Bigsby guitar 50s recording of Train kept on rollin .............................................not

[veeshead]

Funny idea! Great playing.



[beehide]

@veeshead Thanks....

[beehide]

@veeshead thanks..

[GuitarMaster555111]

nice playing, and i love the guitar. Stop hating everybody, but i saw that chair in one of your modern videos. Are you saying you used the same chair he did in a recording studio in 1959, and the chair is perfect, and the pajamas arent ripped? Seriously bro

[beehide]

@GuitarMaster555111 ...The clues are there for all to see..

Happy Holidays..

[GuitarMaster555111]

nice playing, and i love the guitar. Stop hating everybody, but i saw that chair in one of your modern videos. Are you saying you used the same chair he did in a recording studio in 1959, and the chair is perfect, and the pajamas arent ripped? Seriously bro

[beehide]

it's a miracle....

[beehide]

it's a miracle

[beehide]

it's a miracle....

[therayfordbros]

Wow! that's really amazing how you got sound out of a 8mm silent film projecter.

[beehide]

it's a miracle...

[therayfordbros]

Wow! that's really amazing how you got sound out of a 8mm silent film projecter.

[beehide]

@therayfordbros it's a miracle.....

[Zuhzuhzombie]

Cute. 

[dkfelix]

Anybody got any ideas how to change a pair of Dynasonic pickups on a gretsch into sounding like Bigsbys?

[planetrocker1]

yea, first of all I don't think he would have gone to a recording studio in pijama pants and second of all as far as I remember Paul Burlison was Johnny Burnette's lead guitarist and I don't recall any other band cover that song in 50's. FAKE!!!!

[beehide]

What's wrong with wearing pajamas for a recording date? Grandpa would go to a recording date naked sometimes. Paul Burlison was Johnny Burnette's guitar player but he wasn't the guitar player that played on Train kept on Rollin.

Studio musicians used to replace band musicians for recordings.. Only one man can sound like that Grady Martin!!!

[dburlison1]

@beehide Where's the face and where did G. Martin "Ever" play the distortion octaves unique to the Johnny Burnette recordings in Nashville--Before or after the Trio sessions..

[beehide]

@dburlison1 I never said he did..

[Vladymir1916]

fake fake fake xD

[beehide]

You think so?

[Vladymir1916]

Maybe not?

[ravenslaves]

Those pickups sound like slightly underwound P90's. Almost like Fralin's.

[beehide]

Bigsby pickups have a very low Ohms reading...2.7 ohms

[ravenslaves]

I had NO idea....wow.... less than a Danelectro lipstick...wow

So what's the back story on that particular guitar. Each Bigsby was unique, and rare. There really was no "Standard" model (even though he had one) P.A. was pretty much a one man operation, with a few exceptions.

Very Cool guitar.

[MrLeswise]

I think you mean 2.7k ohms, anyway...in one of the other videos you show 3.7k ohms, are the neck and bridge different or which ohm value are they?

Mike

[beehide]

Hi Mike,

I've had Bigsby pickups test at 2.7k ohms.

On the double neck guitar the ohms are 3.6 on the bridge and 3.3k ohms on the neck.

Sorry can't give out seriel number on......

[MrLeswise]

Thanks for the info Guy.

What do you think about the prototype guitars from Gretsch?

I'm sure you are familiar with Andy's book, and I don't think your double neck is in there so it's really a mystery to me. I understand about being careful with the serial number.

Mike

[beehide]

Hi Mike.

The new Bigsby book is great!!!

I'm really disappointed with the new Bigsby-Gretsch guitars,they have nothing to do with Bigsby!

Don't get me wrong they are really good guitars I have one myself but as far as being Bigsby replicas they miss big time!!

They are made more like a Strat type guitar.

That's why I had to make one myself-No more said...Guy

[MrLeswise]

Hey Guy,

I am in the process myself. Got some "birdsbeak" and regular rock maple. I am making more of a tribute guitar, as I am goin to use a B7 instead of a B6. It will be shaped like the Travis guitar, but I am using a Gibson scale length, thus the bridge is too far down to use a B6.

Mike

[MrLeswise]

Guy,

Absolutely awesome job. I am in the process myself, It will be shaped like the Merle Travis (but no walnut stuff) I am making my own pickups, Bigsby replica's.

Mike

[beehide]

Very cool Mike..

Mail me a picture when its done.

Just be real careful when choosing the wood for the neck.

Maple can twist on you!! that's probably why Bigsby started using a walnut strip. Guy

[MrLeswise]

I was looking for quartersawn to get the grain running the right way, but I think I will laminate 3 pieces instead, that tends to lower the warp "factor" It looks like P.A. tried to use one piece in the early days. Mike

[Rickstarbrown]

you guys are funny! and good..but it takes more to fool me!

LOL..

well made geetar too.. ; )

[beehide]

Well, you can fool some of the people some of the time but you cant fool all of the people all of the time,or something like that!!

[Rickstarbrown]

ciao Gaetano!yes something like that LOL....

anyway...FANTASTIC JOB!!AWESOME!

Rick

Repair man for the stars ; )

[beehide]

Hi Rick,

More like repair man from Mars...

Thanks for the kind words.

I cant wait to play some blues agian..Guy

[jsmoore64]

Along with the guitar Granpa's pajama pants have survived as well. Same ones as worn in one of the other videos.

[beehide]

Yep, hand-me-downs...Good observation Jsmoore64.

[MockStoneLLC]

is this real, to my untrained eye it shure looks like a normal recording with 'film age' filter in movie maker...

[beehide]

You have a very good eye for detail.. MockStone

[jehovahuponyou]

@MockStoneLLC - I THINK YOU ARE CORRECT, LC. ALSO WHO IN 1956 WOULD ONLY RECORD THE GUITAR?

[beehide]

We lost somebody very close to us this week...Bobby Guida...passed away.

We lost a great person and a great friend.

He was the one who got me into Bigsby's..WE ARE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU BOB.......Guy

[tbonewalk]

grandpa could sure play...