European and North American production facilities typically maintain higher quality control than budget overseas operations
I didnt look at the change from Gibson to Fender as Im done with that. It was more a case of wanting to try something else. 1969 ZEMAITIS CUSTOM 12-STRING IVAN THE TERRIBLE Body: Rosewood back and sides, cedar top, decorative back stripe with heart inlays, inlaid heart motif on tops lower bout, natural finish Neck: 7-ply laminated maple and walnut, 18 frets, bound ebony fingerboard with silver heart inlays, silver nut Headstock: Three silver four-leaf clover inlays, silver heart-shaped truss rod cover engraved Eric Clapton Bridge: Ebony pin bridge with silver four-leaf clover inlays, silver engraved bridge pins and saddle Soundhole: Heart-shaped with purple heart amaranth heart inlays, ebony edging I finally got to meet Tony Zemaitis in the mid 60s
November 10, 2012
According the Haenfler, a subculture is defined as a relatively diffuse social network having a shared identity, distinctive meanings around certain ideas, practices, and objects, and a sense of marginalization from or resistance to a perceived conventional society (2014:6)