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Post subject: Re: Which Popular Electric Guitar Is Most Iconic?
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:01 am
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I wonder if I picked up a banjo if I would go for Roy Clark 8) ... in my dreams.


If you... or anyone else on this Board, has Chops equal to Roy Clark... I'll eat my Hat !!

Don't be dissn' Ol' Roy !! :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Which Popular Electric Guitar Is Most Iconic?
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:19 am
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ebaysux wrote:
I wonder if I picked up a banjo if I would go for Roy Clark 8) ... in my dreams.


If you... or anyone else on this Board, has Chops equal to Roy Clark... I'll eat my Hat !!

Don't be dissn' Ol' Roy !! :wink:

cheers!


I was far from dissing Roy are you kidding me? That it why I said "in my dreams". I don't think there is enough time in the average life to get chops like that good ol boy..

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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:35 am
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ebaysux wrote:
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ebaysux wrote:
I wonder if I picked up a banjo if I would go for Roy Clark 8) ... in my dreams.


If you... or anyone else on this Board, has Chops equal to Roy Clark... I'll eat my Hat !!

Don't be dissn' Ol' Roy !! :wink:

cheers!


I was far from dissing Roy are you kidding me? That it why I said "in my dreams". I don't think there is enough time in the average life to get chops like that good ol boy..


+1

Or Vince Gill!

As Tele artists go, he's one of the best.

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I wonder if I picked up a banjo if I would go for Roy Clark 8) ... in my dreams.

I tend to think of Roy Clark as a monster guitar player before I think of him on banjo. I know he is a demon on both, but he moves so easily between styles on guitar, really he is a master level player in country, bluegrass,jazz and classical styles. I feel he is a really underappreciated talent, I assume hosting HeeHaw both increased his exposure, but also maybe made people think too lightly of him.

For me when I think banjo, I think Earl Scruggs first.

Also who do you guys think of for 12 string acoustic? for me, it is Leo Kottke, though there are so many other worthy candidates.

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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:58 pm
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Yep, I associate the banjo with Roy only because of hee haw. Only time I have seen him or a banjo. But yes I certainly did notice he is one heck of a guitar player as well...I just don't associate any particular guitar with him from the show. I think that other dude played a red, white and blue acoustic which is somewhat iconic granted like a banjo is not electric so somewhat off topic of the thread. As far as 12 string acoustics no one rings a bell the closest for me would be Jimmy Page used one on his double neck SG. When I hear that I'm a cowboy song from Bon Jovi however that does put a picture of an acoustic 12 string in my mind with Sambora playing it granted I have seen vids of him playing it on 6 strings and well as double and even triple necked guitars.

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You mean that guy? In my family, Buck Ownens' guitar is probably the most iconic. I grew up as a kid in Bakersfield CA. Buck's hometown. I was bombarded with Country music when I was a kid. My Uncle had a muffler shop on Buck Owens BLVD.

When I got my first guitar, I can't count how many times I got asked "Do you know any Country yet"? So you all will have to forgive me if I have a disposition to Country. My early years of attempted brainwashing by countless hours of Conway Twitty and George Jones could be at the center of my contempt.

But in the world of Country Music, that could very well be the most iconic Country guitar.

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Yep, I associate the banjo with Roy only because of hee haw. Only time I have seen him or a banjo. But yes I certainly did notice he is one heck of a guitar player as well...I just don't associate any particular guitar with him from the show. I think that other dude played a red, white and blue acoustic which is somewhat iconic granted like a banjo is not electric so somewhat off topic of the thread. As far as 12 string acoustics no one rings a bell the closest for me would be Jimmy Page used one on his double neck SG. When I hear that I'm a cowboy song from Bon Jovi however that does put a picture of an acoustic 12 string in my mind with Sambora playing it granted I have seen vids of him playing it on 6 strings and well as double and even triple necked guitars.


For the longest time, I only knew of Roy Clark from Hee Haw but when I finally took notice of his guitar playing, I was blown away...



...while "the other guy" was not exactly a slouch on the Tele :) ...



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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:57 pm
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You mean that guy? In my family, Buck Ownens' guitar is probably the most iconic. I grew up as a kid in Bakersfield CA. Buck's hometown. I was bombarded with Country music when I was a kid. My Uncle had a muffler shop on Buck Owens BLVD.

When I got my first guitar, I can't count how many times I got asked "Do you know any Country yet"? So you all will have to forgive me if I have a disposition to Country. My early years of attempted brainwashing by countless hours of Conway Twitty and George Jones could be at the center of my contempt.

But in the world of Country Music, that could very well be the most iconic Country guitar.


Yes that guy. Actually I had remembered his name is Buck but forgot his last name so just called him "guy" lol. I should have known however. My dad rest his soul loved country so I grew up hearing J. Cash and W.Nelson and he adored Hank Williams. However he also loved classic rock like the Stones and Hendrix and Joplin and Badfinger so I got a taste of both.

I had also lived in Tennessee for a spell when I was married and my ex wife was the singer in our band. She has performed with Tammy Wynette when she was an infant but we were alternative rock. However, living in Tennessee that was pretty much the only thing on the radio (second option rap) so I got into country a little. I thought it was interesting these tough macho cowboys were singing so much about getting their hearts broken and it earned a degree of respect from me.

I also remember when our band moved from Florida to LA we had the radio on in the middle of Texas. It was real old roots country like some toothless guy from deliverance with a banjo and when we went to change the station it scanned all the way around back to that station....there was nothing else lol. We took a phone vid of that.

