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06-27-2015, 07:27 AM
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Rev. Gary Davis and 12-strings
I've been thoroughly enjoying youtube vids of the old blues masters (Miss. John Hurt, Rev. Davis, Skip James, etc...) and came across Rev. Gary Davis playing what looks like a Gibson SJ200, but with 12 bridge pins, but on close up, he is only picking on 6 strings. Is this an editing/splicing oversight, or did he really de-string his 12 down to a six? He was a big man, so maybe he just wanted the widest nut he could find, and that was on a 12? (oh, can't forget to mention Elizabeth Cotten, Light'n Hopkins, and Son House!!) Even with crappy audio/video quality, their genius shines through the static!
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06-27-2015, 08:07 AM
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06-27-2015, 08:14 AM
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06-27-2015, 08:39 AM
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all twelve...you can here the courses
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06-30-2015, 07:17 PM
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Lots of the guys who lived long enough to get really old turned to 12s because it was easier to get a lot of sound with less work. R. Lockwood Jr. did as well with both acoustic AND electric.
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08-15-2015, 11:48 PM
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In the May 2015 issue of Acoustic Guitar, there's an article about a biography of Davis written by Ian Zack. A photo with the article shows him playing a 12-string, but I can't tell what make/model it is, or if all twelve strings are on it. I think they're all there, but I can't be sure.
Maybe the book has more info. Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis
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