Hey porkchopbob!!! That was fantastic. It was clever and fine picking from all 5 of you and it's all you!:)

Had to play it a couple of times. Little Martha and Blue Sky are masterpieces. Just lovely and emotional melody lines. Very inspirational.

Is that a Regal resonator guitar? Duane played his on Little Martha and Gregg gave it to Dickey and Dickey is holding it on Highway Call.

What makes are the acoustics?

Thanks for listening blackey!

The dobro is a Recording King, the acoustic is a Blueridge, the bass is a Harmony acoustic guitar that I modded into a short-scale bass.

Thanks. I've always liked figuring out what make of guitars I'm hearing. There are so many makes and many are good ones.

I was just reading the other day Guitar Center said the best selling new electrics for 2019 were 1. Stratocaster, 2. Les Paul, 3. Tele, 4. ES-335 and 5. SG. And SG is Gibson all time best seller. Mentioned it began as an updated Les Paul but Mr. Paul didn't take to the design and asked them to remove his name.

I've heard Ibenez is a big seller too, especially with heavy metal guys. A local music store told me last summer that Taylor acoustics sell good.

Your slide is real nice. Well I liked all of it. The acoustic playing was very nice. Duane and Dickey created masterpieces. I never tire of hearing those.

Thanks, blackey. SG being top seller makes sense, it's the economic rock guitar. It's never as dressed up as a Les Paul, and so much lighter than a Les Paul, but with all of the humbucking crunch.

Taylors are nice, but a little too bright sounding for my taste. I prefer Martins and Gibson acoustic, though I went with a used Blueridge since it is much more affordable.

That was great!

Porkchopbob and others. I've been home too for 2 months due to virus. Been looking for musicians in my age group who can still play decently and this old boy is plucking his guitar real good for his age. Two nice solos on this jumping little number I think. Wonder if you:all agree?

Loved it!!!

Not what I expected. (Not the good music, I expected that). But the layering of the various parts on each other. Just very fun. Very cool and very good. Thanks for making and for sharing.

And I agree on the Taylors. I always think I should do something new, but I always come back to Martin. May just be because it’s what I’ve always played so it’s what sounds “right” to me, but regardless. I’ll go to the store now and then and be like “it’d be cool to get a new guitar.” But I don’t because I’m like “nope, my Martins at home aren’t missing anything.”

Well when it comes to acoustic guitars Martin is at the top.

Glad you liked that old man picking that old Strat. Looks as if it has hotrails in all 3 holes.

Gregg Allman played in a band with him for 6 months in 1978. I saw them twice with Gregg.

And I agree on the Taylors. I always think I should do something new, but I always come back to Martin. May just be because it’s what I’ve always played so it’s what sounds “right” to me, but regardless. I’ll go to the store now and then and be like “it’d be cool to get a new guitar.” But I don’t because I’m like “nope, my Martins at home aren’t missing anything.”

I think guitar players always have an eye on other guitars. Some realize they are content and have what they want, but then there's the guys who accumulate gear they can't stop. How many guitars can one person even play? I have a few guitars, but they all have a purpose. I think I'm good.

But then, a Martin would be nice 😉

And I agree on the Taylors. I always think I should do something new, but I always come back to Martin. May just be because it’s what I’ve always played so it’s what sounds “right” to me, but regardless. I’ll go to the store now and then and be like “it’d be cool to get a new guitar.” But I don’t because I’m like “nope, my Martins at home aren’t missing anything.”

I think guitar players always have an eye on other guitars. Some realize they are content and have what they want, but then there's the guys who accumulate gear they can't stop. How many guitars can one person even play? I have a few guitars, but they all have a purpose. I think I'm good.

But then, a Martin would be nice 😉

I agree. I'm always thinking I'd like another instrument. I've got a strat, a D25 Guild, but in the end my primary instrument is a 1976 Martin D28 that I'm the original owner and have had it for most of my life - great guitar.

