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Topic: JERRY BYRD's great back-up and use of volume pedal |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 1 Jan 2010 7:39 pm |
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JERRY BYRD's great musical sounds can be heard once again at the JerryByrd-FanClub.com/ site.
The Jerry Byrd Music Page........will allow you to hear an early 1950's release by Melvin Ensley wherein Jerry displays his masterful use of his foot volume control during back-up. It's a bit different........and as Jerry often said, that "used to be the name of the game".
Remember, Jerry used his left foot to operate his 'reversed' volume pedal. Jerry was seriously injured in an auto accident near Nashville, and I've often wondered if THAT........had any part in Jerry's decision to use the left foot instead of his right foot.
Give it a listen and see what you think! |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 2 Jan 2010 5:42 am
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I do think Jerry Byrd's use of the volume pedal is tasteful, appropriate, and unique when he chose it to be, as you've presented on your wonderful site. In the past, I've publicly been rather obtuse on using the volume pedal with lap steel, and I couldn't be more wrong. Not using a volume pedal might be how I choose to play hillbilly/folk music, but modern Hawaiian music wouldn't be as soft and dreamy without, along with other such recordings a pedal/volume knob was used to achieve effects. Long live the volume pedal. Long live the music of Jerry Byrd.
P.S.: I truly enjoyed that youtube of Jerry and the trio. I've never seen a video of Jerry playing that gorgeous ShoBud.
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 2 Jan 2010 8:11 am
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Thanks Ray!
Nice to hear that.
Sounds like the Ray Price shuffle beat
in that song?
Anyway I never heard that before and
it is great that you are bringing
these clips forward for the benifit
of all who play and appreciate non
pedal steel guitar.
Roy
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Tom Gray
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Decatur, GA
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Posted 2 Jan 2010 12:19 pm
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I remember being astonished to see Jerry Byrd simulate amplifier tremelo by pumping up and down on the volume pedal with complete control. He called it "busy foot."
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 2 Jan 2010 2:56 pm
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Correct me if I am out in left field...seems I recall Jerry's pedal was wired in reverse...up was full volume, down was off. Seemed that way when I jammed on r/guitar with him.
OOps SKIP....I just noticed you covered that already !  |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 3 Jan 2010 8:51 pm You're absolutely correct!
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| Tom you are correct! "Nervous Foot" is what Jerry called it.......and it does have its place in our kinda music. |
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Tom Gray
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Decatur, GA
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 11:43 am
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"Nervous foot!" That's right. Thanks, Ray.
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basilh
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United Kingdom
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 1:57 pm
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As ever Ray, you come up with the goods..
An easy link to the song
Jerry's masterful use of the volume pedal combined with reverb is most noticeable in the intro, Harmonics and Solo section of THIS |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 3:06 pm THANK YOU...........Basil
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My heartfelt thanks to you for your kind words, Basil.
We try.......... |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 4:40 pm
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I've heard it said that Jerry Byrd's volume pedal was wired backwards. That is, he pushed down his heel to increase the volume. Is this true?
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 5:25 pm What I heard & understand is....................
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Referring to the TOE of the pedal..........
clear to the floor, flat to the floor, "OFF".
Toe raised to the maximum, full UP, "ON".
Same difference I guess........... |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 11:25 am
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That is true, b0b.
I saw him only twice---the first time at the Royal Hawaiian in 1985. He specifically said that he had more control of the fine motion of his foot when moving the toes up rather than down.
I remember only a couple of other specific things he said:
Gabby Pahinui being the most natural musician he ever ran across.
Raving about the talent of Doug Dalton, the mandolinist with Roy Lanham's Whippoorwills.
He seemed utterly at peace in Hawaii, with little concern for what he had left behind in Nashville. I guess I shouldn't be surprised by that--I remember Faron Young saying on Ralph Emery's "Nashville Now" show that he had walked into a dry cleaner's shop in Nashville and found Jerry working behind the counter. I guess he knew it was time to move on. |
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