ZB Pedal Steel

[aiq]

I dunno Brad, looks kinda country

Emmons is the man, my old partner Jack Stanton - a killer steel player - went to his three day workshop in Nashvegas around '80. Emmons is also a fan of/friend of Pat Martino. Buddy recorded a sick version of The Great Stream after hearing Pat do it.

Emmon's album of Bob Wills tunes is nice as well as his work on John Hartford's amazing albums. Don't miss Live at Carnegie Hall when Buddy was but 18 or 19.

"THree hits and the Joint turned Brown"
"Granny Won't You Smoke (Some Marryjewanna)"
"Golden Globe Awards"

good times...

[SarnoMusicSolutions]

Just learned that Jerry's ZB steel (Bakersfield serial # 0009) was made in '69 in Bakersfield, CA, but still had the older Scranton, Ark. style decal on it. I guess mine was built a few months before his and maybe 25 or 30 guitars earlier.

B

[aoguitars]

Nice score, Brad! It's funny, steels must be in the air, because I finally bit the bullet and grabbed a Simmons SD-10 E9 (3+4) steel just recently. It's been that one instrument that I don't have and have never played, and now after 2-3 weeks, I'm totally hooked. I need to learn how to tighten up the whole system, but it sounds killin. I was definitely looking for that ZB, though!

BTW, Buddy Emmons is THE god of steel guitar. Anyone not familiar with Buddy should get familiar. One of the truly greatest musicians in human history. A freak monster of technique, taste, innovation, and soul.

Also, everyone should go listen to the original Buck Owens "Together Again" to hear what ultimately turned Jerry on to pedal steel. Actually, the steel work on that single literally launched a generation of new pedal steel players in the '60s.

Brad

And right you are, an absolute monster of a player. Anyone looking to get their mind totally blown should find the Danny Gatton/Buddy Emmons "Redneck Jazz Explosion" show from the Cellar Door. Unreal. I'm also a huge fan of his work with John Hartford.

[tcsned]

Sweet Brad! I played with a guy who had an Emmons - I messed with it a bit - way confusing but I managed to pull some cool tones out of it. I'm going to get my mid-50s Gibson lap steel cleaned up and start messing with that again - especially now that I have your preamp up and running.