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January 30th, 2010, 10:37 PM
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Amos Garrett tearin' it up:
Could he bend that first note any farther? Great stuff. |
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January 30th, 2010, 11:58 PM
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That's some terrific playing - thanks for posting! He obviously has full comand of his guitar and produces some sounds I never associated with a tele. Intresting Tele too - maple neck + double bound.
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January 31st, 2010, 03:18 AM
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January 31st, 2010, 05:31 AM
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Quite a bend there in the beginning of the verses. Pretty skinny strings I suppose - or does he have somekind of a bender there to assist?
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January 31st, 2010, 07:29 AM
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January 31st, 2010, 07:48 AM
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I had an Amos Garrett instructional series on cassette years ago, and I think he mentioned he used 9-46 gauges on Fender scale length guitars. His famous half octave bend on the third string can be done on 10s, just takes a little practice. He's a very original guitarist. Glad he's still picking. His solo on Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis" is pure genius.
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January 31st, 2010, 10:32 AM
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Amos is Great for sure, but I bet he didn't have as much Fun as me & Bud Davis who I hadn't seen in years, and was told had passed away...That's me playin the F-ing chord.....
 
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January 31st, 2010, 12:42 PM
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Amos is a treasure ... his solo in "Midnight at the Oasis" still haunts me.
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February 1st, 2010, 11:12 AM
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I got to see Amos and The "Eh" Team in Saskatoon about 20 years ago. We were visiting my sister in law and were driving down the street when I saw a marquee for them playing at a bar there. We went every night for the 4 days we were in town. He's quite the Humbler himself.
As a matter of fact, the Tele that's in my avatar was nicknamed "Amos". +1 on "Midnight at the Oasis". I try to use a similar approach to certain solos to this day.
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February 1st, 2010, 11:17 AM
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February 1st, 2010, 11:35 AM
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Check Amos out on "Trucker's Cafe" on Ian and Sylvia's Great Speckled Bird album, "Please Send Me Someone To Love" on Paul Butterfield's Better Days album and "Lazy Bones" from Geoff and Maria Muldaur's Sweet Potatoes album-some of his finest work. You will not be disappointed I promise...
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February 1st, 2010, 02:13 PM
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February 1st, 2010, 05:00 PM
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I'm a big fan of his playing. I've seen him perform many times. I believe he is playing a mij esquire from the 80's with the extra pups added. There were some double bound mij esquires produced back then. I remember seeing some in Edmonton and thinking hmmmm.....cool. Could be something else he is playing though. He consistently sounds like himself in spite of a variety of amps he has played through over the years. I've seen him use fender concerts, fender twins, peavey classics 212, peavey delta blues 115. It's the man not the gear, that's for sure.
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February 1st, 2010, 05:19 PM
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Lovely!
Remind me to mention Amos next time we do the underrated Tele player thread thing again. Cheers, Geoff
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