Now that's chickin' pickin'- Jerry Donahue

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 17 Feb 2006 6:40 am

Try this one on for size!
http://www.youtube.com/w/Jerry-Donahue?v=aTQk6khJLY4&search=jerry%20donahue

Brett Anderson · Post by **Brett Anderson** » 17 Feb 2006 8:46 am

Holy cow! I love that.

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 17 Feb 2006 8:54 am

Amazing! Anyone have any samples of impressive steel chicken pickin'?

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 17 Feb 2006 9:09 am

I have his CD from several years ago. He is a marvelous player.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 17 Feb 2006 9:35 am

Jerry has the most amazing contrary-motion bending style. It's immense chops and brains all at once. He got big writeups in the late 80s in the guitar mags - an amazing player.

I taped a brief but very cool show off the TV back then on him - perhaps that's what this is from. I'll have to go see if I still have it.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 17 Feb 2006 12:25 pm

I love JD's playing. Thanks for the link.

He travels with his Tele in a suitcase. Unscrews and removes the neck. Interesting.

Terry Sneed · Post by **Terry Sneed** » 17 Feb 2006 12:43 pm

I can't get it to play. it just plays for a second then quits for a minute.
I guess dial up is my problem.

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Dennis Olearchik · Post by **Dennis Olearchik** » 17 Feb 2006 2:39 pm

Wow-wee-wow! Now that's some great pickin'. Thanks Ken!

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 17 Feb 2006 2:55 pm

Thats the old tune "The Claw" by Jerry Reed. A really great tune.One of my Fav's. I use a set of Jerry D's pickups on my Tele and I cant say enough good things about them...Just love em.

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Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 17 Feb 2006 3:17 pm

Yep, J.D.'s excellent.

I didn't know he took his Tele apart to travel. I'd thought of that earlier, could put it in a small case and carry-on the airlines.[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 February 2006 at 03:18 PM.]

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 17 Feb 2006 4:52 pm

SUPERIOR... THANKS KEN,,,
JENNINGS

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 18 Feb 2006 2:06 am

this song , The Claw, first appeared by Jerry in a Guitar Player magazine as one of the 45 RPM inserts, it was really HOT..this was I'm thinking mid 80's..

The studio version is found on Jerry's first ( I believe) self produced CD, Telecasting...The original CD has Jerry on the cover with about a dozen or so Tele's, all owned by various folks...The CD is pretty good but the version of the CLAW was better I think on the little black Guitar Player 45 RPM insert !..Go figure..

The version on this video here is excellent....

great stuff..great player

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Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 18 Feb 2006 6:58 am

Great idea on transporting a Tele!!

Any idea about his sting gauges?

Also, Jerry is one the three guitarist with the Hellecasters group. Will Ray and John Jorgenson are the other two equally amazing members. Check then out!!!

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 18 Feb 2006 7:07 am

The definitive version of "The Claw" involving JD is on the Hellecasters CD. 3 of the best Tele players in the world just flying.

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 18 Feb 2006 7:53 am

There are several great videos of the Hellecasters around, one from the German "Ohne Filter" TV show in particular shows up on ebay a lot. The collision of the three styles/chops is truly an ear fest for hot guitar lovers. Jerry plays so completely differently from the other two, but lends delicacy and immediacy to their smoke and mirrors. Truly wonderful stuff!

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Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 18 Feb 2006 8:50 am

I just found that German DVD at Netflix.....I have it in my que....can't wait.
Jay

Bob Smith · Post by **Bob Smith** » 18 Feb 2006 2:44 pm

Wasnt the original "Claw" played on a gutstring?? Anything both of those Jerrys do is a real treat for guitar lovers.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 18 Feb 2006 3:22 pm

"Great idea on transporting a Tele!!

He has four metal sockets (not sure what the proper name is) installed in the neck. That way the screw holes are not worn by constant use. I guess it's really bolts and not wood screws that attach the neck.

It always seemed like great idea, but I never tried it. I would if I had to fly a lot with a Tele.

Chet and Jerry R. did a great recording of "The Claw" on Chet's "Me and Jerry" LP.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 18 Feb 2006 3:34 pm

String guages...
I think I remember JD uses a 9 for the high E...

In this article he states he uses a 42 on the bottom: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/techtips.shtml

Way too light for me, but I'm nowhere near JD's league.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 18 Feb 2006 3:46 pm

Tough to find but Jerry Donahue has two solo CD's that I know of: "Neck of the Wood" and "Telecasting - Recast" which I beliweve is a reissue of the original "Telecasting" CD. Great stuff.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 19 Feb 2006 3:07 pm

On removing the neck to transport... Yeah, I thought of it a few years ago too but have had some misgivings.

Mainly, that once you remove the neck, the string tension is gone that balances with the truss rod tension, and the neck will warp back in only a few hours or even less. When you get to your destination, if you assemble and string-up the guitar (to pitch of course) then the neck will probably come back to its normal position soon, but what if not...?

I have done lots of neck-swapping and messing around with Fender/Fender clone necks and bodies, so removing and reattatching necks is nothing I'm shy about, but I'm a little nervous about doing it right before a gig. I have assembled guitars and taken them to gigs immediately after assembly and had no problems but I'm just not sure if that was lucky or could count on it every time.

Guess it doesn't bother Jerry D, and from the sound of it, it doesn't seem like he's had any problems. Metal inserts for the neck bolts will definitely prevent the holes in the neck from becoming worn and loose, but I wonder how long the neck inserts can be trusted to stay tight in the neck? Aren't they just pressed in? I'd like to know more about that.[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 19 February 2006 at 03:09 PM.]

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 20 Feb 2006 6:23 am

Terry, I have the same thing on dial up. I have to go do something else while it down loads. Can anyone tell what the amp is, I can't quite make it out. That's truly great playing. I hate to keep using the word "great" but it's so appropriate.

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Andy Greatrix · Post by **Andy Greatrix** » 20 Feb 2006 12:36 pm

Lenny Breau had very decent version of "The Claw" as well.

Mark Vinbury · Post by **Mark Vinbury** » 20 Feb 2006 1:15 pm

I thought the amp looked like a Seymour Duncan

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 20 Feb 2006 1:34 pm

The amp is a Duncan Convertible. You can lift off a section of the top and change out some modules in it for different sounds. I have one of those amps.