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Topic: Pete Drake's "Goldie"...? |
James Collett
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San Dimas, CA
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 2:47 pm |
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So I'm in Nashville on vacation and went to the Musician's H O F to see, among other things, "Goldie". Upon looking at the undercarriage, I realized that neither the bellcrank assembly or the changer fingers were original, at least according to what r & b baldwin crossovers are supposed to look like. It had 2-hole pullers and nylon tuners, as well as (what I thought was) a 3 and 2 changer. Does anyone know anything about the possible history of this modification?
Thanks!
James
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 7:00 pm
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| Yes, there is a good possibility that Duanne Marrs of Sho-Bud fame did it. I know that he worked on that guitar. |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 10:35 pm
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| I do not know much about Sho-Buds, but I thought Pete Drake's famous guitar was a Cabinet end with old Permanent mechanics or even Fingertip/Permanent undersides? I do not know, other than to expect the mechanics to be pre-Baldwin. |
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 11:41 pm
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I'm pretty sure Pete had more than one Goldie. I believe the one that's on display in the glass case - with the cowboy boots - is a Professional, and may have had an updated undercarriage.
If I remember right, it's blonde laq with black necks? |
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Benton Allen
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Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2009 6:09 am
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For some reason I always thought that Pete played an old Sho-Bud Crossover that had been modified over the years to suit his needs. I realize I could be totally off base and wrong also. I'll bet Los Bobster would know the true skinny on Pete's guitar/guitars. Maybe Mr. Seymour will see this and weigh in.
Cheers!
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 14 Jun 2009 7:47 am
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| I recall reading in Guitar Player the Pete Drake had at least three PSGs. If he came up with a new lick for a song that was a big hit, he would reserve that lick for that particular artist's sessions. If the lick required a particular change, he'd have the guitar sent to the shop to prep it for the upcoming session. So he had three instruments cycling between shop and studio. |
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James Collett
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San Dimas, CA
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Posted 14 Jun 2009 2:09 pm
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Well, the Sho-Bud refered to as "Goldie" in the Musician's Hall of Fame had a '57 Les Paul-type gold finish, not sure if that makes a difference.
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