who are the best-known Uni players?

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 2 Jul 2020 1:55 pm

Maurice Anderson and Jeff Newman are the two big names I think of when it comes to the Universal tuning. what about current players? I'm drawing a blank.

and how about D-12 players while we're at it... I can only think of Buddy Cage.

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 2 Jul 2020 2:11 pm

Good question, Scott. I sometimes wonder whether "serious" players regard the uni as a bit of a gimmick with no real virtues. I look forward to being proved wrong

Maybe in the commercial world you need the physical presence of two necks to impress the ignorant.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 2 Jul 2020 2:19 pm

Joe Wright, Junior Knight, David Wright, Zane King, Cowboy Eddie Long

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 2 Jul 2020 2:51 pm

how could I forget Joe? love that guy. I didn't realize Junior was a Uni player and I thought Eddie Long had his own tuning, kind of like Robert Randolph (who I think plays a 13 string?)

I know Buddy Emmons and I believe Hal Rugg (among others) experimented with 12-string and Universal tunings too

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 2 Jul 2020 2:59 pm

Maybe in the commercial world you need the physical presence of two necks to impress the ignorant.

But God help you if you actually play it!

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 2 Jul 2020 3:24 pm

scott murray wrote:how could I forget Joe?

Me too

rick andrews · Post by **rick andrews** » 2 Jul 2020 3:46 pm

Dave Easley

rick andrews · Post by **rick andrews** » 2 Jul 2020 3:49 pm

Not current but this list needs to include Juluan Tharpe and Zane Beck.

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 2 Jul 2020 5:19 pm

Lee Baucum wrote:Joe Wright, Junior Knight, David Wright, Zane King, Cowboy Eddie Long

Talk about Killer Players! and really nice people too.

Joe fooled me the first time I saw him at the PSGA show, he wasn't doing his Theawfulest routine but he dressed like he just came off the farm, and I had never seen a guitar like his, I thought he probably built it. But when he started playing it was like nothing I have ever heard. A great entertainer.

Albert Svenddal · Post by **Albert Svenddal** » 5 Aug 2020 7:16 am

Don't forget Mike Perlowin.

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 5 Aug 2020 9:02 am

Indeed.

Jim Pitman · Post by **Jim Pitman** » 5 Aug 2020 9:44 am

I'm probably the least known yet I've recorded on about 100 other folks projects as a session guy.

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 5 Aug 2020 9:52 am

and how about D-12 players while we're at it... I can only think of Buddy Cage.

I believe Bobby Black played a D-12 for awhile.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 5 Aug 2020 10:21 am

Dave Zirbel wrote:
and how about D-12 players while we're at it... I can only think of Buddy Cage.
I believe Bobby Black played a D-12 for awhile.

Yup. He sure did. A black Emmons.

Albert Svenddal · Post by **Albert Svenddal** » 5 Aug 2020 10:45 am

I recently went from a SD-12 to a D-12 9x7 Williams and love it. So much more fun!

Jim Pitman · Post by **Jim Pitman** » 6 Aug 2020 6:49 am

Doug Livingston!

Duncan Hodge · Post by **Duncan Hodge** » 6 Aug 2020 7:35 am

I believe that Susan Alcon fits in this post quite nicely.