The Steel Guitar Forum

Boo, my whole band uses the Dream 65 for fly dates. I use one channel for steel and the other for Tele. Then we just get our sounds back in our wedges or IEMs. It saves on transporting amps and makes us more affordable to hire cuz it reduces the venues' backline rental costs. Our lead guitarist is ...

Way back somewhere around 1977 or so, Bucky made a record with Doug Jernigan in Nashville. I got a call in the evening that Doug wanted to use my Vibrolux amp so I brought it to the studio

an amazing recovery from his stroke. He had to re-learn everything . That would make him a legend even if he were an average guitar player. But he is among the best I met him after the stroke when he was living at his Dad's house in New Jersey. I was working for a music publisher in PA and we were ...

Bill McCloskey wrote:I saw him at The Main Point, a club on Philadelphia’s main line, long before his brain tumor. He was absolutely brilliant. He will be missed.

I used to see him there as well. He would have two Twin amps on stage. Did you own McCloskey's bar?

I played with Buck on that crazy tour with Jimmy Carter during the primaries in North Carolina. Buck was the leader of the band. I'm not sure what stories are appropriate here so I'll just leave it at that.

I remember learning his parts for a tour with Frenchie Burke. Neil Flanz and I had to learn those super fast twin parts he did with the steel guitar (forget his name). Whe we first listened we looked at each other like, Oh shit!!

I just joined this group and I'm so happy to see such nice words about Neil. I met Neil very shortly after Gram died. I had been living in town for a few years and was at the Merchant's to see Satch Wright and Satch asked me to go to new gig at the Sam Davis Hotel. They were trying to revive the bar...

Sad news, Herb. I used to drive Neil home to Mom Upchurch's from the Den sometimes (because he didn't drive). We'd go up to his room and drink a beer and listen to Buddy and talk steel guitar. I got my start on steel guitar from his Sho~Bud instruction album. Great guy. Quote: "The C6th neck i...