Jeff King - Juggling the Studio & The Road - Ask Zac 168
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2023
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Jeff King was raised in the Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee, where as a young boy, he found a guitar in an attic and was immediately hooked. Though he loved music and played frequent gigs, he did not study it in college, yet post-graduation, he decided to throw in his lot with a friend that moved to Nashville in the early 80s. With luck on his side, he fairly quickly hit the scene in a big way in 1985 by landing the lead guitar spot with the then-new artist, Patty Loveless. Jeff was soon riding the wave of success with Patty who was busy sending singles up the charts and wowing crowds and critics with her soulful Kentucky sound. This led to major screen time, as Loveless guested on the TV shows of the day, including Austin City Limits, The Tonight Show, Letterman, and the various music shows on The Nashville Network. Jeff was also getting to watch Patty make her records with guitarists Reggie Young, Ray Flacke, Albert Lee, Richard Bennett, and Steve Gibson. He soon was putting his watch-time lessons to use by working on demo sessions in-between road dates to the point that he was soon able to bid the road goodbye and focus completely on studio work. After decades of studio work, he was asked by one of his clients, Reba McIntire, to go out on the road with her, which lead to him also performing road dates with Brooks & Dunn. Jeff now tours with two legendary Country Music acts, and because of their less strenuous touring, he is able to keep his studio work thriving.
On the gear front, King tells the backstory of his main guitar, a 1985 G-Bender equipped Glaser Tele-Style that is on its second neck. We also get a look at his Tom Anderson Strat, Gretsch Duo-Jet, studio pedal board, and his 1956 Fender Harvard amp.
1:44:05 hour of fun :)
Starting......now!
I talked to Jeff in the lobby when I was at a Patty Loveless concert. He was really nice and answered a few guitar questions for me. It was at Merrillville, IN.
Thank you Zac for this great interview with my pal Jeff. We been pal's since 2010, met him in 2019. I play myself and Jeff one of many guitarist I been blessed to meet and learn from, including John Jorgenson.
Very cool!
Brilliant Zac! Jeff is a class act.....Thanks to both of you! also thanks to TrueTone!
⚓️ Thanks Jeff Zac 😎 deja vu 🎉 just watched TTL 🌈
Brilliant. Loved the tele story.
Marshall Tucker…yessir!
Great Show! That's what a lot of hard work and never stop learning can lead you to where you want to go!!
So true!
What a great episode and down to earth guy!! I was hooked on Brooks And Dunn when I saw them at The Philly Chilly Cook-off in early 2000s and never new who played guitar for them. Was a great show they played with Martina Mcbride Montgomery Gentry Keith Urban and Phil Vassar. What a Day!!
Perfect interview - gear, playing and stories!
Much appreciated!
Seems like a great guy and, needless to say, helluva talented player. Thanks for this one, I was not familiar with Jeff's work 'til now.
Great interview. Lot of wisdom.
Great interview Zac. I really appreciate your conversational approach with your guest.
I appreciate that!
Thanks for doing this interview Zac. Jeff is a true treasure; not only from a Nashville perspective, but from a holistic perspective musically and personally. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this interview with this wonderful player. I’ve been a fan of Jeff since the Patty Loveless days. Such fine playing and always great tone. I saw David Grissom play in 2015. Loved it but didn’t necessarily make me want to run out and pick up a DGT. Seeing/hearing Jeff with Brooks and Dunn/Reba in 2018 did. Next up is a Tom Anderson S type lol. Thanks again
Very informative interview Zac. Its nice to hear Joe Glaser praised. I remember meeting Emmy Lou Harris"s husband at the Leipers Fork location talking about possibly bidding against Paul McCartney for Buddy Holly"s acoustic guitar at an auction in NYC. I think we all agreed Paul had the best chance of obtaining it, if he wanted it enough. One thing I thought I might add was to tell newcomer to Nashville pickers is to consider doubling on Country Bass guitar. Its an difficult skill to do correctly. but if a good guitar player chooses to learn to think like a good base player, it can sure put food on the table,sometimes. Well, very enjoyable interview, guys!!!
You know, it definitely seems that you need to put yourself “where the action is”, instead of just hoping someone calls. If you just happen to be the guy who’s there to ask, when they need something, you’re the default for the time being. If you ALSO happen to be able to give them what they want, your “default” status starts to build, and you’ll be mentioned, simply because you were “there”. He wanted to play guitar for a living, learn lots, and have some good friends around. I guess he’s done pretty well for himself. Great interview!!😎😬
Interesting chap. Thanks Zac.
You bet
Solid interview Zac, good job. I contacted Joe Glaser about installing a Bee Gee Bender either in my 2020 Fender 70th anniversary White blonde Esquire or a interesting Fender American Elite Thin-line Telecaster. The Thin-line has a suspension bridge which is a heavy thick stainless steel bridge with brass saddles I bought Don Mare broadcaster bridge pickup and neck pickup which I hope is a better match then the Fender Noiseless generation 4 pickups. If you’re around Joe Glaser’s after my work is done, if you like drop by Joes and check it out 😊 I’m still trying to decide if I want a long or medium draw
Thanks! I would rec medium, as long is quite long.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also what is your favorite guitar from the 1950s to the 1960s
I wish I had a 50's or 60's tele!!!
@@kingsponge I have to agree with your opinion
Did he explain what pulling the tubes was about?
Pulling the power tubes because they were only using the pre amp
@@AskZac When I was poor and needed a guitar amp, I bought a couple of unlabelled Celestion 4ohm parts speakers when they stopped carrying CRATE amps in the early 90’s at my local music store. I built a 2-12 cabinet out of 3/4” plywood, and mounted my AMPEG SBT power block on the back. My little Peavey Backstage Plus became the preamp, because the Ampeg SBT preamp always sounded overdriven. When you plugged into the TRS Jack for the pre/power loop on the Peavey, it disabled the power section and speaker. I guess they knew what we might need it for. It turned out that the Ampeg preamp had a cracked board, and had finally let go after years of hanging on. I had to laugh when he talked about pulling the tubes, I guess to save them and cut down the heat? Not much difference between desperation and experimentation some days.
Interesting interview. Could have been so much more though. I get that Jeff is trying to be somewhat discreet about his story-telling, but sheesh, either tell the story, or don't bring it up. Sounds like you need to write a book.