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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 18 Apr 2017 1:55 pm    
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Hey guys here is a link to his instrumentalist Altered Ego, Did he experiment with different pedals to get this tone, It almost sounds like he was going for the Allan Holdsworth thin there a little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X4D-2X8FJ0


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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 18 Apr 2017 1:58 pm    
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Did he record this album with his Emmons?
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Bobby Boggs

 

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Post  Posted 18 Apr 2017 4:18 pm    
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An early model Franklin.

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Bob Hoffnar


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Post  Posted 18 Apr 2017 6:18 pm    
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Wow ! Thanks for the reminder of what a total badass Hal was !

I'm looking forward to hearing from the guys that knew him about that session.
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2017 10:44 am    
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Yeah I know right!!
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David Gertschen

 

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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2017 11:06 am    
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That's quite a segue from jazz fusion into I Love You Because! Thanks for posting this...
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Mitchell Smithey


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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2017 4:53 pm    
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Bad ass indeed! I heard a little chorus on a couple of tunes and double tracking as well.
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dlayne


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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2017 10:03 pm     Altered Ego
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Quentin,Thanks a Bunch for the link!!!!!!! I wore the Album OUT!! Now to hear it again....WOW!!!
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Ron Hogan

 

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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2017 11:04 pm    
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https://mattysvision.com/product/altered-ego-by-hal-rugg/
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Roy Peterman

 

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Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania
Post  Posted 20 Apr 2017 3:45 am    
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Quentin, it sounds (to me) like Hal used an Eventide Harmonizer on his steel for "Altered Ego". Hal was a great player, and a heck of a nice guy to boot! That is one of my favorite instrumentals.
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dlayne


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Post  Posted 20 Apr 2017 8:21 pm     Altered Ego,,
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Ron Thanks for the link I just ordered mine,, Very Happy
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 21 Apr 2017 2:13 am    
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Thanks Roy!
Yes it sounds very sutle and hard to pick out but I knew there was something a little extra in there. I was given this record to me by a friends dad who was clearing out his old record collection. I had no idea what I was in for with this great album. I recently bought it on CD along with some others from Mattysvision. Even back in His young days on the Wilburn brothers he was playing some really cool outside bluesy type stuff on the Shobud. Great player one of my very favorites
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 21 Apr 2017 2:14 am    
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Dlayne you will love listening to this CD enjoy it!
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 21 Apr 2017 3:37 am    
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Altered Ego is nuts! How did I miss it? Thanks, Quentin.
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Jerry Erickson

 

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Post  Posted 23 Apr 2017 8:09 pm    
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IIRC, Hal was using an altered E tuning to get more C6 type of jazz voicings, maybe more keyboard like? Most likely used on the "Altered Ego" tune and "All the Things You Are".
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 26 Apr 2017 4:06 pm     Send In The Clowns
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Cand anyone tell me who or what inspired Hal to record "Send in the clowns"?

I know that Ted Greene recorded it, did he inspire Hals playing?
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 26 Apr 2017 4:23 pm    
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Does anyone have Hals E13th tunning and copedant that would care to share it here? thanks!
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John Swain


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Post  Posted 27 Apr 2017 4:40 am    
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Both Hal and Weldon Myrick recorded Send in the Clowns at about the same time. Perhaps it came from Grand Ole Opry work, where they were on staff. Hal's tuning is in the Winnie Winston book.
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 27 Apr 2017 4:52 am    
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John Swain wrote:
Both Hal and Weldon Myrick recorded Send in the Clowns at about the same time. Perhaps it came from Grand Ole Opry work, where they were on staff. Hal's tuning is in the Winnie Winston book.


John did Hal have the E13 tunning on his front neck and C6 on the back or how was his guitar setup? If anyone has any good Hal stories please insert Very Happy
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Post  Posted 18 Apr 2019 7:11 am     Bump to keep the hal Rugg thread going
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Back up for a breath of air
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Joe Krumel

 

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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2019 6:38 am    
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thanks for posting Quenton! I have a couple memories connected to the altered ego Lp. I worked in Hermitage tn. years ago at a grocery store and met Hal there. I mentioned I liked his altered ego LP, He thought about it a while and said,Oh yeah,like he forgot he recorded it! I knew of Bob Mater the drummer and he was a monster!
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2019 7:09 am    
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Jerry Erickson wrote:
IIRC, Hal was using an altered E tuning to get more C6 type of jazz voicings, maybe more keyboard like? Most likely used on the "Altered Ego" tune and "All the Things You Are"...

Wait a minute... you mean it was his "Altered E"-Go-To tuning...? Hmmmm... Never dawned on me before...
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Barry Blackwood


Post  Posted 19 Apr 2019 9:36 am    
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Quote:
IIRC, Hal was using an altered E tuning to get more C6 type of jazz voicings, maybe more keyboard like? Most likely used on the "Altered Ego" tune and "All the Things You Are".

When you use the term 'most likely' are you speculating or do you know Hal was using an altered tuning on these two songs? Confused
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Jack Stanton


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Post  Posted 19 Apr 2019 5:31 pm    
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According to Winnie's book, as far back as 1975 Hal was using an E6th tuning on his back neck
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Jerry Roller


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Post  Posted 7 May 2019 9:27 pm    
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I got to jam with Hal for about 3 hours at Jack Heerns home. My changer endplate was about 6” from his keyhead endplate. He was very kind! One of my favorite memories.
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