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Topic: Is there a trick to playing in cowboy boots???
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Dave Horch
Member From: Frederick, Maryland, USA
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posted 09 February 2006 02:19 AM
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Wear sneakers. Eff that boot stuff! |
Terry Sneed
Member From: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
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posted 10 February 2006 03:08 PM
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I play in cowboy boots every where but at home. The best pair of boots to play in is a pair that is broken in good. I have a pair that's about 15yrs old so their good an flexible. Santa brought me a brand new pair of Justin Lizard, peanut brittle color.
Their very purty but not as easy to play in as my old ones.Terry ------------------
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Jim Sliff
Member From: Hermosa Beach California, USA
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posted 10 February 2006 03:43 PM
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Moccasins, Chucks, Vans, Uggs...they all make far more sense to me than boots. I don't own a pair of boots, but I couldn't even imagine trying to play in them. |
Jordan Shapiro
Member From: Echo Park, California, USA
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posted 10 February 2006 06:46 PM
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Yeah, my preference is boots, but due to a rather unpleasant motorcycle wreck my left ankle doesn't bend as far or easily as it should. I usually play in my wrangler square toed boots,(the model with the eagle stitched on them). I seem to play the best in my tennis shoes, but my foot gets tired fast, as it is used to being at the angle the bootheel sets it at. My compromise is the ankle boots. The best of both worlds, although i do like them to be well worn on the bottom, like I prefer my women. I must respectfully state that if I were to show up to play in moccasins, the guys would probably hand me some feathers, a tomahawk and show me where to exit the venue where nobody could see me. Ha! Sorry, I know there are folks in my city here that wear them, but I just can't hold back sometimes. All in fun here!! I think RR was wearing moccasins on the grammys, and have it from a pretty solid source that Jerry was wearing moccasins when he recorded Teach Your Children. Jordan |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 10 February 2006 09:47 PM
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I've always played wearing boots up until about 15-yrs. ago. For many years my most recent boots were a pair of Black Patent~Leather, 12” or 14” Square~Top, with needle~point toe and 2” undershot heel. But, in approx. ’82 I switch to Hanover real leather zippered Shoe~Boots w/cowboy~type heel. I bough (1)-pair in Black and (1)-pair in Burgundy. But, when I noticed that everyone around here had started wearing regular shoes or jogging~type shoes, I switched to Red Wing Oxfords. I still think the cowboy~style heel and a thin leather sole is the most comfortable way to go! Believe it or not, I still have those great Hanover Shoe~Boots, but; I tried them on the other day and my ankles are a little too swollen for the best fit, at the present time. And besides that, I would need another evtra 1” in guitar height to use them. But, I think a shoe with a wider heel makes it much harder to rock the foot (ankle) on the pedals! So, regardless of what I wear, I would prefer the Cowboy~Boot! It also makes playing a little easier if all the pedals are Raised slightly when wearing the higher heel!------------------
“Big John”
a.k.a. {Keoni Nui}
’05 D–10 Derby
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15”
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Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 14 February 2006 09:19 AM
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I rotate wearing a pair of Lucchese, an Ariai Roper, and a pair of Rios of Mercedes. I have owned all of these boots for a number of years and their initial cost ranged from about $700 for the Lucchese to about $100 for the ropers.The Lucchese is by far the most comfortable and I regularly wear them everyday. I'm not very fond of the Ariai Ropers as they are a little stiff (I learned later that they are made in China). My favorite boots for bandstand wear are the Rios because they are so soft and pliable. (see photo below) 
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Stephen Gambrell
Member From: Ware Shoals, South Carolina, USA
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posted 14 February 2006 01:29 PM
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Yep, Gene, Lucchese boots feel like bedroom shoes. I've got 2 pair, and I don't think I could wear anybody else's boot! And they flex at the ankle just right! |
Jake L
Member From: Porter, (Near Houston)Texas, USA
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posted 14 February 2006 08:50 PM
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Like some of y'all, I wear boots all the time. I have several pairs that I use for playing, including the Double H boots that I use working with my horses, which have a taller heel than the roper style. I have found that the heel doesn't affect my meager attempts at playing as much as the toes do. I personally like to use a rounded toe such as a roper style. I have also found that playing in Chuckas is comfortable, but the toe is a little too big for me to switch pedals cleanly. | |
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