He bought another one and 2 Fender spring reverb units. It had more power than the Vibroluxe and four 10″ speakers. In 1979 he bought his first 1959 Fender Bassman amp. It had the most liquid reverb Buddy had ever experienced and with the hotter pickups Gibson guitars of the day had, literally SCREAMED! It sounded pretty good with his Stratocasters too but he believed a little more gain would help, so the hunt was on again. It was an amp powerful enough to keep up on most stages, and the return of 10″ speakers to his life. He went to Camel Pawn in Winston-Salem and bought a 1966 Fender Vibroluxe. He said he and the store owner were both laughing at the other for their loss, It was the best sounding amp Buddy had ever plugged into and he used it for a couple of years till it and his 1962 Gibson SG were stolen. He traded the Fender Twin for a 1957 Fender Vibroluxe. On the way to the venue, he found a small shop called Whetstone Music. After one show, he went amp shopping!!! “No offense intended” Buddy told the music store owner, “but this thing SUCKS!!” He got them to replace the speakers in the Twin that day and he headed to Raleigh for a show. loaned him an early model Crate amp that was in a case made of old crates. While it was being repaired the folks at Duncan Music in Winston Salem NC.
That probably was one of the best things that could have happened for the audience, but put Buddy back to scratch with amplifiers. During a performance in about 1975 he was playing a newly acquired type of instrument called a lap steel, and flames shot out of the front of the amp. The search began, First was a 1965 Fender Twin Reverb. That is where the love for 10″ speakers began, but not much admiration for solid state technology. Sometimes he would be allowed to use his older brother’s Silvertone 6×10. Although it sounded great, it was too small to keep up with the other’s rigs. Buddy got his first electric guitar amp, a Gibson Hawk. They put my guitar pick, front and center, on the heading photo of their site for a couple of years. I now order 1000 at a time and have made a few special orders for specific events. Even better news was that they were about 2/3 the cost of the ones with Fender on them. He said the celluloid provider they used until a couple of years ago had just sent them new stock and I could now get the ones I really liked. I asked him if he knew that the plastic had changed a year or so ago. The good news is we have made them for Fender since 1972 and will be happy to make them for you!! Happy Birthday! It made my day. He said, It’s true, Fender has discontinued your picks. He laughed and said I have good news and bad news, which do you want first? I said, start with the bad news. I told him about my problem, that it was my birthday, and asked him to be gentle. The fellow that answered the phone was very helpful and entertaining. The one that had the best website was Pickworld. Why would I continue to advertise for Fender if they couldn’t sell me what I really want? I searched the web for companies making personalized guitar picks. I was looking at a pile of dull sounding black Fender picks on my coffee table, and it hit me.
The perfect pick for me was out of print. They were only available in Black or tortoise. The supplier said they could no longer get my picks.
I walked into Harry’s Guitar shop in Raleigh NC and tried to order 2 gross bags. All of a sudden they were getting much harder to find. Eventually that became a fresh guitar pick for each song. Over the years as my playing style developed, I used more and more. I bought them in one gross packages For several years.
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