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Raymond Beale

 

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Rosenberg, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 8:35 am    
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Sometimes I get to a job early and would like to kinda get warmed up, but don't really know what to play. If they're playing country on the juke box, I usually play along with very low volumn. Otherwise, I'm about three or four songs into the first set before I feel comfortable. Any sugestion other than a stiff drink (Iwouldn't play any better but at least I wouldn't care)

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Ray Beale

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Eric West


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Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 9:20 am    
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Buddy's Therapy by Bud Charleton. I don't know where you'd find it or the Tab. The "Playing Silk" tape version seems to have a flute or some other whistle-instrument playing the main part.

Also Mr Emmons' Cold Rolled Steel is a good warm up, or the lead part on BB's Ricky Scaggs "Country Boy at Heart" will get you there.

Sometimes shooting a few highway signs out of the car window on the way to the gig gets the old "hand eye" thing going.

[This message was edited by Eric West on 27 March 2003 at 09:11 PM.]

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Larry Bell


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Englewood, Florida
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 10:41 am    
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What do you play for warm-up before a gig?
Hookey, actually. I usually get there about 20 minutes before time to play. My first set is my warmup. I don't recommend this, but don't apologize for it either.

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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 2000 Fessenden S-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps
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Jeff Lampert

 

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queens, new york city
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 10:58 am    
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I usually get there about 20 minutes before time to play


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Larry Bell


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Englewood, Florida
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 11:01 am    
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They start without me
No big loss.

(remember, I don't live in NYC)
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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 2000 Fessenden S-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps

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Lawrence Lupkin


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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 1:33 pm    
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So I guess parking isn't a problem either.
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Perry Hansen

 

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Bismarck, N.D.
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2003 7:50 pm    
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About two fingers of Black Velvet in a fruit jar.
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RON PRESTON

 

From:
Dodson, Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 28 Mar 2003 4:22 am    
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The "Willam Tell Oveture" WARP SPEED...That usally does it.. Hee, Hee,
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Ray Montee


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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
Post  Posted 28 Mar 2003 9:49 am    
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A couple of measures of "Tennessee Border" in the style of Billy Robinson and/or the same with "I Gotta Have My Baby Back" with Rex Allen and Jerry Byrd's arrangement.
I'm able to determine instantly what string(s) might need to be tweaked and/or what tone adjustments are needed.
Not being a speed picker, I tune to SLOW songs. It works for me.
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Earl Yarbro

 

From:
Bowie, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 28 Mar 2003 10:07 am    
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Raymond, Steel Guitar Rg is a good warm up for me, after that a couple of Hanks like cold cold heart or Mansion on the hill..~~~~~~~Earl
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Bill Myrick

 

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Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
Post  Posted 30 Mar 2003 2:08 pm    
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---Starkle Starkle, Little Twink --- "Hic"-
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