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Anyone know of, or have a BIAB style with tic-tac guitar?

Hi Bob. I'm not sure what tic tac guitar is, can you give an example or maybe a song that uses that sound. I may be able to find a BIAB style that you can use.

I may be slightly off in this description but this is what I understand it to be.

Back in the Hank Williams era, some of his recordings were backed up by Jerry Byrd, Tommy Jackson and Zeke Turner. Zeke played a rhythym guitar style that used muted, single string notes on the beat. In 4/4 time for example, he'd emphasize the downbeats; it was up in the mix and gave a strong, sturdy sense of beat, similar to what a bass might do, but done on the guitar. Grady Martin also did a lot of this on other recordings in that era.

If memory serves you'd find it on HW's "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin", maybe "I'll Pretend" (wish I could think of more).

This style was popular for awhile but gave way to the shuffle beat when it came to the fore.

Thanks for the offer to help.

BK

Bob:
If you have them, try one of these two styles. probably as close to what you want as you will find:

*C_HANK

*C~HNKSR1

Graham, thanks for the suggestion - I have them both, but neither are close to what I'm looking for.

I appreciate your taking the time to post.

Thanks, Bob

One example, Hank Williams, Your Cheatin Heart, the steel break has the kind of rhythm style I'd like to find for biab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rvLeCMTofE

Here's a better example; Zeke Turner, Jerry Byrd backing Hank on I'm so lonesome I could cry. That rhythym behind Hank's singing is what I'm looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXYjm74WFI

Don't worry about the thread topic (tic-tac guitar), that rhythm style is a gas to play over.

Andy Reece (Time Jumpers) uses a 6 string Danelectro bass guitar for a tic-tac. usually muted strings and mirrors the regular bass notes. Ray Price used a lot of TT in the 60's. If you have either Night Life or San Antonio Rose album, good examples. I should clarify Bass guitar, not 5 or 6 string bass, Fender VI if you could find one is perfect. If you listen to Laney Hicks CD Russ plays tic-tac on several cuts, usually used on shuffle songs.

hope this ain't too confusing

Mike

Mike,

No man, not confusing, I'm with you. Thanks.