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William Carter
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Autry Rutledge Amp

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Does anybody know what kind of amp Autry Rutledge used with his Zum U12?
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Mike Auman
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A couple of forum members report buying Music Man 115-HD 150 amps from Autry Rutledge, one with a K-130 JBL speaker, so that may be a place to start. See the posts by Randy Beavers (pg 1) and Michael Brewer (pg 2) in this thread, or maybe contact them directly ... https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=61672
Long-time guitar player now working on lap steel.
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Darvin Willhoite
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Where is Autry at now? I used to see him a lot when he worked at The Guitar House in Tulsa, then saw him a couple of times after he opened his own store. I moved to Texas in 1980 and haven't heard of him since.

I went into the Guitar House one day and he was playing a Guitorgan (remember those?) and his playing blew me away. He was working up a Christmas show to play at a hotel in Tulsa, and was playing 'Winter Wonderland' and I have never forgotten it. I never heard him play steel though.
Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, as well as some older MSAs, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Recently added a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored blue Rose, named the "Blue Bird" to the herd. Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic again that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also added a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks.
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Andy Jones
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Haven't seen him in a few years.The last I heard of him he still lives in Noxubee county,MS.That man can do it all!
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