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Topic: World's Most Famous Steel Guitar |
Roger Crawford
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Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 10:35 am |
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What's your opinion?
Buddy's "Blade", Lloyds LDG that was on soooo many country classics, Don Helms'Gibson Console, Bud Issacs' "Slowly" guitar are a few that come to mind. Whadda ya think? |
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Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 10:44 am What's up, Doc Kauffman?
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Whatever (Fender?) Freddy Tavares played on the "Looney Tunes" open.
You didn't say pedal steel (section title notwithstanding).
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 11:08 am
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Ben,
So right, I didn't specify pedals. That's why Don Helms' guitar is on my personal list. I had forgotten about the Loony Tunes opening! |
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 11:11 am
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The most famous?? Hmm.Robert Randolph's Blue Fezz.
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Bobby Caldwell
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 11:49 am
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| How about Jimmy Day's "Blue Darlin'" or "Little" Roy's Gibson? Speedy's Bigsby or maybe "Big E's" Bigsby? Jerry Byrd's frypan maybe one to think about. I guess this question could go on and on. My Best, Bobby |
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Jim Walker
From:
Headland, AL
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 11:50 am
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Barbra Mandrell's Wright Custom? It is in the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum.
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 12:50 pm
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| Don't forget Pete Drake's "Goldie". |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 2:07 pm
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| I'd bet, if you asked a bunch of non-musicians, the most common answer would be 'the one on that Dire Straits cover'. |
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Robbie Crabtree
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 2:45 pm
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| Has to be the Green Machine IMO |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 2:57 pm
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| All of the above plus Ralph Mooney's Fender. |
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Joel Meredith
From:
Portland,Oregon, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 3:13 pm
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| Sneaky Pete's Fender |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 3:17 pm
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| I think you could call either the Emmons or Sho~Bud steel guitars "famous", but I don't think you could narrow it down to one specific instrument. Even in the straight guitar world (where players and their instruments are far better known), it'd be hard to pick out the single most "famous" guitar. |
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Martin Weenick
From:
Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 3:47 pm Most famous steel ???
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Thats easy, Jerry Garcia.
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 3:52 pm
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| We've almost got enough here to make a nice calendar. |
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Rex Wiseman
From:
Cottontown, TN
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 4:15 pm
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| The Black Emmons push pull played by John Hughey all those years on the road (complete with Twitty Bird decal) - Now owned by our good friend Trap Truly |
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Dave Diehl
From:
Mechanicsville, MD, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 5:09 pm
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| I won't say the most famous but she can stand among the best.... Dickey Overbey's "Rosie". |
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 5:57 pm It Wasnt Me?
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For Sure It wasnt Me.  |
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Ronnie Boettcher
From:
Brunswick Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2008 6:22 pm
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Am I sitting at one of the famous steels, in my picture here?
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basilh
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United Kingdom
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 24 Jan 2008 10:02 am
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| The Fender Custom on Santo and Johnny's Sleep Walk |
I agree Baz, but isn't that a Stringmaster?
Santo's Fender is/was probably the 'most seen' steel guitar ever. Robert Randolph's blue Fessenden is also up there.
I agree with the comments above about no steel guitar being 'famous'... among the gereral public. The average person would only recognize a certain instrument if it were seen on the album cover or promo pictures of an artist with big hit records.
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Jim Park
From:
Carson City, Nv
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Posted 24 Jan 2008 1:38 pm
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| If you were to look at Steel Guitars that were heard by the masses..then I would say the guitar that Jerry Garcia used on Teach your Children (maybe the one Pete Burak owns)would be the "One"......but for steel players(or just me)it would have to be the NightLife Sho~Bud......OR the Together Again Fender |
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basilh
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United Kingdom
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Posted 24 Jan 2008 4:41 pm
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Doug, It's been long assumed that Sleepwalk was recorded on a Stringmaster, then why is there a video from their early era showing Johnny playing a Fender Custom.
The "Trap" Pickup is visible as is the neck selector switch and the Fender logo between the 1st and 2nd necks. Undoubtedly a "Custom"
Was "Sleepwalk" recorded with a Custom or a Stringmaster ?
This Sleeve MAY have led to the confusion :-
I'm also looking for information about the circumstances of the writing of Sleepwalk and it's lyrics.
Some articles credit their mother with the lyrics, some their sister Ann and some credit Don Wolf.
What IS the truth ?
Also, where is Santo now and why didn't he come to the convention to receive his award.
Are the 40 plus albums they're credited with on the SGHOF Plaque all different or just re-packaged re-releases and compilations ?
I'm doing tab of the EXACT way SANTO played Sleepwalk and want to include some FACTUAL info rather than help proliferate some of the urban myths that are "Doing the Rounds" recently.
Maybe Jody Carver or some other guru knows ?
Here's a video of a TV show broadcast at the time Sleep Walk was a hit, it's plainly a three neck Custom AND he's using three finger picks, see 1:43 on the video
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| Robert Randolph's blue Fessenden is also up there. |
Over here ? Nah ! not even amongst steel players, if you ran a quiz as to what he played, I'm sure over 50% couldn't tell you. In fact I'll do that this Sunday at the steelies meeting in Cambridge..
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John McGlothlin
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Posted 24 Jan 2008 5:52 pm
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| How about the famous steel guitar used by Leon McAuliffe when he recorded the world famous hit..."Steel Guitar Rag". |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 24 Jan 2008 6:52 pm
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| Was "Sleepwalk" recorded with a Custom or a Stringmaster? |
That's a good question! I assumed it was a Stringmaster because of the album cover, but the video shows a Custom. I would think the album cover would be representative of what he used in the studio and that picture would probably have been taken close to the recording date. The live performance was probably after the song hit #1 on the pop charts. Just a guess... I really don't know.
As far as the lyrics, Ann's name appears on the copyright along with Santo and Johnny, but it says nothing about lyrics. I found two sources that attribute the "added lyrics" to Don Wolf.
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 25 Jan 2008 3:09 am
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| I thought the album was some time after the single.. |
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