Recently I acquired one of the new Duane Eddy Gretsch Guitars, G6120DE. It is a stunningly beautiful guitar. The color, they call it Desert Sunrise, but it is a perfect fit. Duane will always be a big Chet Atkins fan, as we all are. I hear that Chet didn't care for the dynasonic pickups, and I also heard that he said that Duane was the only one that could get a good tone out of them. Personally, I liked the tunes that Chet played on his first guitars with the dynasonics and I liked the way he sounded. Of course, Chet always sounded good, no matter what he played.
This tune, Forty Miles Of Bad Road, is strictly a Duane Eddy tune. I used a professional backing track, not my own, but the incredible tone of the guitar comes through. It sustains forever. The amp is my Parkel 25L15. I am working on a couple of Chet tunes that I will post later, but I hope it is okay for me to share this one with you.
Thanks so much.
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Forty Miles Of Bad Road
Richard Hudson
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Re: Forty Miles Of Bad Road
You bet it is Richard!!! Great stuff Buddy!
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Very nice Richard. Broadway sound has ordered one and Amy is supposed to let me know when it comes in. I will have to drive from NW Indiana down to Knoxville to check it out. How does the special taper neck of the DE compare with a normal 6120? I have a 6120 blueburst I bought 3 years ago at CAAS. I had a RMC synth access pickup system built into it.
Regards
Bill Moit
Regards
Bill Moit
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Re: Forty Miles Of Bad Road
Thank you, Roger. You're my pal. Bill I don't have another 6120 to compare, but this neck suits me to a "t." You will be better able to make a judgement when you get it in your own hands.
Thanks for listening.
Richard
Thanks for listening.
Richard
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Re: Forty Miles Of Bad Road
Yeaaaahhh!!!
I love that twanging sound!!!
Great playing on that take Richard
Jean-Francois
I love that twanging sound!!!
Great playing on that take Richard
Jean-Francois
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Beautiful melody, Richard, many thanks for sharing!
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You sure nailed the DE sound on that new guitar Richard. That sure brings back memories. Duane was one of my favorites growing up... I had all his LPs.. Great. Thanks.
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Richard, now you need to do a Duane Eddy CD. That was great.
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