Buck Reid - Kelsey - My Version

Geoff Noble · Post by **Geoff Noble** » 9 Jun 2023 3:07 am

Hi, the past couple of years I have been unable to play due to a serious illness, thankfully I am now able to get back into playing again though it's taking a bit of time to get back into it.

Before I became unwell I had a go at doing a version of Buck Reids Kelsey, I got the backing track from Buck along with the tab. Not perfect by any means and nowhere as good as the original but I was happy with the outcome, as with all Bucks material it was really difficult to play. I learned a lot through working through this.

Anyway, here it is,

https://on.soundcloud.com/EyzSZ

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 9 Jun 2023 4:50 am

Really well done Geoff

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 9 Jun 2023 3:36 pm

That was great Geoff, you couldnt have picked a finer song. Buck is such a master and your rendition was spot on!!

Geoff Noble · Post by **Geoff Noble** » 10 Jun 2023 4:59 am

Thanks very much guys, enjoyed working out this tune and playing it. Buck is an exceptional player and composer, Kelsey and Cry are the only tunes from A Work In Progress that I would attempt to play.

Saw Buck at the Dallas show 2016, what can I say, brilliant just about describes it. Some other great players too, was a amazing experience all round, plus picked up my MSA Legend 12 while I was there which was custom built, a great sounding steel and a joy to play.

Ron Pruter · Post by **Ron Pruter** » 11 Jun 2023 6:05 pm

That was so unexpected. I haven't heard anything that good in a long time. Thanks for sharing. The tone was special also. Can you tell us how you recorded it? Ron

Geoff Noble · Post by **Geoff Noble** » 12 Jun 2023 2:53 am

Ron Pruter wrote:That was so unexpected. I haven't heard anything that good in a long time. Thanks for sharing. The tone was special also. Can you tell us how you recorded it? Ron

Many thanks for your comment.

I didn't expect that I would actually get through it all and manage to play it when I first decided to give it a go. Working out the tab was especially hard, I had to convert some of Bucks copedent to my setup, in some cases this was not possible, would have been easier if I had 3 legs

Struggling to remember my exact setup as far as recording is concerned, I did this around 3 years ago and my setup has changed a bit since then, my memory isn't the best these days.

I use Cubase Pro for my DAW, the pickup used was a Tonealigner which was wound by Bob Hoffnar - http://www.bobhoffnar.net/tone_one.html - if memory serves, into a Goodrich L120 > 12 band parametric eq > Mooer Re-echo > Boss RV6 > Fender Super Twin > either an Audio Technica AT2020 large condenser or Seinheiser E385 dynamic > Steinberg UR28M audio interface.

The backing track was supplied by Buck and is the backing track he used on the original recording.

I have a mastering preset I have set up and use on all my recordings and is roughly - parametric eq > multi-band compressor > reverb.

Danny Sherbon · Post by **Danny Sherbon** » 12 Jun 2023 1:47 pm

Very nice!!!

Geoff Noble · Post by **Geoff Noble** » 13 Jun 2023 1:51 pm

Thanks Danny