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Topic: Joe Maize 1951 picture |
Dave Van Allen
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Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 6:23 am |
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What a cool console/stand/amplifier Joe had! 
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Max Laine
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Pori, Finland
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 7:00 am
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| Epiphone Electar Grande! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 8:51 am
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| Did that bass player smash his finger in the car door? |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Dave Van Allen
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Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 9:17 am
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| Si, muy bueno. Maracas. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 11:24 am
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| Y sus pantalones son grandes! |
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c c johnson
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killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 12:33 pm
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| These were quite prevalent in th 50s. I was staioned at Ft Hayes in Columbus OH then and a steel player named Ira Trotter had one and he had a sit down job at a hotel on Broad St about a block from High.He had bought this rig about a yr before and said he paid $540 for it. I bought it from him in Jan 53 and got orders for Korea in Mar. I sold it back to him at a loss(the story of my life). Hal Aloma had one and so did Bobby Nichols when they were at the Lexington Hotel in NY. I guess I have seen a doz more in my travels. CC |
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Jody Carver
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 1:21 pm
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Not meaning to brag,but I owned one. That had a double 8 and the console was part of the case. The guitar sat inside the end part of the console stand and it was actually two complete units. Great looking guitar and Sam Makia and Hal A. Bobby Day and Charlie Macy
had the same.[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 03 October 2005 at 02:22 PM.] |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 9:35 pm
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Oh, that's the one with an amp in it, is the speaker under there? Looks like a "speaker grill" underneath.
The Joe Maize LP pictured on the cover of Goldmark's dicography book is very cool, I've never seen the album itself but Jeremy Wakefield gave me a cd-copy of it, what a virtuoso!! If you look closely, he's standing on one foot, holding his other leg up. Jody was that a common practice with these guitars??? [This message was edited by Jussi Huhtakangas on 03 October 2005 at 10:38 PM.] [This message was edited by Jussi Huhtakangas on 03 October 2005 at 10:40 PM.] |
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c c johnson
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killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 3:09 am
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| I don't know of course but a lot of fellows when standing up to play worked the vol ped with the left foot; and don't forget that in the 50s there were still quite a few vol peds around that off was the front of the ped down and to increase vol you applied pressure to the rear of the pedal. Just opposite of todays peds. cc |
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Jody Carver
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 3:54 am
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Jussi and c.c. Yes most all of the steel players back then used their left foot on the pedal. I still do as well,even though I play sitting.Joe Maize used the EPI ROCCO
Tonexpresser as his volume pedal.
Tony Rocco designed that pedal for Epiphone.
The Best Tone & Volume pedal ever. Al Marcus used one for years. Al?? anything to add to this? |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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c c johnson
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killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 5:38 am
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| There can be alot of explanations about the left foot. It can be in a resting position. In those days most players did not use the ped as much as is done today. The ped was used only on certain songs to emphasize or deemphasize a passasge. on the front of the pedal down your toes were pointed almost straight down and toes in the air for full volume. When I used to play standing during the 50s I left the pedal in one position and controled the "vol" with my hands. Believe it or not your hands can give you real good tone also. When doing Hank Thompson number I used the ped to get the wa wa waha sound a nd then back to one position. CC |
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HowardR
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 5:44 am
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| he's standing on one foot, holding his other leg up. Jody was that a common practice with these guitars |
Those console cabinets had built in urinals. What looks like a speaker grill is actually an air vent. You never had to leave the stage, but you did have to make sure you had a supply of those little white cakes!...  |
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c c johnson
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killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 8:19 am
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| funny you should mention that. I have terrific pain in my right foot due to gout. When the band is ready to start I take off my right boot and set in infront of and in the middle of my guitar. One time a nurse said to me "I bet you have gout". All others ask about the boot and my reply is in case I have to urinate I use the boot instead of leaving the band stand. cc |
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Dean Parks
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Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 1:08 pm
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| I think his left foot is on a drum. |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 1:46 pm
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"Those console cabinets had built in urinals".
Howard, why do I believe you ? |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 2:02 pm
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| Gotta love Epiphone--shame what happened to that company once Gibson took over. |
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Jody Carver
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KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 6:23 pm
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There is an interesting book on the history of Epiphone, I dont remmeber the title.
I do remember as a youngster working after school on West 14th Street in a record shop and I spent my lunch hour going into the Epiphone building and admiring all those great players photos that were on the wall.
What great memories. |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 9:31 pm
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"Those console cabinets had built in urinals.."
Wow, being a beer lover I NEED one of those!! |
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Max Laine
From:
Pori, Finland
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 9:44 pm
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| Jussi, I thought your Bigsby had everything? |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 1:11 am
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Well yeah, but not that. And I'd hate to convert the ashtray into a urinal.
Back to Epiphone; the book I've seen is "The House Of Statopoulo", I guess it's the one Jody means. |
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Jody Carver
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KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 3:24 am
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Jussi
Yes thats the book.[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 05 October 2005 at 04:25 AM.] |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 4:07 am
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| Great book. I own 2 of the guitars displayed in the book--a Broadway and an Emperor. |
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