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BUDDY MERRILL-PHASES Between 1964 and 1985,guitarist BUDDY MERRILL recorded more than 144 standards and 263 originals as well as working with greats like Lawrence Welk.Much of Buddy's instrumental guitar recordings have been reissued on CD on Accent Records.The outstanding one is the 2005 reissue of the 20 track PHASES CD.Assisted by drummers John Klein and Bill Lewis, Buddy's playing evokes the spirits of greats like Chet Atkins, Jimmy Bryant, Merle Travis and especially Les Paul.The sound is orchestral in places and Merrill's gift for combining electric and acoustic guitars with other worldly Les Paul inspired studio efects, makes it well worth hearing. In addition to playing Strat on PHASES ,Merrill also spotlights his work on Microfrets Huntington electric,Music Man Stingray guitar,Emmons D-10 pedal steel and Fender 6 and micro-frets bass.
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