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Anthony Locke
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Texas, USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 9:41 am |
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This is from a gig the other night where Erik Hokkanen was kind enough to let me come and hang on the second set, when I say hang, I mean hang on for dear life because these guys are so darn good. BTW, I had the cloaking device engaged on my steel guitar which is why you can't see me.
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Jon Nygren
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 10:01 am
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Sounds like you were 'hanging on' just fine. I like your single note playing.
Looks like the whole band had a cloaking device. i couldnt see anything really. |
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 11:16 am
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Nice phrasing and tone. I have also been enjoying your playing on the new Hancock CD. Nice work.
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Steve Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, GA
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 26 May 2009 1:56 pm
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Hi Tony, I saw Eric at Dons Depot in March he was with the Thurs night house band, I was lucky enough to do a short set in the interval, where was this gig, sounds like a band I wouldnt want to miss next time, nice guitar player too, like Steve would love to know the tuning. Inspired by Ricks clips of you ( there he goes again !) I just bought this magnatone should be here in a couple of weeks
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 26 May 2009 9:33 pm
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| I just bought this magnatone should be here in a couple of weeks |
Kevin, do you might sharing how much?
Aloha, 
Don |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 27 May 2009 12:03 am
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Neet !  |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 May 2009 5:40 am
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Cool stuff!! 
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 8:46 am
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Hey Kevin, that's a beautiful guitar. I don't think you will be disappointed when it arrives. as far as tunings go, I think on that tune I was using that B11 without the root(hi to low).BTW, what year is that Magnatone you're getting?
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C#
A
F#
D#
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F# |
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 9:03 am
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| I forgot one more thing Kevin. Be very gentle when tighting up the telescoping legs. I've got one that's completely stripped-out and i've got it held up with some duct tape, and a hose-clamp. Not too pretty but it does the job. |
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Thomas Ludwig
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 27 May 2009 9:56 am
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Anthony,
great swingin' steelin' !!
All the best
Thomas |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 27 May 2009 10:19 am
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Tony, good to see you out and playing again. Sounding good, too.
About that leg--you can buy a clutch kit from Atlas and repair it easily. No need for the Rube Goldberg method. Also, if you've got one of the old mic stands laying around, you can grab the clutch parts out of that.
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 10:34 am
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| Pardon my ignorance, but whats Atlas Mike? It would be good to know where to get clutch kits! |
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 11:11 am
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| pardon my ignorance too, i'm not familiar with a clutch kit. Also my legs are threaded in metric which has proven to be quite difficult in finding the proper means to repair it, I took it to home depot, and a plumbing supply, when I told them it was metric, that was it, no dice. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 27 May 2009 11:49 am
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http://ecomm.toursupply.com/cgi-bin/tsi/ATLAS:MSC-K.html
This is all you need (actually, just 2 of the rings--the rest you can put aside and save). The ring with the slot and the ring next to it are what you need. Just take your clutch apart and look at what's in there.
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 12:41 pm
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| cool, i'll try it out. Thanks for the tip Mike! |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 27 May 2009 12:47 pm
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| That is one of my favorite western swing tunes, and you do it proud! I hear a little "Joaquino" and Vance Terry maybe? But you definitely have your own thing going, which I can plainly hear in the several videos I have watched. I am a real fan of your sound. I need to pick up that Hancock CD! |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 27 May 2009 2:34 pm
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Thanks Fellas, the mag D8 is in shipment as we speak, I found it by trawling backwards through the for sale pages after hearing Tony Locke on Ricks (RIP) vid clips.Believe me I went a LOOOOONG way back, miraculuously the seller still had it and after a recent illnes was able to ship a few days ago. Its not the same pickups tho as yours Tony and has no issues other than the threads in the legs have come loose ma,king it wobbly, but Im sure I can fix it, might even put another leg on for stability, heres some more pics, dont want to get too excited untill the day it actually arrives in one piece, the seller was from Austin where I had just been, it hasnt been played a lot but You can guarantee that is going to have the ass played out of it before too long, thanks for the inspiration Tony, time is a great healer and really looking forward to meeting you next year in Dallas, maybe we could introduce our mags to each other, would you consider giving a lesson whilst your there ?
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 27 May 2009 2:41 pm
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My latest guitar came from Austin as well. I just got it a few days ago. It was Steve England's Fender Custom T-8. Sounds unbelievable, too.
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Bill McRoberts
From:
Janesville, Wisconsin USA
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 5:43 pm
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| Kevin, that's a beautiful guitar, would love to introduce the mag's to each other. As far as lessons go, I don't really give lessons but I can show you everything I know in just under 2 minutes. |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 27 May 2009 8:31 pm
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I've seen you play; don't sell yourself short. It should take at least 3 1/2 minutes if Kevin's a quick study! Glad to see you're feeling up to playing.
I've got to investigate some of Erik's music... I've known the name, but never heard him. Great stuff. Oh, and Tony, you rock.
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2009 9:39 pm
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| Thanks Jim! Erik is truely a maestro, and has been a mentor to me in many ways. He is extremely proficient in standard guitar, and mandolin. However, his violin playing abilities are mind-blowing. He travels to Finland every year and is a professor at a music conservatory there. He can play just about any style of music I can think of, and play it right. |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 27 May 2009 9:41 pm
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| Thanks Tony, didnt mean to hi jack thread by the way, I think I'v sorted out the neck tunings I'll use Front neck A6th with a high G, very bluesy, this means I can retune to C6/A7 and use the same high G on top. Back neck will be E variants, my bluesy instincts keep drawing me to some sacred steel grooves so something E based should cover that, plus E7th for early hawaiian styles. If I plan the sets right and split the tunings to separate sets I can use all 3 on one night but only carry two necks, well thats the theory, unless of course a triple national came up again but boy that is one hell of a case to haul around, another reason for my switch to the mag style. Thanks for the offer Tony I'll take it. By the way I dont know what year it is, sorry and re the price lets just say it was a players deal and one for which I am extremely gratefull, we all have our good luck stories and this is mine. |
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 28 May 2009 7:00 am
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| Hi-jack, shmy-jack. I don't mind! One good thing about that B11 w/out the root is that it's basicly an A6. All you need to do is sharpen the low E a half tone to D#. I look forward to meeting you and your Magnatone, Take Care! |
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