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Topic: Jerry Byrd and Marty Robbins The Night I came Ashore |
Mark Davis
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Bakersfield, Ca
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Kevin Brown
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England
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Posted 6 Jun 2007 10:40 am Jerry's tuning |
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Mark, thanks for your post, I too would love to know Jerrys tuning here. Utube is a great learning tool, Being able to see Jerry's neck positioning is invaluable reference material for learning, once we know the tuning we are on our way, I notice a lot of reverse slants though, a tad scary !!
There are some classic Byrd licks here, and on VIDEO !!! So come on you pros's give us 'yung' uns a chance to learn and give us Jerry's tuning, this can only help us on our way.
By the way Hoopiis opening licks in 12th street rag is still a mystery to me, as is the tuning, the hammer on/pull off seems to point to a very definitve tuning, Iv heard players 'mimic' it' but it never really quite sounds the same, any info appreciated. Thanks as always |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 6 Jun 2007 10:03 pm
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| Is Jerry's ride absolutely perfect??? |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2007 10:15 pm
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Wow!
THat killed me. I love how Jerry Byrd spends as little time as possible looking at his instrument. THanks for posting this. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Jun 2007 2:04 am
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| Could be Jerry's C6th/A7 tuning (C6th with a C# on the 6th string) but the runs looked to me like standard C6th ... ECAGEC. |
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Mark Davis
From:
Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 7 Jun 2007 3:06 pm
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| Dan Tyack wrote: |
Wow!
THat killed me. I love how Jerry Byrd spends as little time as possible looking at his instrument. THanks for posting this. |
HI Dan Jerry was unreal huh?
I liked the fact that when Marty sang Jerry somehow found the perfect licks to compliment the vocals without overplaying.
Glad you guys enjoyed it. |
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Mark Davis
From:
Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 7 Jun 2007 3:08 pm
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| Andy Volk wrote: |
| Could be Jerry's C6th/A7 tuning (C6th with a C# on the 6th string) but the runs looked to me like standard C6th ... ECAGEC. |
I will restring my steel to C6th and give it a shot. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2007 7:18 am
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You'll have to wear that sailor cap to make it sound the same!  |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2007 12:50 pm
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Yep, Jerry's playing is jawdroppingly good. His pitch is perfect. Licks are all in great taste…
and how about that acting?
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2007 8:32 pm
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| They must have begun to make 7 string models earlier than I thought. I thought Sol never played more than 6. |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 10 Jun 2007 3:40 am
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| 7 string FryPan 1934.. |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2007 6:15 am
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| That was fast. Additional strings almost as soon as they went electric. Or did they start even sooner? |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 10 Jun 2007 6:51 am
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See these :-
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/008330.html
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/008323.html
* Electro Hawaiian (Frying Pan) LapSteel A-22, A-25.
1932 Electro A-22 introductions specs:
Circular cast aluminum body, horseshoe pickup, magnet 1 1/2" wide, no knobs, dot fingerboard markers, slotted peghead, "Electro" logo engraved into the peghead. The A-22 model has a 22.5" scale length, and the A-25 model has a 25" scale length.
1934 Electro A-22 specs:
volume knob added, "Rickenbacher Electro" metal plate added to peghead.
1935 Electro A-22 specs:
tone knob added.
1946 Electro A-22 specs:
magnet 1 1/4" wide, chrome tailpiece, phillips head pickup adjustment screws.
Electro A-22/A-25 discontinued 1950.
A-22 Electro re-introducted 1954:
Bakelite back plate, decal on peghead.
A-22 Electro discontinued 1958.
Almost from day 1 the option of 7 strings was available |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2007 7:57 am
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| Thanks. You learn something new every day. I had thought the 7 and 8 string tunings came much later. |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 11 Jun 2007 2:29 pm
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Lightheartedly
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