Buddy's 2nd Solo On "Waiting"

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 5 Jun 2016 5:46 pm

I believe I posted Buddy's 1st solo on my song "Waiting" and here is a clip of his second: http://picosong.com/ZLEh/.
I hear heavy compression on the steel, which I think was probably added at the mixing board, rather than by Buddy.

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 6 Jun 2016 4:00 am

Thanks for sharing that, Chris..Killler! Very George Bensonish.
The compression sound more like an effect to me that your typical studio limiting. Maybe Buddy was rocking his Dyna Comp?

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 6 Jun 2016 4:41 am

A touch of phaser, methinks.

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 6 Jun 2016 6:47 am

I think you may be right there, Mr. C.

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 6 Jun 2016 9:03 am

i'm with Jimbeaux on this.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 6 Jun 2016 9:09 am

This was recorded during his phaser phase.

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 6 Jun 2016 9:12 am

Chris - Thanks again very much for posting the 2nd solo from "Waiting" and yes you did post the first one. Towards the end this solo Emmons plays the "Pat Martino monster lick." Here is Pat Martino to demonstrate his method for playing chromatics on the guitar. Martino calls this "Octavistics."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Nny4db27c

Richard Nelson · Post by **Richard Nelson** » 8 Jun 2016 4:36 am

Interesting as always from Buddy . Aye Pat Martino

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 8 Jun 2016 5:19 am

The time signature and phasing remind me of something--Poco? Loggins and Messina?--altho 'Fascinating Rhythm' comes to mind for some reason.
I always like it when he reached for the wild notes and hit them, just like he knew they would work.

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 8 Jun 2016 10:06 am

I hear "Fascinating Rhythm" too, Charlie.

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 9 Jun 2016 3:50 am

Buddy used an MXR Phase 1

The compressor he used was called an "Orange Squeezer".

It simply plugged into the end of the steel.

I had one, but it finally died and was buried.