What Billy Strings Did With Tony Rice's Guitar 

You’re ok now though, right? 🙄

glad to hear im not the only grown man crying lol

That guitar is not special, as far as D28’s go. The fact that most recordings featuring it were made by Clarence White and Tony Rice have a lot to do with its notoriety.

It's always interesting at the end of "The Pizza Tapes" hearing Jerry Garcia play that guitar. It's almost unrecognizable as the same guitar.

@@jscordoba3 You just blew my mind with that. I must have not noticed or just forgotten about it. I'll have to re-listen!

He was My guitar hero to

I'm pretty sure that was Clarence White's D-35 before Tony got it, so yes it is a special boy. Even on its own it's a 60's D-35, great player

@@lakelinam5318 Heck yeah. I’m actually more into country than bluegrass, but Rice is just so damn good that I can’t help but be inspired. He has such perfect form that it was almost like a classical violinist.

Bro as Tucker Carlson might say, "That is mighty white of you to acknowledge that you made a mistake," The fact you owned to making a mistake means you are a HONEST person. I am subscribing and turning on notifications. Honestly, no pun intended, you won me over. Have a Bluegrass Day!

Same thoughts, very happy to hear this story through Marcel !! Best Wishes !!

Martin reissued this guitar as the D-28 Clarence White model, with the wider soundhole. I tried a used one at my luthier's, but I bought a The Mamas and the Papas Ltd. Ed. because of the Madagascar rosewood and the rarity (only 100 made). I had no idea how many they made of the Clarence White model. This is a demo from 10 years ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T7kzbF-ezd4.html

Chris Eldridge by chance?

@@southtexashombre847 ...Maybe 😁

Billy strings absolutely represents bluegrass at the deepest levels. All of the deepest levels man. In 100% objective thinking, Billy and his band are the ones representing bluegrass at the highest level in America in the current days. Does he add his own aspect and thought into it all, yes he absolutely does. That's what music should ALWAYS be about though. Everything is derivative in a very deep way, and paying homage and respect towards those whose shoulders we stand on going forward is a huge part of bluegrass music. Another equally huge part is the feeling and thought put into the actual playing of the music, Billy has a bright light that shines endlessly when it comes to that aspect. He's become a super powerful force for bringing bluegrass into the very forefront of cutting edge music in America today. Of all the types of music out there, bluegrass is one of the least likely candidates for being accepted and truly brought into the future/the days we are lying in now. Bills and they boys have done damn near a flawless job of combining their own ideas with all the deeply rooted and entrenched ideas that have been floating around in the bluegrass headspace since it first came to be. Nobody else is working it out on as high a level as Billy and his band.

Mr. Strings is doing more for Bluegrass than anyone complaining about any of this.

100%. That was fucking sick

Yes, please, that was awesome!

Here's the old Tony Rice remixes to hold you over: ru-vid.com/group/PLbc213p6S24POnd9ZPZ10FTY1YPL9UXn8

@@LessonsWithMarcel 👌