Funky standard guitar sound on Gene Watsons 14 Carat Mind

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 6 Jul 2021 7:17 pm

In the song there is a really compressor driven gnarly you call it standard six guitar phrase after he says "I wonder if you're still with Willy Jackson the whole thing sounds kind of unique who played the part?

Bobby D. Jones · Post by **Bobby D. Jones** » 6 Jul 2021 7:44 pm

I am not sure if it was recorded more than once. One of the recordings of 14 Carot Mind was on the CD with Farewell Party, Lloyd Green was listed as session steel player.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 7 Jul 2021 6:06 am

That sound is pretty clean, and I'm not hearing any EFX on that phrase. I'd write it off as just good technique.

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 7 Jul 2021 6:06 pm

Who played on it?
all info appreciated

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 7 Jul 2021 6:27 pm

Old Loves Never Die 1981. Credits: Guitar: Dale Sellers, Dave Kirby and Harold Bradley....take your pick.

Sonny Garrish on pedal steel....and the rest of the A team. Buddy Harman, Buddy Spicher, Pig Robbins with the rolling piano, Lisa Silver, Joe Allen.

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 7 Jul 2021 9:07 pm

Great info....

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 8 Jul 2021 5:58 am

You're welcome. I'm not hip to the other two guitarists, so I'm not familiar with their style. I do know Harold Bradley did a lot of sessions for Owen and others. I think he commonly played a 335, but probably did others as well. I'm sure he's capable of these runs and licks too. That phrase or lick is one of the things that stick in my mind when I think of this song.

Of course, the pedal steel for us nerds, but the piano pretty much defines that song for me.

Hard to miss with Gene Watson. Great song, great musician performances all around.

I don't know anything about the ins and outs of the industry, I'm just relaying what I read, but Acuff Rose Music is listed as the source.

There are probably some real professionals and session men around here that can tell us more about that recording and perhaps the particular guitarist that did that song.

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 8 Jul 2021 10:42 am

I dont know it seems to me that Herold was known for tic toc guitar sound as his trade mark...I can see Dale Sellers...

Jerry Jones · Post by **Jerry Jones** » 8 Jul 2021 12:08 pm

Dale Sellers

Peter Dollard · Post by **Peter Dollard** » 8 Jul 2021 1:50 pm

I remember when i heard it i loved the half piano steel guitar combo turnaround but the lead guitar just iced it for me just incredibly funky...

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 8 Jul 2021 2:41 pm

Jerry agrees with you that it's Dale. I plead ignorance on not knowing of Dale Sellers. I agree, nice guitar that just fits the song so well.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 8 Jul 2021 11:03 pm

Itâ€™s Dale Sellers.

SH

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 9 Jul 2021 7:05 am

I'm glad you brought this up Peter. This forum is not only fun, it's educational!

I suspect many or most of you already knew this stuff, but I did some online searching and found Dale Sellers is a lefty tele slinger that played on Hee Haw all those years, plus a ton of famous recordings.

I'm getting all those Hee Haw reruns, so I'll watch for him on those shows. and I can say I know a little bit about him. Yes, I'm a musician nerd.

You mentioned Harold's tic tac guitar...pretty much a long lost art and that's a shame.

Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 10 Jul 2021 6:35 am

Dale Sellers for certain... I know as I was there when it was cut and had the fortune of witnessing it in person. Left handed, Tele with humbuckers.

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Funky standard guitar sound on Gene Watsons 14 Carat Mind

Funky standard guitar sound on Gene Watsons 14 Carat Mind

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Thanks jerry

Harold?

Great Sound

Yep...