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Walter Jones
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Athens, Ohio USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 5:12 am |
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While I sitting here this morning eating breakfast I was listening to the local radio station. The radio is almost always on. After the song was over by Marty the DJ commented that the "unusual sound" came from the steel guitar. His statement was that the steel player was from Japan and that he loosened up all the strings to get "that sound". I think the song was "Don't Worry About Me".
I never heard that statement before. I was under the impression that the "sound" came from a tube that was failing in the bass players amp.
The DJ is a new one but sure is playing all the good old country music that I like to hear. I will see him this afternoon at one of those "High Dollar" raffles. you know , a new Harley, 4X4 Chevy pickup, Bass Tracker boat, motor and trailer, etc. You know the deal. I like the new DJ but maybe some of his facts are wrong, or maybe mine is.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 May 2009 5:19 am
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The DJ is full of goomba.  |
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Bill Bassett
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Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 30 May 2009 6:10 am Katz
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The Japanese steeler he refered to was Katz Kobyashi who was indeed from Japan. But her went to work for Marty in 1974, long after Don't Worry 'bout Me came out. I've heard several stories about that early fuzz tone. It was Grady Martin with a blown tube in his amp. No, it was Pete Drake with a hole in the speaker. (and so on) Someone out there knows the truth.
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 6:43 am
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| The failure came in one of the recording strips in the console. Bad tube or something. Sounds like he was playing a Dano 6 string bass and when he hit down hard on the first note of the solo the channel strip crapped out. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 6:44 am
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| The failure came in one of the recording strips in the console. Bad tube or something. Sounds like he was playing a Dano 6 string bass and when he hit done hard on the first note of the solo the channel strip crapped out. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 6:53 am
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| When I was at he steel show in Mt. Vernon this Spring I heard the sound duplicated on a pedal steel with the help of a ProCo Rat distortion unit. |
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Bill Ford
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Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 30 May 2009 7:50 am
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What Bill Hatcher said.
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Ellis Miller
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Cortez, Colorado, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 10:15 am
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Yep!
It is a constant source of amusement to me how little "Country" DJs actually know, or don't know about Country music. In all fairness, however, many of them weren't even born when "Don't Worry" came out etc etc. The frame of reference of a 40 year old probably starts with Garth Brooks.
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 30 May 2009 10:16 am
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What Bill Hatcher said 
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Paul Norman
From:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 10:36 am
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One of you tubes Dont worry about me has the sick
guitar doing his break and then the camera goes to
a Japenese steel player before the bass break is
over. If you didnt know better it appears the steel
player is doing it, Which he isn't.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfvFwZt2Nqk |
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Ben Rubright
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Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 12:33 pm
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.....but it was Grady Martin playing!
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 12:37 pm
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Actually, that is the steel player (Katz Kobyashi) doing the break in the video. I was in a band that opened for Marty Robbins in the mid 70s, and Katz definitely did that break.
I know a guy in Washington state who played with Katz before he moved to Nashville, and he said Katz was a monster rock and roll player. |
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Ben Rubright
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Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 1:22 pm
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Sorry, I meant the Columbia recording.....it was Grady Martin.
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Paul Norman
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Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 2:04 pm
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I will back up on what I said. The Japanese steel
player was doing that Grady Martin break on the
steel on that particular u tube version of
Dont worry about me. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 30 May 2009 2:17 pm
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This subject has been discussed at great length here on the forum in the past. If I knew how to use the confounding 'search' feature, I would direct you to it. Maybe somebody can help out here. b0b?  |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 May 2009 4:38 pm
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| I saw Bill Johnson do the break on the steel once. Jody. |
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Steve Hinson
From:
Hendersonville Tn USA
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 1 Jun 2009 5:33 am
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Thanks for that link Steve. So much for all the carping about distortion and fuzz in today's music?
Lots of interesting info there on the blog.
Shows just how open minded and adventurous nearly all great musicians are, including some of country music's greatest icons and pioneers. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2009 7:00 am
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Thanks for the link, Steve, that's a killer blog post.
Last edited by Dan Tyack on 1 Jun 2009 8:47 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ron Page
From:
Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2009 7:59 am
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I'm still trying to learn how to make my rig sound like it's NOT broken.
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Steve Hinson
From:
Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2009 5:43 pm
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Jerry and Dan-glad you enjoyed the WFMU post concerning the origin of the fuzztone...that is a pretty good website to check in on every couple of weeks...I've seen a lot of good stuff there...
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Jim Simon
From:
Moses Lake, WA
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Posted 2 Jun 2009 11:57 am
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| Don Rich used that same sound on a recording of the "Buckaroos". "Who's gonna mow your grass" |
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