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Topic: Speedy West with Merle Travis |
Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Robbie Daniels
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Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 11:21 am |
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Looks like one of the Rickenbacker Console models from back in the 50's. I used to have one but a different color.
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J D Sauser
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 12:18 pm
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I'd be tempted to say that it IS the Bigsby, just with a front panel like he later also used on his Fender.
His Bigsby HAD a metal plate in the front center saying something like "built for Speedy West"... although it was long argued that Speedy's Bigsby was #1 it turns out that there may have been one or two before his... ALL without the Bigsby logo.
... J-D.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 12:35 pm
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| I pulled up another Speedy West video that has a better shot of the guitar and it is a Bigsby. |
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J D Sauser
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 12:50 pm
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Yeah, never seen a Ricky with those rounded end plates either.
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Was it JFK who said: Ask Not What TAB Can Do For You - Rather Ask Yourself "What Would B.B. King Do?"
A Little Mental Health Warning:
Tablature KILLS SKILLS.
The uses of Tablature is addictive and has been linked to reduced musical fertility.
Those who produce Tablature did never use it.
I say it humorously, but I mean it. |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 2:55 pm Speedy West and his Bigsby
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| After some net surfing and viewing other and better pics, I have to agree with you guys that Speedy is indeed playing his Bigsby in this clip. It must be the different front apron that threw me. The first time I remember ever seeing that apron was in this video of Travis doing "Sweet Temptation." I love what can be found on You Tube. Classic stuff. |
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