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Hands-on review: ZVEX Effects Fuzz Probe

I've been playing for my own enjoyment for over 40 years. My first guitar was an old tiger striped archtop that was murder to play. When I was around 14 I got a Framus which had a arched back, a bolt on mahogany neck and a flat top. My first love is blues although I do play an lot of rock and country as well.

I bought the 12 string with my first paycheque when I finished college. I got it at Hatton's Music in Regina Saskatchewan Canada in 1972. It was the best buy I have made. I paid around $250 Canadian including the hard case. I was making $356 a month back then so I don't know how I paid the rent that month. Last year I was fortunate to buy a Mansfield 6 string dove model from a friend (see this review)

This guitar is the best sounding 12 string I have EVER heard and I have played almost every brand I can find in the music stores. In the 33 years I have owned it I have only had it professionally set up once. It plays easier that the various 6 strings I have and is a fine looking piece of art.

My only regret is that I took it for granted and let it get too cold and brought it out of the case too soon and allowed the finish to check.

This unit has a solid spruce top with mahogany sides, back and neck Ivoroid binding at top, bottom and neck. And trapizoid inlay markers in the finger board. A standard peg bridge with adjustable saddle.

This guitar was made by hoshino gakki of Japan and was called an Ibanez in the US. It is one on the "lawsuit" models.

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