in the late 70's to make the guitar shorter and lighter.

Joe A. Camacho · Post by **Joe A. Camacho** » 5 Apr 2007 3:17 pm

Doesn't look right without them...

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 6 Apr 2007 5:48 am

But it sounds right...

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 6 Apr 2007 6:18 am

Visually, I prefer the look of this later model. It just looks neat and tidy to me. But I bet it's not attractive to purists who prefer the original design of the ZB Custom.

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a pic on the cover of a Steel Guitarist Magazine of Tom Brumley playing a steel very similar to this?

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 6 Apr 2007 7:18 am

Yes. Tom's last SD-11 was like this with 4p and 6k I believe.

Don't get me wrong. I like the horny/fish ones too but, don't sell this one short.

Russ

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 6 Apr 2007 7:32 am

yes quite similar...

I am a fan of the fishtails. And of Sho~Bud "gumby" heads; and Rococco Filigree and Art Nuveau.

60's Emmons is more Bauhaus or Frank Lloyd Wright

Chris Erbacher · Post by **Chris Erbacher** » 6 Apr 2007 10:14 am

to me, without the horns makes it look like everything else. one of the things that i like about zb's is how they pretty much don't look like they came out of a factory or cabinet shop. not to put other brands down, i have owned them and they are nice guitars, but something about the look of the zb (and the tone) makes me want to play them...i guess it is why i prefer an older, more classic car to the new ones, they have more character to me...and more mechanical stuff to deal with, but when they are working nicely, man, it sure is sweet...

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 6 Apr 2007 1:05 pm

That's slick!!! Wish I hadn't purchased my project ZB Custom & a few amps. I'd be all over this like flies on poo.

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 6 Apr 2007 6:14 pm

Well, It looks like some lucky dog got that SD-11 at Bobbe's. Anyone here?

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 8 Apr 2007 4:51 pm

Chris Erbacher just said something about likeing ZB's and older cars . I share the same view and I know lots of other people do . I never think of buying hardly anything new especially guitars and amps and other instruments . I don't think it is a price thing as a lot of the time the older stuff is more expensive . I think it has more to do with using something that has a bit of history , maybe a few few scares to proove it . I just don't get that thrill from picking up a brand new guitar . My wife says "why do you want that old thing , why don't you buy a nice new one " To me , vintage is the way to go .

Chuck McGill · Post by **Chuck McGill** » 9 Apr 2007 5:04 am

If I could find a modern steel that sounded like my
ZB I would consider it. Not saying new steels don't sound good but there is something different like the
growl of Push pull or the sweet tone of an old Bud my
Scranton has that.

Art Beard · Post by **Art Beard** » 10 Apr 2007 12:58 pm

Just a heads up, there is a D-10 on ebay priced at $625. with about 14 bidders when I signed out. Faded, as most of the ones I've seen pics of are. I think it was #1969. Happy hunting, Art

Benton Allen · Post by **Benton Allen** » 14 Apr 2007 5:52 pm

Did anyone bother to copy down the Serial numbers, manufacturing dates, and original owner information that Zane's daughter Carrie had on her web site last year? She also had some BMI information posted also.
I failed to do it, and of course, it's no longer there. If so, maybe someone could email it to me?

uoba@bellsouth.net

Thanks

Benton

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 15 Apr 2007 4:55 pm

That D-10 sold for $990. Not too bad depending on how good of shape it is in.

Kind of hard to tell since the pictures aren't that good & they aren't up close. It's apparently a Scranton one too!!!

Seems like a pretty good deal. Would this have the old style ZB Custom logo on it???

Casey

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 15 Apr 2007 5:41 pm

I have pictures when it was on Craigs List. It needs a total rebuild. The finish is in very bad shape. Greg Jones estimated a $1500 rebuild.

I passed.

Russ

Pat Kelly · Post by **Pat Kelly** » 15 Apr 2007 7:19 pm

By the way fellas, what sort of price was on that nice SD11 up the top of the page?

Joe A. Camacho · Post by **Joe A. Camacho** » 15 Apr 2007 7:25 pm

I think it was $1850.

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 16 Apr 2007 9:33 am

I think it was $1695.00 Bobbe says you'll see it on the Nashville Star TV show.

By the way Pat ... it makes our double necks look pretty good!

Russ

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