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Topic: Buddy Emmons and the Black Album..gear? |
George Seymour
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 9:12 am |
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Does anyone know exactly what steel guitar and what amplifier Buddy used in recording the Black Album?
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forrest klott
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 9:39 am
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Hi George,
I can say with certainty that the guitar Buddy used was his ‘67 rosewood guitar that he dubbed “The Bladeâ€. Depending on who you talk to on the amp you may get different responses, but from conversations Ken Fox had with Him, Buddy thought it was a ‘59 High Power Twin. That’s just what I recall from things I’ve read on the forum over the years. YMMV.
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George Kimery
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 11:30 am Buddy Emmons and the black album gear
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| It's a sure bet he was using a pot pedal and my money is on it being an Emmons pedal |
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George Seymour
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Notown, Vermont, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 12:48 pm Re: Buddy Emmons and the black album gear
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| It's a sure bet he was using a pot pedal and my money is on it being an Emmons pedal |
Yes the Emmons guitar at that point for certain, the album cover looks like a wrap around
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Jack Stanton
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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 3:47 pm
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| I seem to remember him saying it was a tweed Twin |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 7:14 pm
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And I recall Buddy saying it was a blackface twin with stock fender speakers, NOT JBL's.
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Jack Stanton
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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 7:42 pm
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| Well, Brad, my memory isn't what it used to be..... |
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George Kimery
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Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2020 9:24 pm Buddy Emmons and the gear.
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| I think we will all agree that if we can figure out every piece of gear used down to the strings, picks, and bar we will still not have the tone that Buddy had. |
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George Seymour
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Notown, Vermont, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2020 2:52 am Re: Buddy Emmons and the gear.
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| I think we will all agree that if we can figure out every piece of gear used down to the strings, picks, and bar we will still not have the tone that Buddy had. |
I can assure that if your never set down to a really good old Emmons push pull with original pick ups... you may not like them ...of course Buddy was the best ever..the closest I’ll ever get to him was drinking a few beers with him at Jeff’s school n the early eightie..I’m just curious about what was known about that recording..ever heard Tyler Hall live? Old push pull cut tail..and old twin.. what a player...tone to me as good as it gets... makes me want to burn everything I got..I do revere the old stuff..produces the tone I want
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Jack Hanson
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Posted 26 Feb 2020 9:05 am Re: Buddy Emmons and the gear.
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| George Seymour wrote: |
| I do revere the old stuff..produces the tone I want |
Me too. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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George Seymour
From:
Notown, Vermont, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2020 10:09 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| Ron Elliot was there when the album was recorded. He might know. |
Thanks for the info Mike
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Tiny Olson
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Mohawk River Valley, Upstate NY
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Posted 26 Feb 2020 1:33 pm
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I believe Brad is correct about the amp. I could be wrong but, I seem to recall that the Twin was stock and was one of the studio's "house" amps.
As for the guitar, I agree with Forrest that it was "The Blade" ('67 Rosewood Cut-Tail) and that is the horn Buddy is sitting at on the album cover. That photo was taken by Peggy Emmons. Very cool..!!
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George Seymour
From:
Notown, Vermont, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2020 4:43 pm
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Thanks Tiny
Looked at the album cover as close as I can and it does look like a cut tail, not a bolt on or wrap around
Thanks fellas for the info good to hear back to a simpler time and bench mark in tone of
What I like to hear
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Russ Wever
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Posted 26 Feb 2020 10:41 pm
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Dan Armstrong "Orange Squeezer"
that he had tweaked internally.
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