Jerry Byrd What is he playing?

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 8 Mar 2013 12:54 pm

I am just appreciating Jerry Byrd. It would be nice to find the best source for accurate information on this player. Did he play Pedal Steel? I have been following old post on the forum, but would like to keep my pursuit focused on his music.
Here is the video and is that a switch for pickups he uses on the end plate?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 8 Mar 2013 1:06 pm

Jerry never played pedal steel. He played Richenbacher steel guitars for most of his career, and a custom built Sho-Bud (non-pedal) toward the end of his career. He played 22 1/2" scale length for his entire career. There are hundred of pages of info and discussion here on the steel forum and other sites via a Google search.

Jerry Byrd fan club site ----> http://www.jerrybyrd-fanclub.com/

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 8 Mar 2013 2:19 pm

I appreciate your referral to the JERRY BYRD Fan Club site. It was very kind of you to do so.

By the way......there are new songs now posted on the HOME PAGE, Jerry's Music Page, and Rays' CD's.
Just tho't some of the folks might enjoy hearing them.

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 8 Mar 2013 3:13 pm

Thanks for the link to the Jerry Byrd page. Really a lot of information there. Not just about Mr. Byrd.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 8 Mar 2013 3:22 pm

Really a lot of information there. Not just about Mr. Byrd.

There are a lot of links on that page:

*Jerry’s Life

*Jerry’s Guitars

*Jerry’s Music

*Jerry’s Photos

*Music (Listen)

What other information are you looking for?

Here is the video and is that a switch for pickups he uses on the end plate?

Where's the video? You didn't provide a link to the video.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 8 Mar 2013 3:27 pm

Actually on an ipad none of those links work. At least I can't find them.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 8 Mar 2013 3:32 pm

Bill, the links are on the JB fan club main page, left side of the page ---> http://www.jerrybyrd-fanclub.com

The List I posted above are not links, just text.

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 8 Mar 2013 3:34 pm

http://youtu.be/jXEP5DFDMM4
try this link.I saw he switched necks then. then was he going from C6 to E9?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 8 Mar 2013 3:41 pm

The switch he uses in that video is a neck selector switch. Notice that after playing on the rear neck, he flicks the switch and then plays on the front neck.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 9 Mar 2013 8:51 am

This song needs to be played in the B11th tuning to do it justice.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 9 Mar 2013 9:00 am

Bill, the links are on the JB fan club main page, left side of the page

Doug, as an FYI, I've looked at that page on both a computer browser and on a mobile device (my iPad).

The left side links do not show up on an iPad. they do on a computer but not on an Ipad. If the OP was viewing the site on a moble device he wouldn't be able to see them.

Ray, you may want to alert your web designer that your site is not mobile device friendly.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 9 Mar 2013 11:15 am

Right you are, Bill. I just checked the site with my iPad... no links.

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 9 Mar 2013 11:45 am

The Web Master for the JBFC has been so advised per your timely suggestions.

Hope each of you enjoyed the latest songs........

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Mar 2013 8:19 am

Ray, I really like the song "If You Only Knew" (at the bottom of Jerry's Music page). Jerry's solo on that tune is so sweet!

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 12 Mar 2013 7:40 pm

I've found that many of the tunes that Jerry was featured on, on the KING Label, are exceptionally fine examples of JERRY's one-of-a-kind TONE.

Songs with Clyde Moody, Cowboy Copas, Zeb Turner and others are without doubt, are some of the finest TONE
examples that one might ever hear.

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Jerry Byrd What is he playing?

Jerry Byrd What is he playing?

MANY THANKS Doug!

Thanks guys!

THANKS Doug for the kind words.