My new favorite steel album (Chalker)

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 12 Feb 2012 8:18 pm

Curly Chalker Big Hits on Big Steel. Never heard it before until this weekend. A friend shared a copy with me. It must be my favorite because I've listened to it at least 10 times this weekend!

Just unreal! What a player he was. I've heard other records of his but like this one the best.

Did he use a long scale Fender 1000 through a Fender Bassman? Would love to hear more info/stories/details about the session.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 12 Feb 2012 8:23 pm

It's way up there for me, too, as far as steel records go.

His playing on Wolverton Mountain through a Leslie and The Race Is On kill me.

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 12 Feb 2012 8:36 pm

I wonder if this was tuning he used for the recording.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 13 Feb 2012 4:34 pm

Reliable sources tell me he used a Fender 2000 (D10) guitar, and the tuning used on the album was C6th with an "E" on top

It's pretty obvious Curls was not a fan of "whiny" sounds!

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 13 Feb 2012 5:12 pm

Yes Donny after listening carefully I thought I heard something lower than low F.....

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 13 Feb 2012 10:34 pm

FWIW. My favorite Chalker LP.
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John Swain · Post by **John Swain** » 14 Feb 2012 2:34 pm

This is the album that made me buy a double neck!!!I love Curly's dynamics in TipToeing, actually I love everything on this album..JS

Justin Griffith · Post by **Justin Griffith** » 15 Feb 2012 6:44 pm

Bobby Boggs wrote:FWIW. My favorite Chalker LP.
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Mine too!

rodger_mcbride · Post by **rodger_mcbride** » 16 Feb 2012 1:16 pm

still available on Amazon.

I just downloaded Big Hits on Steel Guitar from one of those blogspot blogs, can't remember which one though.

Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 19 Feb 2012 6:14 pm

I got this album in 1966 and with all the albums since, this is my favorite of all of them. Yes, that Fender 2000 never sounded better in anyone's hands. I don't think he had any knee levers to do all of this, either.

Ernie Dunlap · Post by **Ernie Dunlap** » 20 Feb 2012 12:45 am

What does FWIW stand for?

Dave Harmonson · Post by **Dave Harmonson** » 20 Feb 2012 3:06 am

for what it's worth

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My new favorite steel album (Chalker)

My new favorite steel album (Chalker)

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