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Topic: Bobby Black setup |
Gary Brekke
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 9:59 am |
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| Can somebody chime in with what lapsteel Bobby was playing at the SWSGA show this year and what amp he was playing thru? Was the guitar a Fender Deluxe 8? I've seen him use this setup several times, but hadn't taken the opportunity to find out what it was. |
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Peter Freiberger
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California, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 2:10 pm
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| Bobby was playing some kind of 12 string instrument, but only 10 strings on it. Doug Livingston and I were playing piano and bass behind him. I don't know what his tuning was, but he kept doing things that had us looking at each other and simultaneously mouthing the words "How'd he do that?". |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 3:34 pm
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| It was a C6 and I think the first 2 strings were D and B. Also I think the low string was F. But my memory is failing already on these points so that may be wrong. I do remember that there were no tritones on the open tuning, so those and many other wonderful sounds came from bar slants. |
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Gary Brekke
From:
Alaska, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 3:47 pm Bobby Black
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| Funny! He is so smooth and melodic. You guys were great backing him up too! Just always enjoy seeing him in this venue. Did either of you see what brand/model guitar it was? |
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Stephen Silver
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 4 Feb 2013 12:28 pm
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When I recently saw Bobby playing that guitar, I believe he said it was a Cruztone
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 4 Feb 2013 1:29 pm
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Here's a picture of Bobby from that event but at this angle we're not going to get much brand ID..
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Bob Littleton
From:
Camas, WA
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Posted 5 Feb 2013 7:54 am Positive ID
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The 12-string you see here is a custom West Coast steel I built for Bobby some years ago. Bobby is consistently creative and tasteful. I miss hearing him play since I left the Bay Area.
Bob Littleton |
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Gary Brekke
From:
Alaska, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2013 8:04 am Bobby Black setup
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Thanks Bob! Thanks Barry, Doug, Peter and Steve. I appreciate the feedback.
Doug and Peter, I should have mentioned that I appreciated your steel sets at the Show as well. I try to make one trip a year to AZ to visit family and get to the SWSGA show - unbelievable talent on display!! |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 8 Feb 2013 10:34 pm
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Yes, I was there and talked to him about it. A "West Coast" brand steel guitar. Nice guitar, he had a 10 string C6th tuning with the D and B strings in the first two positions and a low F string like the pedal steel tuning. I think you could call this C6th chromatic tuning. It just might catch on.
Bobby did some really great chromatic runs with it!
Knocked my socks off you could say  |
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Barry Blackwood
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Bill D. Terry
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2013 9:43 am
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Here is a close-up during Bobby's set. |
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Gary Brekke
From:
Alaska, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2013 10:40 am
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Great feedback! Thanks guys!  |
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