mr mike johnson

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 1 Jul 2014 7:51 am

outstanding playing

he is one of the best....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivWKbr_dNKI

p.w

Frank Estes · Post by **Frank Estes** » 1 Jul 2014 6:18 pm

Thanks for pointing that one out.

Check out his solo at the end of this one with the Whites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBKQdnvzZBs

No one else comes up with stuff this cool. That 82 push-pull just sings with those older 705 pickups!

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 2 Jul 2014 1:15 am

Mike is the King of Great Tone!

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 2 Jul 2014 5:58 pm

Mike and that red Emmons is definately magic.

Tim Tyner · Post by **Tim Tyner** » 3 Jul 2014 1:35 am

Mike is absolutely awesome!

John Palumbo · Post by **John Palumbo** » 3 Jul 2014 5:00 pm

Loved it, Thanks for posting

Jan Viljoen · Post by **Jan Viljoen** » 3 Jul 2014 11:52 pm

Yea, thanks for posting, these blokes are all pro's.

Would have liked to see them all in South Africa, all dressed up and playing well.
Does Mike have Emmons and Show Pro coups?

I am jealous now.

Wow!

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 4 Jul 2014 5:19 am

Mike's tone (for me) is what a steel should sound like, Just a GREAT player, on both necks!!!!!!
and remember, a lot of it is in his Hands...

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 4 Jul 2014 7:05 am

David Wright wrote:Mike's tone (for me) is what a steel should sound like, Just a GREAT player, on both necks!!!!!!
and remember, a lot of it is in his Hands...

Here here - agree with everything you say David. However, I can tell you that Mike goes to the extreme to get THAT tone. Its no fluke - he is so totally into getting a warm and rich tone that anything that thins down his sound is disregarded.

W. Van Horn · Post by **W. Van Horn** » 21 Jul 2014 9:49 pm

Very cool! They played the head like the tx troubadours complete with some Jimmy Day references in the solos awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Ian Holman · Post by **Ian Holman** » 22 Jul 2014 3:40 am

Will Oldham, working under the name "Bonnie Prince Billy" released the album, "Greatest Place Music" where he re-does some of his older songs using Nashville session musicians. One of them being Mike Johnson. On almost every song there seems to be a gem of steel guitar playing. Always amazing, never grandstanding.

http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/I+Send+My+L ... 23eB?src=5