Post Type Archives: SWD

“Green Onions” was released on August 1962 and is probably one of my all time favorite recordings. The group consisted of Booker T. Jones (organ) Steve Cropper (guitar) Donald “Duck” Dunn (Fender Bass) and Al Jackson (drums). Steve recorded earlier with a group called the Mar-Keys and had a big hit in 1961 called “Last…

Recently I got a letter from Bill Wardwell who is a friend of Rich Fifield and he send along this information. Rich was the lead guitarist for the group “The Astronauts” back in the early 60s. In 1964 The Astronauts were playing around the University of Colorado and recording for RCA records. Guitar Player Magazine…

This question has come up a lot lately. What Peter Green did was pretty easy to do. First the neck pickup is out of phase with the bridge pickup. To do this the cover was removed from the Humbucking Pickup, the screws loosened and the Alnico bar magnet was pull out and flipped over 180°…

I grew up in Southern, New Jersey and I first saw Roy playing in a Club called Dick Lee’s near Camden, New Jersey. Roy was born on September 23, 1939 in Ozark, Arkansas and grew up in Pixley, California. Pixley is North of Bakersfield, California and Roy listened to a guitarist that played with Merle…

In 1973 I was working at the Fender Soundhouse in London, England doing guitar modifications and repair with amp whiz Ron Roka. When I came over from the states I brought several guitars to play and work on. I had an old Telecaster that I made into a “Tele-Gib” and put two humbuckers in it…

The Fendermen released an album May, 1960 and titled “Mule Skinner Blues”. Their only hit was of the same title. During that period, band member Jim Sundquist (24 years) played lead guitar on a late 50s Fender. Phil Humphrey (24 years) played a late 50s Fender Telecaster, doubling on rhythm and vocals. Their album was…