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Alex McCollough
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 01 August 2004 11:56 AM
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I'm assuming that those are jordan bosstones that I see plugged into steels in alot of photos that I see from the 70's.
Was it kind of a craze like the Phase 90/Outlaw Country craze at about the same time?
If so, can anyone think of any recorded examples of the Bosstone on steel? |
Joe Henry
Member From: Ebersberg, Germany
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posted 01 August 2004 12:30 PM
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Of course - New Riders of the Purple Sage with Buddy Cage on steel! The King of the Bosstone!Regards, JH[This message was edited by Joe Henry on 01 August 2004 at 12:31 PM.] |
Alex McCollough
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 01 August 2004 12:44 PM
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has anyone tried the voodoo labs bosstone copy? |
BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 03 August 2004 07:25 AM
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Any examples on record? I used the Boss Tone on hundreds of top recording sessions in the seventies, as did Weldon Myrick, Stu Basore. This was the way most "string" sessions were done before the advent of synthesizers in the eighties. Unfortunatley, the record companies didn't want to give credit to the steel players doing this because they wanted everyone to think that they were real violins. Examples? "Please Come to Boston,(Kenny Logins) all Micky newberry's recordings, Some of the late Elvis cuts, Jerry Lee Lewis, Silvia, Dolly Partin, Lynn Anderson, Johnny Rivers and the list goes on and on. How about the Opry in the late sixties and all of the seventies? Weldon, Sonny, Myself, Stu Basore did full string sections behind Stu Phillips, Billy Walker and several others artists live , on stage together. The boss tone was the unit that bought my house on the lake in 1973.
Good technique, studying what real strings sections would have played, and the Ecco-plex is what made this sound so believeable
You want songs? Too many to list. But I still have many recordings in my collection, as I'm sure Stu, Weldon, and a couple others have also.
Many other "tricks" can be done with this little magic box, The famous "Car Wreck", rock licks etc., I don't ever want to play without one hanging on the end of my steel, whether I use it everytime I play or not.
Why does everyone like the "Car Wreck" so much? It's very hard to dance to. bobbe |
JB Arnold
Member From: Longmont,Co,USA
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posted 03 August 2004 10:20 AM
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If you can get a copy of the NRPS live album Home Home on the Road you will hear the bosstone on several cuts-"Dead Flowers", "School Daze", and "Groupie" to name 3. Cage will turn his on and off several times during a song-he usually carries 3 of them, and rotates them out to John LeMay to keep them refurbished.The bosstone is an integral part of Cage's, and by definition the NRPS sound. It would not surprise me to find that Bobby Black used one on "Mean Woman Blues" on the Armadillo HQ live album with Commander Cody. Sure sounds like it. JB ------------------
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Smiley Roberts
Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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posted 03 August 2004 11:35 AM
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Alex,
I used the Jordan "Bosstone",to obtain the "string sound" on Tommy Overstreet's album,"I'm A Believer" (Dot Records album # DOSD-2016)------------------
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BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 03 August 2004 02:22 PM
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Yes Smiley, no one would believe how many sessions were recorded using the Boss Tone in the seventies. I'm not talking about using it as a distortion noise maker, but as a big beautiful section of violins. I never used mine as a rock and roll crutch, except to possibly be silly once or twice.
This unit played correctly can be a great musical instrument unto itself. But as with any musical instrument, it takes much practice to become proficient with it. I used to cringe when I heard it done wrong, but in the hands of Smiley,Stu or Weldon, a true piece of magic. bobbe |
Alex McCollough
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 03 August 2004 07:57 PM
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thanks bobbe,
it's the violin/string section stuff that was had me interested. |
BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 04 August 2004 09:36 AM
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Alex,
I'll do anything I can to help you with this, as would Stu or Weldon, I'm sure.
Call me anytime, 615 822 5555
bobbe | |
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