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my new guitar [message #19606]

Sun, 10 November 2013 21:57

Snodgrass
Messages: 139
Registered: January 2008
Location: Bartlesville, OK

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http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz342/matthew_snodgrass/DSCN2821_zps0449c1d4.jpg

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Re: my new guitar [message #19607 is a reply to message #19606]

Mon, 11 November 2013 08:03

pleat
Messages: 1454
Registered: June 2004
Location: Belding, Mi

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That's a nice collection and history of Kustoms. Love the red footstool.
pleat

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Re: my new guitar [message #19613 is a reply to message #19606]

Wed, 13 November 2013 12:46

Kochens
Messages: 80
Registered: April 2009
Location: Denmark

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What brand of guitar are the green one ?

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Re: my new guitar [message #19614 is a reply to message #19606]

Wed, 13 November 2013 14:52

chicagobill
Messages: 2006
Registered: April 2003

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If you are asking about the one that he is holding, it is a Kustom K200 guitar.

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Re: my new guitar [message #19617 is a reply to message #19614]

Thu, 14 November 2013 11:25

Kochens
Messages: 80
Registered: April 2009
Location: Denmark

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I have never seen a kustom guitar in Denmark, are they any good, as the big brands ?

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Re: my new guitar [message #19618 is a reply to message #19606]

Thu, 14 November 2013 18:08

chicagobill
Messages: 2006
Registered: April 2003

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I always liked them. I have a natural one. They are constructed like a Rickenbacker, where the interior is hollowed out before the front and back body panels are glued together. They have bolt-on necks and use DeArmond single coil pickups. Some models had Bigsby vibratos.

Some of the bodies were made of Ash and the grain was filled with a dark filler creating a very dark graining. They called these Zebrawood finishes.

They were only made for a few years, so they are fairly rare.

If you look at the literature section, one of the catalogs has a page devoted to them.

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Re: my new guitar [message #19626 is a reply to message #19618]

Sat, 16 November 2013 00:23

Snodgrass
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Registered: January 2008
Location: Bartlesville, OK

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thanks for the comments.... both the foot stools, the license plate, and the greco on top of the pa were given to me by my inlaws in october when i went back to oklahoma. the certificates on the wall are stock certificates that my wife's grandmother had. and the greco has a repaired broken neck with a goya case however i think it adds to the story since it was purchased by an employee for 10 dollars.

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Re: my new guitar [message #19627 is a reply to message #19606]

Sat, 16 November 2013 00:36

Snodgrass
Messages: 139
Registered: January 2008
Location: Bartlesville, OK

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and the new guitar is a k200a with the bigsby and the original hardshell case.

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