The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz

Subject: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Shackler
Date: 14 May 99 - 10:04 AM

Okay, here it is, folks, the great guitar trivia quiz. If you want to take a shot at all questions without looking at any other responses--you can so indicate by declaring "VIRGIN" at the beginning of your response. That way we can see who wins.If you add any questions, number them in continuing order, so that people can continue to answer by number if they wish. Good luck to one and all! (1) Who played a guitar that had the same color scheme as a revered retangular piece of cloth? (2) What was the name of a long-lost-finally-found guitar in a Jerry Jeff Walker song? (3) What was distinctive about the guitar played by Ricky Nelson in "Rio Bravo?" (4) What does the "Blues Doctor," Drink Small, call his guitar? (5) What did Jimmy Hendricks like to do to his guitar which was somewhat out of the ordinary? (6) What could Josh White allegedly do with his guitar while playing it?

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From:
Date: 14 May 99 - 10:47 AM

Who is Jimmy Hendrichs? Wasn't he in a jazz vocal trio? Who is from central America and billed himself as king of the 9 string guitar? And how did that Martin cost $3.00? and why should I care about Rick Nelson's guitar when he had that Burton guy (Richard?) playing all the hot licks?

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Tiger
Date: 14 May 99 - 02:20 PM

#2 - "That Old Beat-up Guitar" was A Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: dwditty
Date: 14 May 99 - 02:26 PM

Drink Small!!! I used to see him in Columbia, SC when I was in the Army. A real bluesman. Can't remember him calling his guitar anything in particular, though.

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Roger in Baltimore
Date: 14 May 99 - 03:31 PM

Nah, Tiger, wrong song! It was "Angel".

Roger in Baltimore

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Earl
Date: 14 May 99 - 04:03 PM

#1, I think Buck Owens played a red, white and blue guitar.

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 14 May 99 - 05:04 PM

Mudcat's own Art Thieme is "King of the 9-string Guitar," the one he won in a raffle at the Old Town School of Folk Music and modified. I'll let him tell you all about it. Centennial Model, wasn't it, Art? Beautiful!

Sandy

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Shackler
Date: 17 May 99 - 05:56 PM

#1: Buck Owens is right. #2: Tiger and Roger are both right: "Angel" was a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe.

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Don Meixner
Date: 17 May 99 - 10:26 PM

Ricky Nelson appeared to be playing a Stella guitar with an odd electric sound to it. He played Cindy while Walter Brennan played harmonica. This was after He and Dean Martin sang an nice duet on MY Rifle, My Pony, and Me. (Probably a Ned Washington song). Am I close?

Don

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: bseed(charleskratz)
Date: 18 May 99 - 01:34 AM

Didn't Hendrix sometimes pick the guitar with his teeth (or did he pick his teeth with his guitar?:)). --seedkratz

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Shackler
Date: 18 May 99 - 07:29 AM

Very close, Don, but not quite what I had in mind. Didn't Dean Martin also sing a song named "Purple Eyes?" Err,...don't think you're warm, Seedkrantz.

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Don Meixner
Date: 18 May 99 - 07:52 AM

OHHHHHHHH alright.

By the way, do you mean James Hendricks, cowboy singer or Jimi Hendrix, rock and roll wag (who set fire to his axe and screwed it, supposedly while playing) and self appointted demi-god to the constantly fogged?

Don

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Mark H.
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 03:17 AM

1) Charles Hawtrey.
2) Magnus.
3) It's a violin.
4) Little f-hole.
5) Used it as a sand ladder to get the tour bus out of soft sand on the way to a gig in Arizona.
6) Drink soup.

What's the prize?

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Duke
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 10:59 AM

6. Josh White could change a string while still playing the song he was performing. I saw this once. Amazing! He also used to stick his cigarette in his ear. I always stuck mine under a string at the nut.

Subject: RE: The Great Guitar Trivia Quiz
From: Rusty Dobro
Date: 28 Apr 07 - 05:47 AM

I'm currently developing the 'Ron Woods Signature Model' simulated cigarette butt with virtual smoke, for use in UK pubs after July 1st.
Dreadnought size first; watch out for the full range.