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Buck Reid
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Nashville,TN
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Posted 29 May 2013 6:02 pm |
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You know I was thinking today(as dangerous as that might seem) of how being named the #1 Steel Guitar player in the land in the mid to late 50's, could put an enormous amount of pressure on just about anyone. Yet Buddy has performed at such a high level for so many years... a true testament to his talent and gift. Thank you Mr. Emmons for sharing your talent and inspiring so many of us to pursue some sort of journey with this whacky but wonderful instrument called the Pedal Steel Guitar. Mega tip O' the hat to you!
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www.BuckReid.com
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 29 May 2013 6:10 pm
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| Hear! Hear! |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 May 2013 6:41 pm Yes Sir.
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What Brother Buck said! Randy G.  |
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Roy Rosetta
From:
Nederland, Texas.. On the Texas Gulf Coast
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Posted 29 May 2013 7:26 pm
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Absolutely Buck. Couldn't have said it any better. "E" is the best.
...Roy
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Music is a "gift" with many wrappings....
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Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 29 May 2013 8:25 pm Mr. "E"
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| I'd hate to think, what our beloved steel guitar, would've been without Buddy Emmons. Thanks, Mr. "E" You definitely are still #1, in my book!!!!!! |
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Mike Cass
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Posted 29 May 2013 8:35 pm
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| we all owe a tremendous debt to "The Worlds Foremost Steel Guitarist". |
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chas smith
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 29 May 2013 8:50 pm
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| Being the foremost player is one thing. Being involved in Sho-Bud guitars and then producing the PP guitar, that for all intensive purposes set the standards for what steel guitars should sound like, puts him on a completely different level. |
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pdl20
From:
Benton, Ar . USA,
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Posted 29 May 2013 10:27 pm Buddy Emmons
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He sure was an inspiration to me to learn all I could, i wore out a many 45 rpm ET record with 2 quarters on the tone arm trying to slow down his licks. Mr. Emmons you will always be # 1 till the end of time.
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Mullen G 2 D 10 8 & 6 , Emmons D 10 8& 6 Evans Amps , Revelation,MPX1,Steward PA 1000 rack, Steelers Choice Cross country Seat ,Hilton Pedal, Curt Mangan strings . When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. |
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 May 2013 2:26 am
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| Buddy Emmons has been for many years called the "Big E". I have always said that I could just sit and watch him tune his guitar and be in awe of him. Buddy definitely has fulfilled his calling in this life. |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 30 May 2013 3:16 am
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 30 May 2013 3:59 am
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| Well said all- the best. |
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 30 May 2013 2:16 pm
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There has been no one more creative on stage, in the studio and building guitars. He's done it all very well. A point man in the jungle. King of the apes.
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1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Boss 59 Fender pedal for preamp, NDR-5 Atlantic Delay & Reverb, two Quilter 201 amps, 2- 12" Eminence EPS-12C speakers, ShoBud Pedal, 1949 Epiphone D-8. Revelation preamp into a Crown XLS 1002 power amp. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Ron Scott
From:
Michigan
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Posted 30 May 2013 3:32 pm
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He sure inspired a lot of us to do better just trying to do the things he waa playing. You could pick out his style of playing without even knowing who was on a record.Great Man in my eyes and still is.RS
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Franklin D10 Stereo - 8 and 6 - Black Box-Zum Encore 4 and 5 Nashville 400,Session 400, DD3 for delay ,also Benado Effects pedal.
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john buffington
From:
Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 30 May 2013 7:07 pm
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Thank GOD for Buddy Emmons - and AMEN to what Mike Cass stated!
Buddy Emmons - often imitated, will never ever be duplicated! |
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Craig Baker
From:
Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 30 May 2013 7:30 pm The very best
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| The fact that the very best steel guitarists on Earth ALL tip their hat to this one man says it all. I often heard Herby Wallace remark: "The thing is about Emmons. . . He's done so many things, and done them all so well. . . nobody will ever catch up to him; nobody will ever come close" |
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Mark Frederick
From:
The Great State of Arizona
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Posted 30 May 2013 8:40 pm
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| The Big E ... the BEst. Yep. |
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Danny Sneed
From:
Morristown,Az.U.S.A.
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 1:23 am
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| Buddy Emmons is my number one hero. I've been listening to Seven String Swing with Lenny Breau and Buddy and it's just fantastic! Buddy will always be #1, |
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Jeff Spencer
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 3:22 am
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 10:40 am
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Like so many, Buck, he was my initial inspiration to play. For me, it was "Wichita Lineman" on the Suite Steel album. I heard that cut, played it 30 or 40 times, walked down the street and bought a Maverick and joined a band. That tune truly changed my life. Thanks, Buddy.
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Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 1:29 pm
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| The father of Pedal Steel Guitar. Legend. |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 2:25 pm Inculde Buddy's courses
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| Buddy also produced a bunch of meticulously done and helpful steel courses including The "Swingin" series, Basic C6, Half Duzin' Shuffles, Intros & Turnaround I and II, E9 Vocabulary, The Christmas CD with tab, and more. I certainly found these fun to use and learned a lot from them. Thx, Buddy, steve t |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2013 1:07 am
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| Being involved in Sho-Bud guitars and then producing the PP guitar, that for all intensive purposes set the standards for what steel guitars should sound like, |
- Chas Smith
 For all intensive porpoises, or for all intents and purposes?
Just testing us, right?  |
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