View Full Version : ricky scaggs
harleymando
Nov-20-2005, 9:00am
lately when i see ricky on tv hes on guitar, what happened to his fine mando playin?
357mag
Nov-20-2005, 10:32am
Im a Ricky Skaggs fan myself. I guess being multi- talented you can see him on guitar, mando or fiddle. Dont think I ever saw him on the bass though.
JimRichter
Nov-20-2005, 12:01pm
Skaggs, it seems to me, is straying back to mainstream type material,instead of the straight-ahead bluegrass he was playing when he returned to bluegrass. If it's a traditional type bluegrass tune, Skaggs will play mandolin. If it's a hopped up modern type tune, Andy Leftwich, who is a very fine mandolinist in addition to being a heckuva fiddle player, will play mandolin. Listen to the latest album. Ricky plays mandolin only on a handful of tunes (the three instrumentals he wrote and maybe one or two others, though he did play mandocaster on one cut), but all the other mandolin chores go to Leftwich.
Jim
Ricky can afford it! - Incidently, few years ago - at a RS show - I saw Bobby Hicks "switch-off" to banjo. He got-r-done..., too!! - (Mr. Hicks - the ol' road warrior!!). http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Spruce
Nov-20-2005, 6:00pm
Man, I remember watching Skaggs burn it up on a purple Tele one night....
Just killer tone and technique...
Ken Berner
Nov-20-2005, 7:15pm
Also, Darrin Vincent plays mandolin (Weber Fern) with Ricky, as well as guitar (Weber Yellowstone; new).
mandolin72
Nov-20-2005, 8:14pm
I think he only plays mandolin with his band. I always see him playing guitar when he makes apprences on shows and other bands.
Oh no, I've seen Andy play a mando at a few gigs when Ricky picked up the guitar and did one those religious tunes. A pretty talented bunch of musicians and also Mills is not bad at fingerpicking a guitar either.
toddjoles
Nov-20-2005, 11:33pm
Don't forget, Ricky can also play Clawhammer style b*&!o. He did a tune on the Three Pickers with Earl and Doc.
mandoman4807
Nov-21-2005, 12:25am
Ricky can preach as well.... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Darrell
Moose
Nov-21-2005, 10:54am
ahhhh!? - I didn't know THAT! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
gschmidt
Nov-21-2005, 11:21am
Also, Darrin Vincent plays mandolin (Weber Fern) with Ricky, as well as guitar (Weber Yellowstone; new).
That Weber Yellowstone archtop Darrin plays looks AMAZING! I couldn't take my eyes off that thing when I saw them the other night. Incredible looking instrument.
He only played mando on 1 or 2 tunes, but sounded very good.
mandopete
Nov-21-2005, 11:48am
I think it came from all of those years of playing with Django!