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"Brown's Ferry Boogie" by Zeke Clements is now playing on Jerry Byrd's Web Site on the "Jerry's Music" page.

Some good examples of the OLDE Jerry Byrd and the original sound of his six string Ric and Volu-Tone amp are there to be heard by one and all.

Also, the "doo-wah button".......is clearly evident in the second verse. What do you think? Is it a button; and electric cut-off switch; or, the tone control being used with a talented right hand?

Hope you enjoy it!

http://www.jerrybyrdfanclub.com/music/Brown's%20Ferry%20Boogie.mp3

Great stuff again, Ray. Thanks for sharing!

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Ray: Thanks fer the tune. Wish i knew all of the neat stuff that you do on the computer with music and your classic Emails!!! Speaking of mail, have you checked your snail-mail lately? Nuff said already...
Marv

Hi Ray: I'll take a wild guess it's the volume knob.. Junior

No,No, I mean the tone control Jr

This is a skillful use of the tone control knob. Both Jerry Byrd and Speedy West were masters at this. Many of us steel players in the 50's learned to do this quite well.

This can be done on my Rickenbacher 6-string and Fender Custom 3-neck steels with no problem. Of course the tone control has to be easily reachable and also have the correct tone capacitor (.o22mfd) to match the relatively low impedance of the lap steel. This does not work very well on a pedal steel which has much higher impedance pickups - too much bass.

A 'tone or boo-wah switch' won't get this smooth effect.

Thanx,
Jim

Today, I have arthritis in my right hand, partly from manipulating the tone control with my little finger to facilitate the playing of Speedy and Jerry during those early days.


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