A musical challenge......

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:44 pm

Billy Byrd...he was behind the Gibbo Byrdland model guitar. I think he passed away recently

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:09 pm

Well Bob, i'm a 52 model so i'm an older bastard than you!!! Barney Kessel was a great guitar player so i will throw his mane into the ring.

Cheers

Alan

matthew · Post by **matthew** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:10 pm

Well I'm guessing they were all first played on the same guitar?

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:25 pm

kiwigeo wrote:Billy Byrd...he was behind the Gibbo Byrdland model guitar. I think he passed away recently

Hank Garland as well Martin. That's where the name came from - a conglomeration of the two surnames.

Bob

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:27 pm

Colonial Tonewoods wrote:Bob,
You are so so so close....Hank Garland played with Elvis in 60' and 61'.

Little Sister was '61 Steve.

Bob

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:38 am

It was a tough question I know.
Here's the answer
http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/hank_garland.shtml

Bob will be the winner since he was on the right path.

Hesh1956 · Post by **Hesh1956** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:34 am

I was going to guess that they are all dead now but I would have said it as they are all decomposing now......

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:32 am

Well hank may have been famous but was he a first class wanker and a tosser like us ANZLF'ers?????

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:01 pm

Thanks very much for competition Steve.

I have a great interest in early rock and roll.

I played in a band that did all that sort of stuff for a number of years.

One day I MAY post a picture

Cheers

Bob

Arnt · Post by **Arnt** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:21 pm

Good idea for a competition, Steve. Bob, congrats on your victory!

Hey, why don't you post that picture? I have played a bit of that kind of music too, and I make no excuses so here's a shot!

Yup, I'm "Dusty" (also a bit rusty these days, I'm afraid), slinging a 335 with a Bigsby, that was my main guitar for this type of music. We had a fun thread over on OLF with old band pictures a year or two ago, there are some gems in that discussion for sure...

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:54 pm

Never mind the Bigsby on the 335...what the hell's that thing on your head???

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:35 pm

Arnt I remember the OLF discussion well and will never forget that image of Rusty and Dusty, it is an absolute classic.

Cheers

Kim

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:22 pm

I've got pics Arnt but nothing digital.

I'll have to scan them but yeah, I've got the quiff thing going on.

Are you familiar with Robert Gordon? We used to do a lot of his stuff.

Nice, edgy rockabilly sound out of that SG.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvssWdF1 ... re=related[/youtube]

Bob

WaddyT · Post by **WaddyT** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:49 pm

Just for fun, here is a picture of my band - I'm the one on the right.

Actually, that year, it was like I had a Harem. Now, there is another guy playing with us, so I'm not the lone male.

BillyT · Post by **BillyT** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:24 am

kiwigeo wrote:Never mind the Bigsby on the 335...what the hell's that thing on your head???

I think it's a meat loaf!

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:54 am

kiwigeo wrote:Never mind the Bigsby on the 335...what the hell's that thing on your head???

Looks to be a Wombat.

Arnt · Post by **Arnt** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:12 am

Glad you guys like the hairdo! Actually that is not hair, you all know lead guitarist have really big heads

Bob, no I wasn't familiar with Robert Gordon. I like the playing though. I got into this type of music through Stray Cats in the 80's, and that lead to Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran Duane Eddy... Never did get a Gretch 6120 though, but a Rian version based on that with TV Jones pickups has been on the to do list for a long time... The rockabilly thing was just something we were messing with for a while, I have played much more contemporary stuff, blues, country, rock 'n roll I guess, on strats, teles and Les Pauls like most people.

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:26 am

I always wanted a 6120 but the asking price of around $15,000 was a bit rich.

Bob

Arnt · Post by **Arnt** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:32 am

Make one!

sebastiaan56 · Post by **sebastiaan56** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:14 am

Waddy,

Is that renfair?

Sebastiaan

WaddyT · Post by **WaddyT** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:07 am

Yep, Carolina Renaissance Festival. We've been doing it now for nearly 15 years.

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