Guitar Talk episode 2 with Kenny Vaughan

We have Kenny Vaughan with us this episode talking about his career from the time he started playing... what got him started, what took him to Nashville, his many gigs and experiences, Reggie Young, Johnny Smith, Bill Frisell, Jeff Beck, The Stones, being friends withTommy Bolin, Marty Stuart, Clarence White's Tele, and much more.

[@daneallan1320]

From a small town singer/songwriter, & guitarist...much love and respect to Kenny V. It must have been great doing all that stuff. It was and is a special era that is gone now, never to return. A shame that country music went with it!....d.

[@acoustic61]

Kenny is so humble. So talented but gives credit to everyone else. He and Marty are great together.

[@johng4093]

I like when Kenny tells stories about when he was a kid and was so impressed and inspired by different musicians and the sound they created. And he still retains that child-like sense of wonder. I really admire that.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Every Kenny Vaughn video I’ve seen is great. Thank you.

[@oldschooljamify]

Kenny Vaughan! Hell yeah! One of my all time favorite pickers!

[@blucheer8743]

Kenny is the real deal he’s top shelf all the way!

[@timothymcgraw8404]

Kenny Vaughan, the coolest cat around.

[@mikek771]

What an interview. I used to follow a couple artists on tour. Have some really fun stories. But man!! Kenny has just about seen it all. And very unassuming!

[@tulsatoolfool]

Gentlemen, thanks for letting folks outside the musicians world know different snapshots of your world and the people and nuisances of it all...

[@danielbrown2621]

Kenny Vaughan - SUPERLATIVE! This cat is my favorite.

[@Cottonrocket]

Man I miss these! I hope you start the podcast up again. Love your show guys.

[@guitarguru4492]

Love Kenny!

[@timbalfe6144]

This is priceless. Toms humour shines in this set up, man he is “dry.” The brother thing, the mutual respect and decades of knowledge and experience is going to be a great success done like this. Thank you.

[@michaelkelsh6255]

Man, I am enjoying this show so much.

[@mechcavandy986]

My friend, Greg Husted aka Atticus Finch, played in the band with Kenny on tour with Lucinda Williams. He says Kenny is one of the best guitarist he’s ever played with. And he’s been a pro like 50 years. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@montanamornings8526]

This is great. Been a Kenny V fan since discovering Marty Stewart Show. I saw Stones same year at Hollywood Bowl. They were promoting album Under My Thumb. We must be about same age.

[@au1098]

Great guitar player and a even greater dude!

[@rozzzy123]

Fantastic! Tell all guitar players you know to dial this up!

[@picker135]

This was a great show! So real and authentic. A wealth of information. Couldn’t stop watching.

[@bretthamilton7308]

Man I knew Kenny played with Patty Loveless. Killer show. Great musicians. Thanks

[@beachidiot8530]

👍 Great show, great interview. I will pass this around. The Fabulous Superlatives are an amazing band. Would love for you guys to get Chris Scruggs on here.

[@terryeaster1]

Well that was just cool as hell!!

[@daleschimpf]

Great conversation with Kenny there guys! Very interesting.

[@Kylegruhlke]

Time to start lobbying for your place in the Iowa country and blues halls of fame. Love the show! Thanks.

[@harlanclayton1761]

Wow......Loved this and just wanted to say thanks to you 3 hombres for just sharing your travels, wit, inputs and stories...Amazing stories and thanks for the gifts you have given to folks like me over the years...👍🙃👍

[@DavidMFChapman]

I’m glad I stuck around for the Bill Frisell story.

[@WillyPDX94]

Kenny's THE MAN and the Fabulous Superlatives are THE BAND. And having Marty fronting the band is THE GREATEST.

[@stupendousmusic4190]

This was great! Thank you for this! I love that this was more of a relaxed conversation between few guys just talking about their common love: music and guitars; as compared to an "interview". I like the way you have the Shure KSM44 mic set up. It happens to be a great mic! Andy Johns thought it was so good, he stopped using the U87. If I may offer a few things: Tommy Bolan's most famous setup was his Fender Stratocaster going into his Sam Ash Fuzz, into Hiwatt DR103 amps, with Sound City 4X12 cabinets, loaded with Fane speakers. Kenny mentioned his first guitar was a '66 Tele, and he also mentioned a '66 Strat. My favorite year for all Fender instruments is 1966. I happen to have the largest vintage string collection/stash in the world, so I was happy that Bob asked Kenny about his strings. When Kenny mentioned that he uses heavy gauge flat-wound strings on some of his guitars, he really caught my attention. I've used .012 and .013 rounds and flats from day one. Kenny is one of the only people I ever heard mention the importance of using heavy flat-wounds with a wound G string on Jaguars and Jazzmasters. Some FYI here: All Fenders originally came stock with .013-.054 flat-wounds (50 set) and then in the early '60s transitioned to .012-.052 compound-wound (a type of round-wound) strings. (1500 set.) I was also surprised to hear Kenny mention Terry Reid, who happens to ba a friend of mine, and another user of heavy guitar strings. I'm looking forward to future episodes!

[@nashdrifter3629]

Such an enjoyment. I hope it lasts forever. And only Tom would wear a mask while not wearing a mask. The humor is strong with this one.

[@ericbrooks8573]

nothing more inspiring than a bunch of dudes telling stories and talking guitar....

[@unstrung65]

I feel privileged to listen to you guys !

[@guitareveryone]

Great interview with Kenny guys. Really enjoyed that.

[@derekirving]

Great Interview, loved it

[@timothyfarris4226]

Awesome. One of the guys I wish I would've gotten to know better. Thanks Britts!

