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Topic: The Push Pull Tone |
Justin Emmert
From:
Greensboro, NC
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Posted 9 Apr 2019 11:38 am |
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On a couple of occasions in a live band settings with my push pull (and i'm a poor excuse for an amateur player), I played the right chord or note at the right time with the band and it sounded so darn good it literally gave me chills and made the hair on my arms stand up. I'm not kidding......I sat there looking down at my arms, pumping a little vibrato with the left hand, and watched the hairs stand up on both arms and just could not help to get a big ole grin in wonderment at it all. So far, it's been like a hole-in-one at a golf game. Hard to repeat, but keeps me coming back. It's never happened with any other instrument that I play.
Anyone else ever had this type of feeling? Ain't it great? |
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Brian Gattis
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2019 11:54 am
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 9 Apr 2019 12:10 pm
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well maybe not to that degree but I do hear a difference between the Legrande and Push Pull, I play different on the Push Pull. The sweet spot draws out different things.
Don't ask me to explain it 
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Last edited by Tony Prior on 10 Apr 2019 12:53 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2019 12:54 pm
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Justin,
Yes, only on an Emmons p/p, that's why we love 'em! 
Erv |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2019 8:54 am
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| Yes the push pull is magical. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Apr 2019 11:11 am
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| Buddy Emmons wrote: |
| Over the years I've had hundreds of players sit down at The Blade and play through my amp with my tone settings and they ended up sounding like they did on their own guitars. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 11 Apr 2019 5:19 pm
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The times that an Emmons PP gives me that feeling is on the bandstand. It just cuts through big ,full and strong no matter how deep and thick the mud is. Like a sharp knife through soft butter. I can get a sound I like playing just about any steel but in battle conditions an Emmons PP has no rival.
Oddly enough I feel the same way about Franklin steels when it comes to recording.
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 11 Apr 2019 6:16 pm
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some time ago I had a conversation about the tone, and gentleman I had that conversation with said,years ago he went out to the club where Buddy was playing, at the break he asked Buddy if he could sit behind his guitar, Buddy said ok, so he did, he said it was the worst sounding steel guitar he ever played, but when Buddy got back on the stage and star playing, it sounded amazing, like Buddy we all know... interesting story...
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 12:59 am
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the same can be said of telecasters as well.
An Instrument can be very capable of pulling out great tones but if the player isn't capable of pulling it out , thats a different issue.
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Tab Tabscott
From:
Somewhere between Vashon Island and The mainland.
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 5:52 am Heh heh
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I can think about doing that and it makes the hairs stand up.
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Jack Turlington
From:
Toccoa, GA, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 5:57 am
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Maybe someday I’ll understand. Is there really a “best sounding†steel guitar? When I’m playing my Sho Bud, I would say it’s the best. Same with my LeGrande III. I have been very happy with my old Excel, but then, I have never owned a push pull. 
Funny thing is, I use a Profex II, and Buddy’s preset is probably my least favorite. I have a theory that he set that up to throw the rest of us off the trail! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 7:50 am
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| Maybe Buddy's settings were for use with a p/p and you've never had a p/p. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 7:57 am
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| Erv plays a p/p, so I bet he sounds exactly like Buddy! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 8:05 am
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Better!
Erv |
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Jack Turlington
From:
Toccoa, GA, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2019 8:07 am
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| Yeah, I was kinda hoping one of you guys would send me a push pull to try out......for a few years. |
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Patrick Huey
From:
Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2019 3:36 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| Maybe Buddy's settings were for use with a p/p and you've never had a p/p. |
Erv people can say all they want about tone being in the hands and that’s true to a great degree however there IS a distinct sound difference with a p/p....nobody can argue that a Strat and a Les Paul have two distinctly different sounds. Same with a Mullen and a Sho Bud. Makes sense, right?
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2019 5:55 am
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Patrick,
You're preaching to the choir!
Erv |
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Greg Lambert
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2019 2:17 pm
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I've seen players use a junk guitar and make it sound beautiful and seen Players take a premium guitar and make it sound like garbage.
IMO its 10% instrument and 90% player. |
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