slothead prototype sighting
Paul Templeman
Posted 2008-04-30 11:56 AM (#42075)
Subject: slothead prototype sighting


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Jerry Jeff Walker with one of the original slotheads. Be interesting to know if he still has it, and what serial # it is.

This is the guitar I saw him using when he toured the UK with Guy Clark in the late 80's


JJ Walker with slothead proto
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Tupperware
Posted 2008-04-30 12:10 PM (#42076 - in reply to #42075)
Subject: Re: slothead prototype sighting


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Paul,

Didn't we discuss this awhile ago and concluded that this was not one of the original 34? Was probably one of those "bonus" slotheads thatcame right after, in the serial range 70-90? It looks to not have the square access door on the bottom like the originals and I would assume it has the normal round hatch door on the back. Of course I could be wrong.

Dave
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2008-04-30 12:19 PM (#42077 - in reply to #42075)
Subject: Re: slothead prototype sighting


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Yeah, I remember that, now you mention it. I just looked at the photos I took backstage and the paint in the fingerboard engravings is white rather than gold, if that means anything. Don't have a pic where I can see an access door or not.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2008-04-30 12:23 PM (#42078 - in reply to #42075)
Subject: Re: slothead prototype sighting


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I remember the pics you posted before and the guitar looked white in them. Here, it's definitely a beige guitar....
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cliff
Posted 2008-04-30 12:25 PM (#42079 - in reply to #42075)
Subject: Re: slothead prototype sighting


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". . the paint in the fingerboard engravings is white rather than gold, if that means anything . ."

Not Really.
On the SlotHeads, some had gold, some white . . .
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2008-04-30 12:31 PM (#42080 - in reply to #42075)
Subject: Re: slothead prototype sighting


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Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I remember the pics you posted before and the guitar looked white in them. Here, it's definitely a beige guitar....
Yeah, that's weird. In the backstage and onstage pics I took there's almost no burst to be seen, it looks uniformly white with glitter. In that clip it's definately beige.
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cliff
Posted 2008-04-30 12:42 PM (#42081 - in reply to #42075)
Subject: Re: slothead prototype sighting


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probably the flash you were using
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