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Topic: emmons steel guitar jazz question |
Chris Erbacher
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Sausalito, California, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2004 12:56 pm |
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| hi guys, i just got the buddy emmons steel guitar jazz album, really sweet stuff. this may be a stupid question, but did he do this stuff on c6 or e9? i know that swing and jazz are typically on c6, but i'm wondering anyway. thought i would post to get the answer. thanks |
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Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2004 1:06 pm
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Its been a long time since I have listened to it, but I seem to recall that it is almost all C6, if not all C6.
Incidently, the picture on the original Ablum jacket is not the guitar Buddy used on that recording. As the story goes; the record company (I think it was Mercury) used a picture they had in their files. Two things were wrong:
1. The picture was of a MultiKord. (I do not believe Buddy has ever played a MK, but in any case, he did not use one on this recording)
2. The negative was turned around backwards when the picture was developed.
It is my understanding Buddy was not pleased with this album. Not sure the above anomalies had anything to do with his displeasure.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Jan 2004 1:52 pm
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Yep, all C6th, and it was done with one of his old Sho~Bud guitars, if I'm not mistaken (probably only 2 knee levers). As I read somewhere, one of the reasons that Buddy wasn't happy with the album was that he traveled to the studio gig in Ray Price's small plane, and he didn't have room for a big amp. The amp he used had one 12" speaker, and if he got the right tone on the single strings, the amp would break up on some chords, and if he set it so the chords weren't breaking up, the single-string stuff was thin. I really think it came out great, anyway, and I think the slight bit of breakup really ties in good with the sax parts. To me, this record has more of a "live feel" than anything that's ever been done in a studio. It just reeks with presence and raw energy. The album got decent reviews, but didn't do better in the jazz field because Mercury wasn't considered a "jazz label".
There's been a lot of jazz albums featuring steel guitar to come down the pike since this one was recorded 41 years ago, but this one's never been topped, IMHO.  |
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Chris Erbacher
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Sausalito, California, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2004 3:47 pm
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yeah, i'm finding i just want to keep it playing over and over in my cd player. and the above comments about the cover and the multi cord are correct. before i was thinking that maybe i should take my c-6 neck and convert it to a sacred steel tuning, but, now i'm thinking i want to learn the c6. this stuff is so tasty. thanks for the replies  |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 31 Jan 2004 12:52 am
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The guitar Buddy used on the album is pictured in the early 60's Sho Bud catalog, and can be seen on the unofficial Sho Bud webpages. It's the same guitar he used on Night Life and I'm pretty sure it didn't have any knee levers at the time, just seven or eight floors.
If you search Q&A on Buddy's own website, you'll find a couple interesting topics about the makings of this album, an interesting story in itself. Truly a remarkable album, I often blast it out from my hi-fi system to my musician friends, it's fun to see their faces when they hear the corny old pedal steel sound  |
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Bill Ford
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Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 31 Jan 2004 6:08 am
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(There's been a lot of jazz albums featuring steel guitar to come down the pike since this one was recorded 41 years ago, but this one's never been topped, IMHO.)
Donny,You have that statement soooo right,I have that on vinyl(the two album set from Bradshaw)also on CD,play them often.
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