But back to the topic.... When I see that red white and blue acoustic I instantly think Buck Owens.

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Post subject: Re: Which Popular Electric Guitar Is Most Iconic?
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Yep, I associate the banjo with Roy only because of hee haw. Only time I have seen him or a banjo. But yes I certainly did notice he is one heck of a guitar player as well...I just don't associate any particular guitar with him from the show. I think that other dude played a red, white and blue acoustic which is somewhat iconic granted like a banjo is not electric so somewhat off topic of the thread. As far as 12 string acoustics no one rings a bell the closest for me would be Jimmy Page used one on his double neck SG. When I hear that I'm a cowboy song from Bon Jovi however that does put a picture of an acoustic 12 string in my mind with Sambora playing it granted I have seen vids of him playing it on 6 strings and well as double and even triple necked guitars.


For the longest time, I only knew of Roy Clark from Hee Haw but when I finally took notice of his guitar playing, I was blown away...



...while "the other guy" was not exactly a slouch on the Tele :) ...



My dads favorite show was hee haw....otherwise I would have never know who Roy Clark or Buck Owens were. I was really young then and not even a guitar player yet but remembered they were good.

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Most iconic?
Either the Stratocaster or a Les Paul Standard.

i don't own either--and I'm okay with that--but I wouldn't mind either one.

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Post subject: Re: Which Popular Electric Guitar Is Most Iconic?
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and of course we all know the first person that comes to mind when we see a dark SG.


I would think that differs based on where and when you grew up. While most (not all) probably would think of Angus Young, I'm sure others would think of Tony Iommi. Even Pete Townshend or Frank Zappa, although those weren't faithful to one guitar.


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You mean that guy? In my family, Buck Ownens' guitar is probably the most iconic. I grew up as a kid in Bakersfield CA. Buck's hometown. I was bombarded with Country music when I was a kid. My Uncle had a muffler shop on Buck Owens BLVD.

When I got my first guitar, I can't count how many times I got asked "Do you know any Country yet"? So you all will have to forgive me if I have a disposition to Country. My early years of attempted brainwashing by countless hours of Conway Twitty and George Jones could be at the center of my contempt.


You have my sympathies. I was bombarded with Jim Bloody Reeves, Hank Bloody Williams and Johnny Bloody Horton. I have acquired a real and heartfelt loathing for country. I play a telecaster as my main despite of the country players, not because of them.


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and of course we all know the first person that comes to mind when we see a dark SG.


I would think that differs based on where and when you grew up. While most (not all) probably would think of Angus Young, I'm sure others would think of Tony Iommi. Even Pete Townshend or Frank Zappa, although those weren't faithful to one guitar.


When I see an old cherry one I sometimes think of Pete Townshend smashing it.

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Okay, it's time to back up and examine where we've gotten to...

First, thanks to everybody who weighed in, I guess I'm amazed at the number of frequent, longtime posters who expressed an opinion, which by the way I tried to make clear that OPINIONS were what I was seeking—not rankings, polemics, or “Yo Mama!”-type statements.

I inserted “popular” into the subject line specifically to weed out the cranks who were going to insist that Danelectro, Silvertone, PRS, etc. would just have to be considered as the prototypical iconic electric guitar; apparently I failed, judging by the last few posts! While I anticipated that someone might mention Paul McCartney's Hofner bass, I must admit that I didn't see the EVH coming, partly because I always thought of it as a partscaster, one whose shape is obviously Stratocaster-ish. And although Jimmy Page's double-necked Gibson SG is easily identifiable, I doubt if anybody is going to seriously contend that it represents the most iconic electric guitar.

I certainly understand the comments from the bass enthusiasts, but, sorry guys, you really have to torture the obvious intent of the question in order to include the bass guitar. Perhaps that deserves its own thread...

For those who made the obvious connection between the Les Paul and Jimmy Page permeating the public consciousness, absolutely true. Still, I was struck by the lack of references to other really influential Les Paul players, people like Duane Allman (sometimes, dying an early death can diminish your profile among the public at large) and Dicky Betts, not to mention Peter Frampton (who for a short time was as famous a rock/pop musician as it was possible to be). Gary Moore was another, although he was renown mostly among musicians.

Being a product of my time, instead of immediately thinking Angus Young and Derek Trucks when I think of the Gibson SG, I see an image of the Mick Taylor-era Rolling Stones. I am frankly ashamed to admit that I had forgotten completely about Tony Iommi, but I haven't listened (voluntarily) to a Sabbath recording in probably twenty years...

And as a modern example to show how the image of a certain guitar player/guitar can be so influential to a young guitarist, I heard Gary Clark, Jr. say that what got him interested in the Epiphone Casino which is his main instrument was seeing Tito Jackson (!) playing that red Gibson ES-335 with the Jackson Five, and thinking it was so cool. (He couldn't afford the Gibson so he bought the Epiphone.)

The reference to B.B. King and “Lucille” being iconic was really accurate, and I was glad to see a couple of people finally associate the ES-335 with Chuck Berry, which is the image I see when I think of that guitar, along with Alvin Lee and Ten Years After at Woodstock.

For the record, I think the Fender Stratocaster is the most iconic popular electric guitar by far, and it was the one I most wanted to buy as my first brand-new “good” electric, and did. Here it is with my built-to-order Mesa Boogie MK II, in 1978:

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