In Conversation: The Bakersfield Sound - '50s Fenders & stories from Bakersfield's golden age.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2023
- We interview Ken Bow on his family's late '50s Fender gear and growing up in Bakersfield, CA during the years that defined the city's musical legacy. We discuss a lot of facts, a few legends and a couple fuzzy recollections.
Buckle up for stories of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, the Blackboard Cafe, Semie Moseley and of course, Ken's Fender Harvard Tweed amp and (modded) Musicmaster guitar. - เพลง
Love Ken's drip! That jacket is killer!!
Funny to see your comment; I was just checking out those gator skin monk strap shoes. 🔥
Wow. My dad often talked about the Blackboard. He played all over southern California from 60 to 63.
What a great story! Duo Sonic and Musicmasters are such fun guitars, they sound amazing and are surprinsingly very versatile, the short scale might scare some people off, but to me they feel great, my 1963 Duo Sonic is one of the favorite guitars i own, theyre also a great option for having a pre CBS Fender without breaking the bank.
I love my Squier duo sonic … they have a special, light sound
Absolutely. I never even played a short scale until I was gifted a mustang and kinda fell in love with em
My first quality electric guitar was a 1950's Musicmaster given to me for Christmas by my parents in 1968. They bought it from my brother's friend for $25. I ultimately refinshed it and traded it for a 1950's Les Paul Jr. plus $100. at Cottons Pawn Shop in Grand Prarie, TX. Wish I'd kept either guitar but had great times with both. Now I'll have to check out Mike and Mikes. Great video.
No one can relate a story like Ken Bow..He's a fantastic speaker and a friend.
Fascinating conversation and guitar/amp combo. Ken is a joy to listen to. That guitar neck is so short!
You should hear him preach. Always fascinates
@@nathanj19901 didn’t know he is a preacher. I’ll check him out!
@@adamyoung7999 yes, sir. One of the most intelligent man I’ve ever known, and also one of the most humble. If you’ll notice in the comments, it was mentioned once about the title doctor. He has a doctorate in theology, but doesn’t add the title to his name. Phenomenal man I’ve been blessed to have known him from a distance my entire life, I’ve heard him preach several times.
My dad had that same exact rig and same color in 1962.DuoSonic and Fender Champ.
In 1963 I was 2 yrs old and somehow found a writing pen and dug 3 holes into the body right above the pickguard between the pickups.
Luckily I did them in line.
He had a machinist friend that made 3 s.s. square metal pcs. and put my dad’s initials on them,& they epoxy’s them over the holes.
great discussion of Americana, above and beyond the classic guitar and amp
Enjoyable conversation. When someone decides to sell something like this, It is a plus that there are sympathetic people who appreciate what it means and take care to "rehome" it respectfully.
What an absolutely gorgeous looking and sounding combo. Great content!
Playing a strat I bought at M&M while watching this video = good times.
Nice to see some appreciation for the less desirable Vintage Fender Models
So cool!! 🎸
Beautiful instruments, interesting story. Very enjoyable video
I'm a lifelong Bakersfieldian and I'm tickled pink this guitar is coming back home. Thanks for sharing, fellas. 😊
Great episode. Dr. Ken Bow is a treasure.
Very nice story. I love the history ❤
Thanks for this one, and for putting Bakersfield in the title. I grew up there (born in '58) and bought my first two guitars from Glen's Music, not far from where Parlier's was, in '75. Traded them later that year to Gene Moles, who used to have a place out Edison Highway in the area Ken mentioned. Gene was a player and tech who was close to Buck and I used to drive out to his place and just sit on stools and chat. I still have his written receipt in the case. Very nice people, as Ken demonstrates. But I left in my '20s too...
Gene moles painted the red, white and blue guitars Buck Owens used and did a lot of work for people like Merle Haggard/Roy Nichols, Red Simpson and many more stars of the genre, as well as playing some brilliant stuff on some of their records and letting Nokie Edward play his Mosrite, which later became the Ventures model. His son Eugene is still playing, building and fixing guitars in Bakersfield today.
@@alfsmith4936 Semie Mosley was truly a nice guy. My sister asked him to sing the Hawaiian Wedding song at her wedding and he graciously did. I was about 12.
What a great story. Thank you guys for sharing it.
