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Topic: Shot Jackson Remembered |
Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 8:46 am |
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I saw Shot live with Johnny and Jack, Kitty Wells show when I was 14, way up in Cape Breton Nova Scotia.
I recall they all walked to the stage and Shot had his Dobro "slung" across his back so that the shiny resonator was a rear view only.  I never forgot that moment and later when he played with Johnny and Jack his sound from that Dobro captured me.
Shot tuned E major instead of the popular Bluegrass G tuning.
I thought it would be nice to go back to HIS sound for a change so I tuned up to E and decided on Poison Love and Ashes of Love medley to demo his style.
I send this out to Billie Sharpe and Lee Gilespie, two Skype buddies of mine.
Link to Shot Tribute...
http://picosong.com/br8i
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 8:53 am
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| Very nice Roy. |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 9:45 am
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Nice! Nice! Roy
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 11:39 am
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| I like Shot's style, tone and tuning the best. I have my 8 string dobro strung up with Shot's tuning but added a 6th note on the high end. |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 1:19 pm
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Greg:
How do you tune your Dobro?
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 3:04 pm
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| Sweet tone Roy. Love the work. I think you captured his sound as I recall it. Best wishes. |
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Mick Hearn
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 4:32 pm
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Well done Roy. Loved it. Never knew about the tuning so something learnt today.
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 4 Dec 2015 8:01 pm
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Sounds great Roy! I always loved Shot's playing. He was so kind to me when I was a young lad at 10 years old just starting out.
Thought you might enjoy a pic or 2 of my 1970 Sho-Bro. I play it nearly every day.
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 5 Dec 2015 10:00 am
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Thanks Tommy for chiming in and the nice pics of the Sho-Bro. His tuning as told to me was a follows:
High to Low: E--B--G#--E--B--G#--E LOW 056
For my clip above I dropped the G# on the 6th string and used the low E there. (My dobro is a 6 stringer)
I appreciate the interest and comments all.
Here is a pic of Shot in his workshop in Nashville on Broadway in 1979ish.
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Terry Miller
From:
Hammondsport NY USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2015 9:52 pm
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| Tommy, good looking Sho Bros. I really love my 7 string. I just got my resonator cover gold plated again. Forgot how good it used to look. |
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