I have a Squire Strat is is okay but not great and an SG but the headstock is cracked. An old Martin an uncle had from about 1950 is what I plunk around on. I've been a big fan of Les Paul guitars but some are difficult to keep in tune I'm told. But the good ones are expensive. Fender Stratocaster is often too thin for me but on the other hand these guys who have these Strats hot rodded with souped pickups etc have big tones I'm attracted to. The superstrats made by Ibanez, Kramer, Hamer, Charvel etc are loud but don't have a sweet tone to me that souped Fender's do. A Tele with that big fat E string tone is another I like.

Porkchopbob. Still stuck at home. How about giving us some more slide playing. Maybe Ponyboy or something.

I have a Squire Strat is is okay but not great and an SG but the headstock is cracked. An old Martin an uncle had from about 1950 is what I plunk around on. I've been a big fan of Les Paul guitars but some are difficult to keep in tune I'm told. But the good ones are expensive. Fender Stratocaster is often too thin for me but on the other hand these guys who have these Strats hot rodded with souped pickups etc have big tones I'm attracted to. The superstrats made by Ibanez, Kramer, Hamer, Charvel etc are loud but don't have a sweet tone to me that souped Fender's do. A Tele with that big fat E string tone is another I like.

Not a bad fleet of guitars to have, blackey. Good time to keep them busy!

Les Pauls really aren't as hard to keep in tune as Fenders. Some people blame the Gibson head stock design, the way the strings "break" at the nut, but I've never had a significant issue. It's not as consistent compared to the locking tuners on my PRS, but the PRS doesn't sound half as good as the Les Paul. I have a Les Paul Studio that I bought used for pretty cheap - still sounds great, don't miss the $1500 flame finish.

Porkchopbob. Still stuck at home. How about giving us some more slide playing. Maybe Ponyboy or something.

Well, here are a few others if you're interested
"Keep on Growing"

"Done Somebody Wrong"

"Albatross"

"Ain't Wasting Time No More"

"Dreams"

Just finished Keep on Growing. Played it twice. Dobro in the bottom right on this one. Love that slide playing. Looks like one of Duane Allman's medicine bottles. I like you singing too. Will watch the others after I eat. Ordered take out spaghetti. No sit down service anywhere in town here.

After years of playing Stratocasters, John Mayer did what Dickey did in 1994 and suddenly switched to a PRS. Dickey bought two McCarty PRS but one was mostly a backup and his son used it. Dickey didn't stay on it but two years then went to an ES-335 and soon afterwards his old 1956 Fender Stratocaster but it is a hard tail and he put a hotrail in the neck position. Duane Betts has it now on a coulple songs and used it in Dawes but I saw that guitar up close in Blacksburg, Va. earlier this year at a Allman Betts show and a single coil is back. Duane Betts said he wanted it to sound like a Fender. It's a 1956 and man does it have heavy road wear. I like Strats worn looking like that and they usually sound real good. But I like a Les Paul to look beautiful and brand new.

But I saw John Mayer on TV last summer and his PRS looks like a Strat with a PRS neck. The body looks EXACTLY like a Strat with single coils.

The guy at the main guitar store here in my town said that was the only way PRS could get him to endorse. And said back when the lawsuites were flying, the judged ruled the bodies were too subjective and slight differences were to hard to distinguish. He ruled the headstock shape has to be noticable different but not the rest of the instrument. Other instruments including acoustic guitars often share exact shapes. All trombones look the same.

I told the owner of the guitar shop I saw a heavy metal band 20 years ago and was struck by how the body and head stock on the lead players Charvel Superstrat looked exactly like a Fender. He showed me one they had refretted and the body had a Floyd Rose whammy and they came with one big pickup in the bridge position and no other pickups. He said the headstock can legally look like a Fender Strat because Fender bought Charvel from Jackson years ago when the heavy metal fans were hot for Charvels, Kramer, Hamer etc.

Man I like your videos and especially your slide playing.

All right just watched Done Somebody Wrong. The slide is on a different guitar. Is that a National? Enjoyed it. That song makes me pat my food everytime.

This 1973 concert at the Winterland Ball Room in San Francisco came with my 2013 anniversary release. It's the Chuck/Lamar lineup. Dickey plays slide kinda like your style porkchopbob. Not as high energy as Duane Allman but real melodic and smooth.

Check it out porkchopbob if you haven't heard it.

