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Niels Andrews
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Salinas, California, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 12:56 pm |
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Does it ever get much better than this?
http://youtu.be/8O28cI1B17c
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Sid Hudson
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 2:23 pm
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Let me answer!
NO! |
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George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 4:07 pm
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| I think in MHO, buddy is the greatest steel guitarist that has ever blessed earth. And i have so so so many favorites. But i think niels, that the secret behind the maestro emmons, is his touch. They call Jerry Bryrd the master of touch & tone. Very true, but buddy's touch is just....different, and heart felt. From his posture behind a steel, to his respect for others. You can't teach, or learn, how buddy plays. You can learn what he plays, but not how he plays it. If all i ever get out of the steel guitar community, is buddy's playing, then i'm satisfied. |
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Ernie Renn
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Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Ernie Renn
From:
Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Ernie Renn
From:
Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 10:09 pm
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(Apparently it did post the first time... It just didn't show up until now. Thanks for echoing my replies, Hook! I will say if any post deserved a multiple reply, this would be one. Sorry kiddies!)
Sid Hudson commented here a while back on how hard Buddy plays each note. It was just after the Hall of Fame tribute where Buddy said he liked to practice without an amp. It got me to thinking that maybe practicing with no amp pushed him to playing each string a little harder. So, I asked him.
Buddy's classic reply: "That's a natural response I have when trying to make the notes come out of the amp shaking their fist at the listener."
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www.BuddyEmmons.com
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Hook Moore
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South Charleston,West Virginia
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Hook Moore
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South Charleston,West Virginia
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 2:20 am
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| I have many times called Buddy Emmons the "Total Package". When you look at his playing level on both necks, fast or slow, all the licks he has invented plus his contributions to the tunings and design of the instrument, he has to be considered the best. The best player? Everyone has a different in opinion but to me I will always consider him the greatest player of all time. That Emmons style and sound got me hooked many years ago and still has a strong grip on me today. Oh I wish I could see him play one more time. |
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 7:35 am
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What Paul said.
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Niels Andrews
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Salinas, California, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 7:46 am
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His touch and timing is mind blowing. When he plays he exudes such confidence, very inspiring.
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Die with Memories. Not Dreams.
Good Stuff like Zum S-12, Wolfe Resoport
MSA SS-12, Telonics Combo. |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 8:07 am
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Maybe my hormones are flaring up but I have to say that brought a tear to my eye.
I've been playing almost 35 years on a pretty consistent basis and I can say that no matter how hard try, I will NEVER acquire the touch, tone or taste of that man.
What a man.
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 11:24 am
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Niels, the sound quality is so poor that I tried hard to listen through it but couldn't enjoy it very much. Here's one that for me shows all the qualities that folks have mentioned but in a decent mix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d91MspbkjMY
I find it heartening that he looks at his feet now and then, thus appearing to be human.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 1:51 pm
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| George Redmon wrote: |
| I think in MHO, buddy is the greatest steel guitarist that has ever blessed earth. And i have so many favorites. buddy's touch is just....different, and heart felt. From his posture behind a steel, to his respect for others. If all i ever get out of the steel guitar community, is buddy's playing, then i'm satisfied. |
for sure, george.
he seems so emotionally involved. it affects me deeply. and the love for his wife is a beautiful thing. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 3:31 pm
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"Does it ever get better than this"
Never ever |
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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 7:39 am
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and this is a recording, recorded with a video camera mic, sound in the room was probably 30 times better...amazing
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 8:35 am
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| I love the chord changes in this arrangement! |
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Sam Conomo
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 9:38 pm Mr E
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A source of real inspiration,when I need a good kick
In the panTs ,to do a bit of practice he is the one I turn to.
Thanks.for for so much buddy.
Sam . |
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Sam Conomo
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted 30 Aug 2014 9:39 pm Mr E
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A source of real inspiration,when I need a good kick
In the panTs ,to do a bit of practice he is the one I turn to.
Thanks.for for so much buddy.
Sam . |
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 31 Aug 2014 1:32 am
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I really love his earlier work with ET the best because I am such a huge fan of the old Troubadour, but to see the path of an artist continually grow on so many levels and to such astonishing levels of communication and depth is pretty rare in any field. I'd like to see his photography work, too.
Thanks for all the music, Buddy. |
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Ben Rubright
From:
Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2014 11:21 am
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If I had to describe Buddy's playing with just one word....it would be 'TASTEFUL'. Yes to the touch, yes to the tone, yes to the execution, but without his immaculate taste, it all would have fallen short of the unattainable bar that he set for the rest of us. I never heard him play anything that I never wanted to hear again and again and again and.......
I feel truly blessed to have seen and heard him play in person on a number of occasions. |
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Gary Hoetker
From:
California, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2014 1:02 pm
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| No offense, but Mooney is more my cup of tea. |
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Clark Connell
From:
Emmetsberg,Iowa USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2014 4:54 pm The Big E
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The Big 'E'........the steel players' steel player. The greatest, most inspirational player of our time; always has been, and always will be.
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 31 Aug 2014 4:59 pm
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| I second Sids "no". It don't get no better. |
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