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Topic: Jerry Wallace |
Jeremy Moyers
From: Lubbock, TX
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 11:19 am
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Not sure if this has been posted anywhere yet, but my friend Jerry Wallace, steel guitarist and builder of Wallace Truetone Pickups, passed away Friday February 7th after a lengthy battle with cancer. Prayers for his family would be greatly appreciated. He was a great man and will be missed by many! His son Robbie is one of my oldest friends and let us know about his passing this morning. |
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Lee Baucum
From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 12:45 pm
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Terrible news. |
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Allen Howington
From: North Carolina, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 12:59 pm Good Man....
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Good Man, and always made me feel like I lived next door to him when doing business with him. I considered him a friend even though we never met in person..... |
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Ross Shafer
From: Petaluma, California
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 1:53 pm
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Very sad news. RIP Jerry, you'll be missed! |
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Ken Byng
From: Southampton, England
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 1:57 pm
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Very sad news for the steel guitar fraternity. Jerry's products were top class, and he was always very helpful and a good person to deal with. _________________ Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Blake Hawkins
From: Florida
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 2:25 pm
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I am sorry to hear this. Over the years Jerry rewound a number of pickups for me and they were always perfect.
Praying for comfort for the family. |
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John De Maille
From: On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 2:58 pm
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So sorry to hear this. His pickups were renown for their sound and his service was impeccable.
My condolences to his family.
RIP. Jerry |
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Kevin Mincke
From: Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 4:15 pm
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Sad news Indeed😔 Years ago Jerry rewound a couple S~B pickups for my SuperPro. He pulled the pole pieces up so they are about 1/8th†above top plate and just sound wonderful. He had gotten so busy with his TrueTone line that he couldn’t take on a couple more I had. We’ll miss you Jerry and hopefully someone can carry on your fine work. Prayers for his family, til we meet again. |
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Doug Earnest
From: Branson, MO USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 4:15 pm
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I'm very sorry. Jerry made a good number of pickups for me. We visited on the phone quite a bit, he was very likeable. |
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Dave Zirbel
From: Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 5:24 pm
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He made a great pickup for a great price...must have been a great guy! RIP Jerry. _________________ Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Ricky Davis
From: Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 5:59 pm
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Oh no; my heart is hurting bad. Jerry and I did so much work together in the last 15 years; as he/we designed the best TrueTone Pickup ohmage for the Sho~bud and he was the only one that would re-wind an original sho~bud pickup for me and include the 3-wire coil tap; and always chewed me out a little about that 3rd wire...I can still hear him; but he would still always do it for me. Ok now I'm crying.
I love you Jerry; I will think about you every day and PLEASE; Go Rest High On That Mountain.
RIP.
Ricky _________________ Ricky Davis
Email Ricky: sshawaiian2362@gmail.com |
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Joseph Napolitano
From: New Jersey, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 6:27 pm
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So Sorry to hear this . I bought two pick-ups from Jerry a few years ago. Very nice man. |
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J R Rose
From: Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 6:34 pm
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SAD,SAD MEWS. I LOVED HIS PICKUPS AND HE WAS ALWAYS A GENTLEMAN TO DEAL WITH. J.R. _________________ NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
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Kerry Johnson
From: the Bay Area, CA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 7:37 pm
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Sad to here this.
Condolences to his family. |
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Fred Justice
From: Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 11:25 pm
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Sad news indeed. I ordered and used Jerry's pickup's from time to time.
Of course we would visit a lot as well.
I'll miss Jerry, RIP friend. _________________ Email: azpedalman@gmail.com
Phone: 480-235-8797 |
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Leon Brannan
From: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 5:56 am Jerry Wallace
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Jerry rewound 8 pickups for my Fender Quad, 2 special 10 string spacing and 2 12 string pickups for a special project. Very nice Fourmite and a Gentleman to deal with. Leon Jerry RIP |
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Stu Schulman
From: Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 6:23 am
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My Condolences to Jerry's family. _________________ Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 8:40 am
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That's very sad news indeed.
He was my go to guy for pickups.
Erv |
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Lee Baucum
From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 10:37 am
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Who's gonna fill his shoes? |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 10:59 am
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Oh boy, bad news after bad news in our community.. I used Jerry's pickup for years.. Other steel players loved the sound of my Truetone equipped steels, so Jerry certainly did something right... Big shoes to fill, when it comes to making good quality, classic sounding single coil steel guitar pickups... bob _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Jon Light
From: Saugerties, NY
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 11:29 am
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Dude was a master. I've got one Bud rewind and one odd egg he made for me out of a failing GL TPPP. He was a hell of an asset to our community. |
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Damir Besic
From: Nashville,TN.
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 11:35 am
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that is very sad news, I used his pickups enywhere I could... Mr. Papić used True Tone pickups as a standard pickup on all of his Promat guitars , and I have them on my Promat today as well as in all the other Promat guitars I bought in the past ... RIP Jerry 😔.
_________________ https://steelguitarsonline.com/ |
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Patrick Richards
From: Arkansas, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 8:21 pm Prayers
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He was a nice person, superb at his craft and I'll miss him. _________________ Breaking strings and gettin dings. |
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Eddie Freeman
From: Natchez Mississippi
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 7:36 am
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He was greatly gifted and will be greatly missed, Our prayers to family. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 2:33 pm
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I’m really sorry to hear that. Jerry was the best. |
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