Japanese Bozo?
Mouser9999
guitars? I recently picked up a used B-80 and was *very* pleasantly surprised.
What a wonderful voice this guitar has! I've never played on of Bozo's handmade
guitars, but my B-80 has a full, ringing, resonant voice that was quite
unexpected on a guitar of such reasonable dollars. This is a keeper for sure.
Anybody else got one?
Wade Hampton Miller
>Does anyone else own one of the old Japanese-made, Bozo Podunavac-designed
>guitars?
I don't, but last I heard Matt Hayden has one.
>I recently picked up a used B-80 and was *very* pleasantly surprised.
Yeah, they'll DO that.
>What a wonderful voice this guitar has! I've never played on of
Bozo's>handmade>guitars, but my B-80 has a full, ringing, resonant voice that
was quite>unexpected on a guitar of such
>reasonable dollars. This is a keeper for sure.
Mouser, I've played a number of Bozo guitars. both the factory-made Japanese
versions and quite a few of the handmade originals that were floating around
Chicago when I was playing in the irish bars in that city.
Quite honestly, I've found the Japanese factory versions to be more consistent
than the original handmade examples.
Because they're not well-known to many players, Japanese-made Bozos are an
excellent value for the money.
Wade Hampton Miller
Chugiak, Alaska
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Matt Hayden
> Mouser wrote:
>
> >Does anyone else own one of the old Japanese-made, Bozo Podunavac-designed
> >guitars?
>
> I don't, but last I heard Matt Hayden has one.
>
I do indeed. In fact, I have a catalog of the original run sent me by
Bozo, kept with the guitar. Mine is a B-100, which is the top of the
line. It currently needs a new nut, but is otherwise in fine shape.
> >I recently picked up a used B-80 and was *very* pleasantly surprised.
>
> Yeah, they'll DO that.
The B-80, the B-80-12, and the B-100 are all solid-wood Bell Western
dreadnaughts (dreadnoughts? Which is the correct spelling? Anyone?
Wade?). They're well-constructed and solid as a rock. The only
problem with mine was shrinkage of the plastic neck binding, which
caused it to separate from the neck. I reglued the 2" section where
it had come loose carefully using white glue and one wouldn't know
that it was ever loose.
It sounds pretty good, and it's tremendously loud. I used to use it
as a busking guitar (and it's got some nicks from that) because it was
SO much louder than anything else. B-80s are similar in tone; the
difference is mostly ornamentation.
>
> >What a wonderful voice this guitar has! I've never played on of
> Bozo's>handmade>guitars, but my B-80 has a full, ringing, resonant voice that
> was quite>unexpected on a guitar of such
> >reasonable dollars. This is a keeper for sure.
>
>
> Mouser, I've played a number of Bozo guitars. both the factory-made Japanese
> versions and quite a few of the handmade originals that were floating around
> Chicago when I was playing in the irish bars in that city.
>
> Quite honestly, I've found the Japanese factory versions to be more consistent
> than the original handmade examples.
>
> Because they're not well-known to many players, Japanese-made Bozos are an
> excellent value for the money.
Interestingly, in the US you can't give them away because of the
inherent prejudice against Japanese-made instruments. In Japan,
however, dealers are wising up and are actively seeking these
instruments; some of them go for serious $$ (well, Y, but I don't have
the yen symbol on this keyboard). I recently contacted a Japanese
dealer who's interested in mine, and his assessment of value/price is
much higher than I expected.
They are also valued highly in Europe.
But they're undervalued here in the US. I had a friend who is a Bozo
enthusiast (3 handmades) swing by and play mine. Now, mine does NOT
sound bad at all. But he dismissed it pretty quickly, more (I think)
for its lineage than for any inherent sound/playability
characteristics.
mh
Steve
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>> dreadnaughts (dreadnoughts? Which is the correct spelling? Anyone?
I've seen it both ways,their both correct.
Lance
Matt Hayden
This is good, since I use both interchangeably.
Anyhoo, it's a hella big guitar ("hella" courtesy of a person I
overheard today at San Diego Airport).
mh
Matt Hayden
You mean Bozo-san?
Matthew
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Larry
misifus
>>>>>dreadnaughts (dreadnoughts? Which is the correct spelling? Anyone?
>
>
> naught. The name is from a British class of battleship, so big it had fear
> (dread) of nothing (naught). The dreadnaught was a larger guitar than was
> common at the time.
>
>
>>>I've seen it both ways,their both correct.
>
>
> "they're" both correct ;-)
>
I think this may come down to which side of the ocean you're on.
-Raf
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Ken Sternberg
Wade Hampton Miller
>Japanese Bozo?
>Anyone know where in the U.S. these are sold?
They're no longer in production, Ken - they were only made for a period of two
or three years (during the early or mid-80s, if memory serves.)
They never really caught fire in the marketplace, but enough of them WERE made
and sold that they're not truly rare.
As a result, if you search diligently you can find them, and they're usually a
good value for the money. As I've stated before, the ones I've played have
been more consistent than the early Chicago-era Bozo originals I've run across.
Hope this helps.
Matt Hayden
> Anyone know where in the U.S. these are sold?
Well, I've got one I'm thinking about selling.
mh
Matt Hayden
> Ken Sternberg wrote:
>
> >Japanese Bozo?
>
> >Anyone know where in the U.S. these are sold?
>
>
> They're no longer in production, Ken - they were only made for a period of two
> or three years (during the early or mid-80s, if memory serves.)
>
> They never really caught fire in the marketplace, but enough of them WERE made
> and sold that they're not truly rare.
>
> As a result, if you search diligently you can find them, and they're usually a
> good value for the money. As I've stated before, the ones I've played have
> been more consistent than the early Chicago-era Bozo originals I've run across.
>
They were made in the mid-late-70s. I've got a catalog for them, from
that period, and in addition to laying out the entire product line,
it's got some great pictures of John Pearse, Leo Kottke, Peter Lang,
and Bozo with an early archtop (which has got to be seen to be
believed). If anyone wants a copy, I'll be happy to scan it for them
(assuming it's OK to do so, legally speaking).
mh
Ashley Hazelwood
wrote:
6 or a 12?
price range?
may be interested...
Ashley
JBS from PA
a guitar and sold the Japanese Bozos when he returned.
I've owned a new B-100 6 string and a used B-80 12 string. They were
great sounding guitars but there were quality problems. The B-100 had
some finish problems and some of the B-80s that my friend had to sell
had sloppy inlays. The B-80 12 string I bought used in the early 90s
was in perfect conditon and was one of the best playing and sounding
12 strings I've ever played. I sold it to buy a Dobro, but now wish I
hadn't and have been looking for another. I had sold the B-100 about a
year after buying it to buy a Martin 00-18.
They are great guitars when you can find a good one.
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