I’m honored to play the drums for the Uncle Bobby Durham Paradise Country Band, here on the Big Island of Hawaii.
What a great story and a lovely guy! Top quality, wholesome content from The Guitar Bar as usual!
Such a lovely interview and an incredible piece of history. So stoked to hear that the next custodian is bringin' them back "home."
Cool video and such a great sound...
Love this story!
I've had a 1960 Duo Sonic since '84/'85. A few years back, I swapped out the dying p'ups with a set of Lollar Sixty Fours and the incorrect (courtesy of a previous owner) tuners w/a set of period-correct Schallers.
A previous owner had also stripped the original finish off and gave it a coat or ten of clear poly. I had it re-stripped and sprayed w/Dakota Red nitro. One of the clear coats had a very faint tint to "age" the color just enough that it doesn't look like new.
It plays and sounds like a dream.
At some point, I'm going to send the original p'ups out to be rewound and either kept as a set of spares or list 'em on Reverb.
This is awesome, thank you for posting this. Very cool
Glad this popped up in my feed. Good stuff. Thank you.
Super cool story! Thanks for sharing!!!
Oh man, I absolutely love stuff like this. Such a great watch.
Wynn Stewart was also a big part of the Bakersfield Sound.....his steel guitarist was Ralph Mooney and icon musician for Waylon Jennings later on and Joe Nichols who played lead guitar later on for Merles "The Strangers"......Moserite and Fenders were very popular in the '60s especially when used by "The Ventures" on their albums ....Buck Owens was a session player for Capital Records in Los Angeles in the late '50's....if you listen to Wynn Stewart's Challenger Records recordings from '55-'56 you'll hear a young guitar player named Eddie Cochran....
This is such a delightful interview. The pictures also give the interview depth. Great video!
Awesome story!
Wonderful! Thank you for making this
Such an awesome story! Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic piece of music history!
Really enjoyed this guys
Awesome! Love the story.
Great story! 🤘
Excellent, really enjoyed that.
What a cool stylish guy Ken is.
The Tweed Harvard Amp is rare and I have one HeHe! Steve Cropper recorded most of his STAX studio recordings on a Tweed Harvard.
Really enjoyed the vid. Cheers
Good to hear a human story about old guitars, one that doesn't begin and end with the auction price, the year it was made, and a famous former owner. Sorry to ruin the like count though, it was at 335 before me
Love them shoes too.
Good video and story. Easy to put a second pickup in a Musicmaster as they were all routed for a second pickup to be a Duosonic. A little electronic modifications and a Duosonic pickguard and bingo....a custom.
Awesome....
One of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. Well told, well shot, just tremendous. A guitar nuts dream! Keep ‘em coming!
My first electric was a new '64 DuoSonic in Dakota red...
Very cool. Did pops happen to grab a sunburst Gibson in 59? Lol
I love dude's jacket.
We love M& M's!
Gut Terk at 3:02 ❤
Where can I get a bridge like this one?
Those. shades.
Fascinating social document and really well shot but whenever there’s music there’s this constant ‘bassy bubbling’ sound all the way through it…?
What’s that about and can it be cured, please?
Mosrite it’s also the sound of Bakersfield
Aww
How much did you get for it? Mosrite necks, like Ric 12s, are too narrow.
Other musicians from that period were Rose Maddox and The Maddox Bros, Tommy Bonds etc ...
Curious now to know w3hat he got for it. I bet it was into 5 digits.
Gene Moles possibly did the work.
great work.... Bakersfield Sound may not have ever made it as well as Nashville? However, The less produced sound that came out of Bakersfield was superior by far to what was going on at the time in Nashville. Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley IMHO added to many Violins to the mix... and tried to spruce the Honky Tonk sound up, and I think much of it lost its character.
Please don't over analyze this music. Great video!
He looks old enough to have bought in in '58
He's 32.
@@rsterling6329 Very good! I was kinda thinking of the guy on the right!
@sharon Lee
He is 32, lived a hard life that boy!
Lost his hair at 22..
@@keiranbradley3238 Haha!
@@keiranbradley3238 I feel older than I look LOLOL~ thanks for watching the video. Appreciate it.
Gimme a break. How much do you need to blow your own horn?
You would too if you could.
I thought he was very humble
meh
Damn, I though Ken was 80yo and the original owner!