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Topic: I have the West Coast sound, I think?? |
Ken Thompson
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Great Falls, Montana, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 9:18 am |
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I was reading another thread, which is now closed, and I thought I would just share a remark recently made to me that reflects alot of what the other discussion was about.
I, like Bob Carlucci, play a Carter with a TT pickup. I have also been told that I strike my strings very aggessivly. Now that being said, here is the story;
I recently filled in for an awesome steel player that plays an Emmons and has a very distinct jazz, full chord style of playing. He was in the hospital and I sat in with the band for a month. The lead guitar player is a former member of Boy Howdy, a southern California band that had some very big hits.
At the conclusion of the first set with him he commented that I had a very "Bakersfield", "West Coast" sound. I had honestly never thought about it before but have always liked a certain tone and have always tried to capture it, as we all have. Coincidentally, Buck Owens was one of my all time heroes, imagine that....
I just found it interesting how the comments about tone covered everything from amps, settings, pickups, to touch and the way that you strike a string. They were all right answers, I believe that the statement made to me confirmed all of the above and I had done it without even knowing it.
The guitar player in the band that I was sitting |
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 10:01 am
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 11:34 am
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| Cool Ken.. when someone tells you that, ESPECIALLY another steel player, or guitar players that KNOW the WC sound, take it as a compliment, and wear it like a badge of honor..I love when guys tell me I have that sound!... and see that weird cat that posted the smiley???HE likes it too!!! bob |
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David Wren
From:
Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 1:08 pm
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Hey Ken, tell Larry Park Dave Wren said HI (He's an old Placerville boy like myself )
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Dave Wren
'96 Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Twin Session 500s; Hilton Pedal; Black Box
www.ameechapman.com
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Ken Thompson
From:
Great Falls, Montana, USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 6:13 am
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| Hey back at ya David. I will be sure to do that. |
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Adrienne Clasky
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 9:25 am
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I've always wondered: What exactly is the West Coast sound? How does it differ from the full chord, jazzy sound you describe in your post?
Thanks! |
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 2:36 pm
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| I've always considered Buddy Cage's "Panama Red" intro about as west coast, bouncy of a sound as you can get. Also anything by Sneaky Pete with the Red Hot Burritos. Anyone else? |
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 2:41 pm
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| J.D. Maness' solo on "Misty"....... |
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Casey Lowmiller
From:
Kansas
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 2:55 pm
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Pretty much any of the Old Buck Owens stuff. Whether it has Mooney or Brumley on it...it is beautiful & darn fine example of West Coast.
Casey |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 3:03 pm
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| me too!.....someday! |
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