?? for John Hughey

Dag Wolf · Post by **Dag Wolf** » 21 May 2003 5:10 am

John,
Of the pics from the March 2003
Texas Steel Guitar Jambore, seems like you are playing a new laquer Zum with aluminium necks. Do you still have the wood neck Zum? Are you satisfied with Zum?

Regards,
Dag

John Hughey · Post by **John Hughey** » 27 May 2003 6:43 pm

Hi Dag,
Yes that was a wood body with aluminum necks and I still have the all wood Zum. I love both of the guitars. I just put Emmons single-coil pick-ups in both of them and I'll
never use another "humbucker" pick-up.
If it hums, the engineer can deal with it. Ha
I hope this doesn't sound like I'm being a smart a-- but there just isn't any other sound better than a single-coil pick-up, in "my" opinion.

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 27 May 2003 7:00 pm

John,

It aint just your opinion. There's a bunch of us that feel that way.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 27 May 2003 7:06 pm

That's Right! and is the reason I had Jerry Wallace of TrueTone pickups "rewind" my Sho~Bud single coils. They sound GREAT!

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 27 May 2003 7:19 pm

Hey John,Did you get my e-mail or US mail about Jan.2004 in Phoenix? Fred Justice

Buck Reid · Post by **Buck Reid** » 27 May 2003 10:22 pm

Here,Here John! Your tone was incredible at the Steelin'For Hearts show last month. A real treat to hear!

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 28 May 2003 2:43 am

You didn't sound too shabby yourself Mr. Reid. Oh, and I know why it hums, it doesn't know the words!!!!!!!!!

Dag Wolf · Post by **Dag Wolf** » 28 May 2003 6:12 am

Thanks John for the answer.

I agree on the pickups. There just something missing in the humbucking pickups. I have played with both BL and GL`s pu`s tho` they sound great on some of the stuff I play.
Anyhow I`m going to put in a pair of single coils in my Zum to check out....again.

John, regarding both of your Zums - what`s the difference between wood and metal necks in your opinion?

Thanks,
Dag[This message was edited by Dag Wolf on 28 May 2003 at 07:14 AM.]

Frank Estes · Post by **Frank Estes** » 28 May 2003 6:18 am

The 705 is soon to come out of my Emmons push-pull once I get my rewound single-coil back! John always sounds great--humbuckers or not.

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Frank Estes - 1978 Emmons D-10 8+7 #2441D

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 28 May 2003 2:58 pm

Hey John,
Whatever you're doing,don,t change cause in the words of "Tony the tiger" you sound GREAAAATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BTW that new one looks and sounds great,did you have the single coils in it at Saluda the last show?
Bill

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Bill Ford

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 28 May 2003 3:02 pm

Oops..double post deleted..
Bill

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Bill Ford[This message was edited by Bill Ford on 28 May 2003 at 04:03 PM.]