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Topic: My new favorite steel album (Chalker) |
Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2012 8:18 pm |
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Curly Chalker Big Hits on Big Steel. Never heard it before until this weekend. A friend shared a copy with me. It must be my favorite because I've listened to it at least 10 times this weekend!  Just unreal! What a player he was. I've heard other records of his but like this one the best.
Did he use a long scale Fender 1000 through a Fender Bassman? Would love to hear more info/stories/details about the session.
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 12 Feb 2012 8:23 pm
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It's way up there for me, too, as far as steel records go.
His playing on Wolverton Mountain through a Leslie and The Race Is On kill me.
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2012 8:36 pm
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I wonder if this was tuning he used for the recording.
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 4:34 pm Bhobs
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Reliable sources tell me he used a Fender 2000 (D10) guitar, and the tuning used on the album was C6th with an "E" on top
It's pretty obvious Curls was not a fan of "whiny" sounds!  |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 5:12 pm
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Yes Donny after listening carefully I thought I heard something lower than low F.....
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 10:34 pm
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FWIW. My favorite Chalker LP.
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John Swain
From:
Winchester, Va
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Posted 14 Feb 2012 2:34 pm
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| This is the album that made me buy a double neck!!!I love Curly's dynamics in TipToeing, actually I love everything on this album..JS |
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2012 6:44 pm
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FWIW. My favorite Chalker LP.
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Mine too!
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Emmons/Sho~Bud/Blanton, Fender/Peavey.
Telonics pedal |
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rodger_mcbride
From:
Minnesota
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Posted 16 Feb 2012 1:16 pm then there is this one....
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still available on Amazon.
I just downloaded Big Hits on Steel Guitar from one of those blogspot blogs, can't remember which one though. |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 6:14 pm
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| I got this album in 1966 and with all the albums since, this is my favorite of all of them. Yes, that Fender 2000 never sounded better in anyone's hands. I don't think he had any knee levers to do all of this, either. |
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Ernie Dunlap
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2012 12:45 am chalker
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Dave Harmonson
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Seattle, Wa
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