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Topic: Question: George Jones He Stopped Loving Her Today |
JC Harris
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 10:43 am |
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Hi,
Next noob question... Sorry, I am not a country music fan.
But I have this record and I've always wondered -what-/-who- is playing the low 'slide' in the 1st verse? And what instrument it is. It almost sounds like a bass played with a slide.
Is that a pedal steel? It's an amazing sound... to me, mainly because the intonation is just -amazing-.
TIA,
---JC |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 10:53 am
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It's the late guitarist Phil Baugh on a Peavey T-series standard guitar that had pedals attached and activated by cables from a floor unit.
Search for Phil or the song title for more information in the archives here. Amazing player, uniquely designed and built mechanism.
Phil played with Buddy Emmons a lot. Ernie Renn who managed the BE website put up this photo and info re: above.
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Pedals 2-6 raised the note a whole tone, (1-E to F#, 2-B to C#, 3-G to A, 4-D to E and 5-A to B.)
Pedal 1 lowered the sixth string two and a half tones, (E to B.)</center>
That first lick of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" says it all.. |
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JC Harris
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 1:08 pm
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Thanks. What a sound.
Even more impressive: I'm always amazed that people come up with these one-offs and -then- take the hundreds of hours to master the required technique.
I've experienced the snickers one puts up with whenever you try -anything- even slightly -different-. Takes guts to pull off.
| Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
It's the late guitarist Phil Baugh on a Peavey T-series standard guitar that had pedals attached and activated by cables from a floor unit.
Search for Phil or the song title for more information in the archives here. Amazing player, uniquely designed and built mechanism.
Phil played with Buddy Emmons a lot. Ernie Renn who managed the BE website put up this photo and info re: above.
| Ernie Renn wrote: |
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Pedals 2-6 raised the note a whole tone, (1-E to F#, 2-B to C#, 3-G to A, 4-D to E and 5-A to B.)
Pedal 1 lowered the sixth string two and a half tones, (E to B.)</center>
That first lick of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" says it all.. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 2:53 pm
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I don't think there were very many of them produced, but this really wasn't a one-off. MSA modified several Peavey guitars with this mechanism 70's, 80's.
As I mentioned earlier, there has been some previous discussion on the forum about them and there are other posts with more detailed pics. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 3:53 pm
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I have been pressed into playing that lick. on C6: 2nd fret 10th string, lower a whole step and back up
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 29 Apr 2013 2:23 am
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| I lower the 10th string on the E9th a whole tone. I play that lick on the 8th and 10th strings with a chorus. |
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Howard Steinberg
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St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2013 3:55 am
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If you have never heard Phil Baugh play, there are some YouTube videos that are worth a look. He was an incredible+++ player.
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