Straight into Twin only-No pedals

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 27 Jul 2020 7:10 am

Oh yeah; many years ago me and my wife Miss Leslie; played one of the first shows and we did a song with Bobby Flores; and so that is the song you must be talking about they use for the opener of the Show?? Cool..
I don't have that channel; cause I don't have a TV...so that's as clueless as you can get....ha...LOL.
Ricky

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 27 Jul 2020 7:29 am

Dirk Edwards wrote:Tried just Twin and pedal

I dont know if i am man enough to do it on a live gig?

Only been playing about 4 years though

Try plugging into your volume pedal and then never using it, if only for practice sessions. That will give your hands a chance to learn dynamics instead of relying on the pedal. In my early years I used the volume WAY too much but broke myself of the habit(mostly) by just setting my right foot on the pedal and never moving it.
In certain situations I use a ton of effects but I often go bareback, sometimes going straight into the amp with no volume pedal when playing my non-pedal Fender.

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 27 Jul 2020 7:43 am

Ricky Davis wrote:Oh yeah; many years ago me and my wife Miss Leslie; played one of the first shows and we did a song with Bobby Flores; and so that is the song you must be talking about they use for the opener of the Show?? Cool..
I don't have that channel; cause I don't have a TV...so that's as clueless as you can get....ha...LOL.
Ricky

Ricky,

Tru Country still uses the show intro you melted your strings on. Big Mamou, right?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 27 Jul 2020 9:14 am

Yeah Jim, Big Mamou. that was just a special song when me and Leslie were up there because Leslie is a fiddle player and Bobby Flores the band fiddle player that's up there and they did twin fiddles Big Mamou and of course he tossed me a solo, because Bobby's good that way cuz he plays steel guitar also.
Ricky

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 27 Jul 2020 9:19 am

Buddy Cage ,
PSG _ VP _ Twin ,enough said !

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 27 Jul 2020 3:08 pm

Thanks KMaul

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 27 Jul 2020 4:58 pm

Is that all Buddy had??I thought he had a litle something one
The side??

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 28 Jul 2020 11:53 am

Yes, steel, volume pedal, amp.

Itâ€™s been done for decades. You can break out the gizmo boxes , but if your amps reverb is adequate, throw and go.

You can fine tune the amps reverb with different pans , and preamp tubes.

Iâ€™d rather have less junk in my signal chain, and less to setup/tear down. Less to break, Less to lose, and less potential hassle.

Throw and go.

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 28 Jul 2020 1:27 pm

Going to try it tonight

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 28 Jul 2020 1:58 pm

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 29 Jul 2020 5:13 pm

What Steve said!

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 29 Jul 2020 9:23 pm

I normally use my NV-112, but if I'm playing a show where backline is furnished and multiple bands are rushed on and off the stage, I'll request a Twin because I know I can get what I want out of it. Since in so may rental amps, the reverb doesn't work, I'll take along a Holy Grail pedal. I like going thru the normal channel and I like the tighter sound of a Twin with one speaker disconnected.

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 30 Jul 2020 5:12 am

That's why I have a 68 showman with single jbl 15 too.
The singer gets pissed because i am always experimenting

One week a twin, next week a deluxe,than a bassman head and cab.
Drives the arrogant guy nuts.
Are all singers in love with them selves or is just me?
Exceptionally woman singers

Don Griffiths · Post by **Don Griffiths** » 30 Jul 2020 9:57 am

Great post Dirk, I was just going to post the same. Iâ€™ve slowly been removing pedals as my cords get old and worn out. Iâ€™m finally down to guitar and cord into
the 135 Twin and man it really sounds good. Sparkly clean and warm.
Iâ€™m now thinking the Steel Guitar Black Box was overkill, especially with this amp. It Hasnâ€™t been serviced in about 12 years.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 30 Jul 2020 1:52 pm

There's an old record titled Charley Pride In Person from 1969 that features a Sho-Bud straight into a Twin Reverb. Lotsa people think it sounded pretty good.

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 30 Jul 2020 2:44 pm

Who is playing steel on this album??

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 30 Jul 2020 2:44 pm

Loyd Green??

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 30 Jul 2020 3:45 pm

Dirk Edwards wrote:Who is playing steel on this album??

Lloyd Green at his finest.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 31 Jul 2020 6:46 am

Yes of course that is Lloyd Green playing on the Live from Panther Hall Charley Pride album (Hot July night in 1968), and he was playing his Sho~Bud "lightening bolt" Fingertip which I restored 10 years ago and is still being displayed in the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville, TN.....go visit it.

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 31 Jul 2020 1:58 pm

Thats to cool !!!!!!!!!!

I love that album!!! Of Charley's!!!!!!!

Tim Windsor · Post by **Tim Windsor** » 31 Jul 2020 8:04 pm

Just wanted to give a quick shout out to Ricky. Iâ€™ve been listening to Dale Watsonâ€™s truck drivinâ€™ sessions a lot lately and the steel playing is fantastic amongst consistently excellent songwriting and arrangements.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 31 Jul 2020 9:18 pm

Thanks Tim; are you talking about the Trucking Sessions that has this song on it>

https://youtu.be/YWxFfx-7oL8

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 1 Aug 2020 1:38 am

That is one great ride there Ricky! I love all those albums you did with Dale.

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 5 Aug 2020 11:19 am

Rick Davis, I used your amp settings on my new Fender Twin, they worked excellent, they are now my standard amp settings, thanks.
Ken

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 5 Aug 2020 4:17 pm

Wow Ken that is awesome. Now with those settings; move your right hand towards your bar hand a little, to warm up your sound delivery; and also, you can move your hand right of normal to get that twanky in your face sound...ha..
And never have to touch your amp again....JUST PLAY>>>BAM !!
Ricky