Williams X-overs

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 18 Nov 2002 4:21 pm

Hey, folks....anyone (other than b0b) playing one of these out in forum land??!! I sure would like some player feedback! I got pics from b0b this afternoon, but it looks like his is set up to be played with the left foot & I was thinking my old ShoBud X-over was set up to be played with both feet like most folks do when they're playing the C6th! Maybe with the pedals more towards the center?? What do you guys think? Let's hear from you X-over owners???!!

Scott Howard · Post by **Scott Howard** » 18 Nov 2002 6:14 pm

Crossover #3 is to be delivered to me on Thursday.

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 18 Nov 2002 6:49 pm

Scott, if yours is Bill's 3rd, there can't be very many out there in the world can there? Is yours keyless? I forgot to ask when I e-mailed you?? I hate to pick on b0b, but look's like he might be the one out there with the most experience with it?!

Scott Howard · Post by **Scott Howard** » 18 Nov 2002 8:15 pm

Yes it is keyless,blue laquer,Lawrence 710 pickups,a extra LKL on E9th and a 2 case setup 1 for the body and 1 for the legs and pedal bar.

Thursday is going to seem like a year away.

Eddie Lange · Post by **Eddie Lange** » 18 Nov 2002 9:29 pm

Shameless plug time, just kiddin. I do not own a Willy X-over, but I am a Williams player and have played Bill's X-over a couple of times and they are great. Course everything Bill puts out is fantastic. Trust me, if you do order one, you will be receiving an EXCELLENT guitar from a master craftsman and a true perfectionist. And the tone,

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b0b · Post by **b0b** » 18 Nov 2002 9:59 pm

I'm moving this to the 'Pedal Steel' area of the Forum.

Bill hasn't been actively marketing the 400X, which is why so few have been made.

I especially like playing the back neck on mine. On a standard D-10, I was never comfortable on the back neck. My legs were too close together, and I often missed the pedals. On the crossover, the pedals are in the same place whether I'm playing the front or back neck. My "muscle memory" only has to find 5 pedals, not 8!

I think of it as two identical 5+5 guitars, with different tunings. Pretty cool idea!

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