I'm 73 years old and remember that lineup well. I recall Dickey using a real pretty Sunburst Les Paul with a pick guard on slide. On regular guitar he played a Sunburst Les Paul with zebra pickups but it was not as bright. Looked new but the red and yellow was toned down.

Glad you liked that old man picking that old Strat.

I did like Thackery.

But I was actually referring to Porkchop’s video and how I liked it and the various boxes, etc. found it good and fun.

Just finished Keep on Growing. Played it twice. Dobro in the bottom right on this one. Love that slide playing. Looks like one of Duane Allman's medicine bottles. I like you singing too. Will watch the others after I eat. Ordered take out spaghetti. No sit down service anywhere in town here.

After years of playing Stratocasters, John Mayer did what Dickey did in 1994 and suddenly switched to a PRS. Dickey bought two McCarty PRS but one was mostly a backup and his son used it. Dickey didn't stay on it but two years then went to an ES-335 and soon afterwards his old 1956 Fender Stratocaster but it is a hard tail and he put a hotrail in the neck position. Duane Betts has it now on a coulple songs and used it in Dawes but I saw that guitar up close in Blacksburg, Va. earlier this year at a Allman Betts show and a single coil is back. Duane Betts said he wanted it to sound like a Fender. It's a 1956 and man does it have heavy road wear. I like Strats worn looking like that and they usually sound real good. But I like a Les Paul to look beautiful and brand new.

Thanks, blackey. My 2nd guitar I ever had was a cheap Les Paul "light" that I found used in a guitar shop. I was in high school and a huge Dickey Betts fan, so when he switched to a McCarty PRS, I saved up and got a PRS. I didn't really know at the time that it was a "McCarty" and inspired by Gibson, so it took me years before I got a Les Paul again. The PRS plays like butter, but it doesn't sound near as nice as a Gibson.

All right just watched Done Somebody Wrong. The slide is on a different guitar. Is that a National? Enjoyed it. That song makes me pat my food everytime.

Yeah, that's a tricone made by Republic. Nationals are too expensive for me

I hear you porkchop. I see Les Pauls occassionally for sale and they are so beautiful but expensive. Enjoyed the other vids too. Got two more to play.

I read an interview with Dickey years ago, maybe in Grit magazine. I have it put away somewhere. Dickey was asked about his guitars and he has about 40. Ironically Devon Allman said Gregg owned 42 and gave all of them to Devon.

The guy asked Dickey if that was the dobro Duane played on Little Martha and he said no, it's a National Elvin Bishop gave me. He then showed the Regal Duane played on Little Martha. And Dickey had another National. Dickey said he played one of his Martin's on Little Martha.

He found his Goldtop "Goldie" at a Pawn Shop in New Yotk City about 1974 and he finally found what he had been searching for. Dickey tired several Les Pauls from 1970 to 74 but didn't settle down with any of them. Sometime after the Fillmore shows, Dickey switched from the Sunburst he later gave Dan Toler to another Goldtop. That is it on One Way Out on Eat A Peach and I think the tone is killer. Must have been something else he didn't like. After Duane died he had a lite colored sunburst with zebra pickups. It had a lighter, almost George Benson tone to me. Then Goldie in 74 and it was number one until 1994. Dickey did play a red Ibanez Artist guitar some in the early 80's including a TV show from a Navy ship with Hank, Jr.

Before Dickey got a Les Paul in Detroit in 1970, he was playing an ES-335 when the ABB formed and Duane was on a Strat according to Dickey but Duane very soon found a Goldtop and went to that. But I remember Duane occasionally playing an ES-335 in 1970. Dickey switched to a Strat in late 69. You can hear it on Dimples on Duane Allman Anthology Vol. 2 with Duane singing. Then by summer of 1970 Dickey moved to an SG he later gave Duane then he said he had been a Les Paul man for the most part ever since.

But we know from 1994 to 2000 he had moved away from Les Pauls. But they returned Goldie from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it had turned an ugly green. Dickey stripped it down and painted it red and added a pick guard and began using it again. But actually from 2001 to 2014 he rarely took it on the road. He played various Les Pauls from the Gibson shop except a Strat on slide and Nobody to Run With.