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maxwas · August 6th, 2009, 11:43 AM

Recently i have been diggin' a bit of johnny cash (i am usually into rock/folk) and i watched the san quentin movie. I found myself mesmerised by the style of bob wootton's playing (it's a shame there isn't more footage of him in the film) and the fab twang tone, but hold on a min... it wasn't a tele he was playin, it was a jazzmaster!

Were JM's known for their twang, or was it down to the amp? The amp looked like a super reverb.

Tell you what tho, the boom-chicka style aint as easy as it looks

Martin R · August 6th, 2009, 12:25 PM

It's probably as much Bob's right hand as anything else.

Martin
E. Christina Herr & Wild Frontier

63dot · August 6th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Fender jazzmasters and jaguars can be made to be more twangy, even annoyingly treble in tone.

Slow Reflexes · August 6th, 2009, 12:59 PM

Surf sounds an awful lot like twang to me... so I'd say, "Yep."

degsycaster · August 6th, 2009, 02:31 PM

I reckon 'twang' is 50% guitar/amp and 50% technique. JMO.

Lerb21 · August 6th, 2009, 02:37 PM

I just sent a message to Bob, so hopefully he'll be willing and able to fill us in on the exacts of his equipment.

Lerb21 · August 6th, 2009, 04:26 PM

Here it is, straight from Bob's keyboard.

Quote:

Clint, I played a 1967 Fender Jazzmaster with Fender strings and used a Twin Reverb amp that I still have. Hope that helps you out.
It was a good sound wasn't it? lol

Bob

ole AZ · August 6th, 2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lerb21

Here it is, straight from Bob's keyboard.

Too cool. I didn't realize he was a member here.

Lerb21 · August 6th, 2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ole AZ

Too cool. I didn't realize he was a member here.

He's not, I actually just sent him a message through facebook.

It would be awesome if he joined up though.

bo · August 6th, 2009, 04:53 PM

Any of those old Fender designs with a single coil bridge pickup will twang if you pick it back by the bridge. Even Luther used a Jazzmaster at various points.

August 6th, 2009, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
maxwas TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glasgow Age: 39 Posts: 57	Twang Recently i have been diggin' a bit of johnny cash (i am usually into rock/folk) and i watched the san quentin movie. I found myself mesmerised by the style of bob wootton's playing (it's a shame there isn't more footage of him in the film) and the fab twang tone, but hold on a min... it wasn't a tele he was playin, it was a jazzmaster! Were JM's known for their twang, or was it down to the amp? The amp looked like a super reverb. Tell you what tho, the boom-chicka style aint as easy as it looks __________________ Any Floyd... Is good Floyd.

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Slow Reflexes Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Willamette and Columbia Posts: 1,744	Surf sounds an awful lot like twang to me... so I'd say, "Yep." __________________ The visions that I see believe in me.

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Lerb21 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Florence, PA Age: 17 Posts: 3,031	I just sent a message to Bob, so hopefully he'll be willing and able to fill us in on the exacts of his equipment. __________________ If it don't twang then it ain't worth havin'!

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bo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 2,276	Any of those old Fender designs with a single coil bridge pickup will twang if you pick it back by the bridge. Even Luther used a Jazzmaster at various points. __________________ www.bourbondynasty.com

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