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Title: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by nankerphelge on Aug 10^th, 2013 at 7:45am

First saw one played on the St. Louis PPV for the Bridges tour.

Ronnie busted it out for Corina Corina and I remember being amazed by its twangy-ass sound.

Unfortunately, on No Security they heavily mixed it down so you can barely hear its beauty.

Someone here from way back explained what it was, where it came from, Koa wood, etc. And I kept an eye out for one ever since.

Lo and behold, last week, one shows up on Craigslist and I snagged it.

Been sitting around this morning doing some "thangs" and playing some swamp blues and trying to find some Stones tunes in it.

Tuned DADGAD, and I can get No Expectations, Doncha Bother Me, Turd on the Run.

Anyone ever play one?
Know any other good tunes?

Twangy twangy...

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by gimmekeef on Aug 10^th, 2013 at 10:15am

nankerphelge wrote on Aug 10^th, 2013 at 7:45am:

How about Parachute Woman?

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by Bingo on Aug 11^th, 2013 at 12:51pm

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-395958.html

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by philgood on Aug 12^th, 2013 at 2:11am

@ nankerphelge,
and you got no pics of it?

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by open-g on Aug 12^th, 2013 at 1:00pm

Yeah, pics or it never happened :willya

during Wayside and Little Red Rooster December 2001.
Chuch Magee made a stand for it so Ronnie can play it on stage.

http://www.slideonron.com/guitars.htm

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by FPM on Aug 12^th, 2013 at 3:25pm

That is freaking AWESOME, Nanky! Pics PLEASE!

I didn't know you played! We must jam sometime!

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by nankerphelge on Aug 12^th, 2013 at 3:45pm

Not playin' well...
Just trying like hell

It's a Republic -- made in Texas.
I can't post a pic on this new site.

Twangy ass thang.....

Sounds nice through an amp.

Haven't really got finger pickin yet....still kinda plucking it.

Did Ronnie play one on Meet Me in the Bottom circa 1996 (paradiso??)

Title: Re: Got myself a Weissenborn
Post by nankerphelge on Aug 13^th, 2013 at 6:26pm

Here's Corinna from 1998:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiJUkDcEqj8

And No Expectations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVPnbOFJzFo