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Miscellaneous Instro and Other / Re: Eddie Bertrand
« on: October 27, 2012, 08:08:13 pm »
I am sad to say that today, October 27 th, Eddie Bertrand died.
RIP Eddie.


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Guitars, Amps, Effects, etc. / Re: Please ID the pedal in this photo
« on: May 27, 2012, 03:02:55 am »
Hello guys,

Is there something in the photo that suggests the picture was taken in the 80s. Those platform shoes are early 70s era around where I lived. They were long out of style by the 80s.

Talk to you later,
Norm

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Guitars, Amps, Effects, etc. / Re: "Tremolo" versus "Vibrato"
« on: May 27, 2012, 02:59:45 am »
Andy,

Hello. My take on it was that Fender did that so he could avoid being sued. He already ripped off the headstock shape from Bigsby. If he also called his new bridge a vibrato arm, Bigsby may have sued him. Easier to call it a tremolo arm. Bigsby never referred to their unit as a tremolo. And yes it was a misnomer, but I suspect it was intentionally done for a reason such as that. Of course, I am just guessing. I have no inside information.  That was the only thing that made any sense to me. Fender could use vibrato with the amps because Bigsby was not in that market.

Over the years I have heard all sorts of explanations. Many just write it off to the fact that Leo did not play guitar and did not know any better.  He seemed like too shrewd a business man just to have made an uninformed mistake in naming his bridge unit.

Talk to you later,
Norm



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Introduction / Re: Another new one here
« on: May 27, 2012, 02:39:13 am »
Dear tabalt11,
Actually, I don't know Noel. In reading posts on the site before I joined, I read there were others from SG101 who had joined here.

The album I had was the one with Telstar. It also had the Lonely Bull. I already was playing that song on the trumpet. That was the only one I saw as a kid. I think the others came along when I was in my teens. I did not buy any of those. By then I was moving from jazz and instrumentals into acid rock.

Nice meeting you.
Norm


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General Discussion / Re: It TRULY DOES Matter!
« on: May 27, 2012, 01:09:36 am »
Hello all,

How can you have the Ventures and have no Nokie or Don? Sure does not seem like the Ventures to me without them.

Talk to you later,
Norm



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Introduction / Another new one here
« on: May 27, 2012, 01:01:49 am »
Hello all,
I am another who made the trip over from SG101. Just joined.

Been playing off and on since 57.   I got that play along with the Ventures album as a kid to strat learning their stuff. I guess that does date me.

Talk to you later,
Norm

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