The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11513   Message #2882471
Posted By: Bobert
08-Apr-10 - 07:50 PM
Thread Name: What instruments do catters play?
Subject: RE: What instruments do catters play?
Hmmmmmmm???

Okay, first of all I play acoustic guitars/resonators... Tenors, 6 strings, 12 strings...

The I play a "Lowebow" invented and made by John Lowe himself... It is a 4 stringed instrument with two dowel rods for a neck and a cigar box for the body... It has 3 homemade pickups inside the cigar box and is played with a combination of fingering and slide and make an incfrexdible amount of music and really surprises people when they first hear it...

Then I play a custom electric guitar that is made froma slab of wood and a neck... It's a 5 string and has two handwound pickups and is a prototype for the "Honeydripper" guitar that was made especially for the movie by the same name... It is awesome...

Then when I am in the mood and have a little extra energy I'll set up a drum set in front of me and play snare/highhat/bass with my feet while playing any of the above...

Thinkin' seriously about going to Blues Week this summer and taking Phil Wiggins beginner harmonica class so I can add that into the mix... Still 50/50 on that...

B~