Style With a Tic-Tac Rhythym Guitar?

[Bob Kagy]

Anyone know of, or have a BIAB style with tic-tac guitar?

[Andy Sandoval]

Hi Bob. I'm not sure what tic tac guitar is, can you give an example or maybe a song that uses that sound. I may be able to find a BIAB style that you can use.

[Bob Kagy]

I may be slightly off in this description but this is what I understand it to be.

Back in the Hank Williams era, some of his recordings were backed up by Jerry Byrd, Tommy Jackson and Zeke Turner. Zeke played a rhythym guitar style that used muted, single string notes on the beat. In 4/4 time for example, he'd emphasize the downbeats; it was up in the mix and gave a strong, sturdy sense of beat, similar to what a bass might do, but done on the guitar. Grady Martin also did a lot of this on other recordings in that era.

If memory serves you'd find it on HW's "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin", maybe "I'll Pretend" (wish I could think of more).

This style was popular for awhile but gave way to the shuffle beat when it came to the fore.

Thanks for the offer to help.

BK

[Graham]

Bob:
If you have them, try one of these two styles. probably as close to what you want as you will find:

*C_HANK

*C~HNKSR1

[Bob Kagy]

Graham, thanks for the suggestion - I have them both, but neither are close to what I'm looking for.

I appreciate your taking the time to post.

Thanks, Bob

[Bob Kagy]

One example, Hank Williams, Your Cheatin Heart, the steel break has the kind of rhythm style I'd like to find for biab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rvLeCMTofE

Here's a better example; Zeke Turner, Jerry Byrd backing Hank on I'm so lonesome I could cry. That rhythym behind Hank's singing is what I'm looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXYjm74WFI

Don't worry about the thread topic (tic-tac guitar), that rhythm style is a gas to play over.

[Mike Hoover]

Andy Reece (Time Jumpers) uses a 6 string Danelectro bass guitar for a tic-tac. usually muted strings and mirrors the regular bass notes. Ray Price used a lot of TT in the 60's. If you have either Night Life or San Antonio Rose album, good examples. I should clarify Bass guitar, not 5 or 6 string bass, Fender VI if you could find one is perfect. If you listen to Laney Hicks CD Russ plays tic-tac on several cuts, usually used on shuffle songs.

hope this ain't too confusing

Mike

[Bob Kagy]

Mike,

No man, not confusing, I'm with you. Thanks.