[@johnl.6930]

Thanks guys! This is so refreshing. With all the clogged videos on KZbin yours is real! Thanks for talking with Kenny! One of my favorite pickers. His work is so inspiring.

[@rickylakemusic]

Fun to listen and see this killer guitarist talk shop.

[@meanmud1]

Great stuff - looking forward to the next episode!!

[@MrJimmyaaa]

Great show. Keep'm coming.

[@mariuseriksen4079]

Love it!!

[@johnbohlinger]

very cool. Thanks for doing this.

[@jasondarling]

This is fantastic stuff!

[@randysimmons9838]

Kenny is right,no matter what guitar i play....i always sound like me!

[@ultraparadoxical7610]

My new favorites podcast. Keep ‘em comin’!

[@mjt5576]

What a great show!

[@TheZeekgeek1]

This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen

[@fossilmatic]

Man, I’m not far off the same age as these guys, but growing up where I did I never had the chance to see any of the guys they mention. Same lexicon of influences, but no chance of exposure. Great to hear these stories.

[@KorbenDenver]

Man, I hope you guys end up doing more of these! Stay well Britt Bros.!!!

[@timbalfe6144]

“The tone is in your fingers it’s in the touch.”

[@WildPhotoShooter]

A players sound and tone is definitely in the hands. Pedal Steel players are always arguing about this, but Buddy Emmons has always sounded like Buddy Emmons and he has played Sho Buds, Emmons, EMCI, Sierra, and ZumSteel.

[@cedarbay3994]

@@WildPhotoShooter Well, who else would he sound like?

[@billhillify4924]

It always makes me sad that everyone who interviews KV initially forgets Janis and Kristine…KV is such a great student of the guitar…very humbling

[@844jimthompson]

Thanks guys..Enjoyable..

[@drumminsonlive9199]

That was great.😊

[@timbalfe6144]

“If I can hear just a couple of measures that’s him.”

[@AskZac]

Really enjoyed this.

[@stevehorvath5855]

Thank you Bro's!

[@timbalfe6144]

“I’m gonna leave it there.” and that’s the secret right there!

[@chuckbouscaren3898]

Three bad ass guitar players haangin' and talking music. The Britt brother's Guitar Talk was a great concept. Cheers to the three of yoo!

[@briannacery9939]

Stevie Wonder opened up for The Stones when I saw them at the Forum during The Exile Tour. Mind blowin' great! Everyone of you guys sound great! Saw Mick Taylor at The Coachhouse in Capistrano. He played the Can You Hear Me Knocking solo so good. He used a Les Paul Standard through a Marshall J 45. Tried one at Guitar Center but a Tweed Princeton sounded way better. It sold fast. Frizzell on Street Dreams, Lyle Mays and Lucinda Williams, West is da bom!

[@kukusnest65]

This was really enjoyable. Hope you guys will do more of these. Would be really cool if you would do shows with more of the players like Kenny who are player's, players, you know maybe not the big names but who are stunning musicians with tremendous depth. Some that spring to mind are Mike McAdams, Auldley Freed, Jim Mankey, Stuart Smith, etc. Very cool show guys

[@timbalfe6144]

“By the time we’re ninety we’ll be be using no gear at all.”

[@henryb160]

Such a shame this gig ended after only a few episodes

[@mickeysoltys6960]

Loved this. You guys are hip to all the great players. You mentioned Al Anderson, any Steve Ferguson stories?

[@bubbatheking9225]

right on gentlemens

[@erikbrooks7712]

Flat wounds on the Jazzmaster really make it better had problems with the 09 gauge strings that came with it popping out of the bridge and staying in tune but 11-52 flatwounds really feel good.

[@jaytouvelle2359]

I don't know why but Kenny reminds me of Gram Parsons in the pictures that show him talking in the background. I guess it a picture I remember seeing Gram in on one of his solo albums.

[@jamespollock11]

Jeff Beck played an Esquire in The Yardbirds. That guitar is now in the so-called RnR HOF. (Why hasn't Mitch Ryder and a thousand other worthy rockers been inducted? "Politics"?)

[@joyceb.sachsesachse1242]

Bob and Tom , can you interview the Hacienda Brothers , love them so much and the first two albums are so Texas country blues with steel . Douglas Sahm has the double ALBUM playing 50s Texas blues the reminds me of the H Brothers stuff. These artist are my Sunday music after a few beers after breakfast. The songs rewind my week day and when I feel funky sad.

[@Avantimusicprojects]

I'm noticing that no one is surprised by the age of this cat? Did I miss something or how the hell can he be 69 if he looks like he's barely 50? excellent player btw.

[@andyinoregon]

I couldn't find his birthdate anywhere on the internet.

[@dylanhaleyyou]

good stuff! does anyone know what song is playing in the beginning? I like it.

[@richardclark.]

My girlfriend watched guitar talk and we now have siamese twins with one Doberman pincer head right in the middle.

[@tuneyouup]

Take this quarter

[@KristopherHooper]

What's the song in the intro? So good.

[@MM-rr1kp]

Man all the gear that's been stolen over the years from all these guys incredible enjoying this new channel or new Podcast but there are times when you could just lay back a little bit and let Kenny keep going you step on his thoughts and cut off a little bit so that will come with time and experience but good stuff so far

[@LetzBeaFranque]

I got an oily gaseous discharge from this - please add this to your disclaimers.

[@mikekrausemusic]

Great stuff. And a revelation to hear about the Big Al 'hearing phenomenon'. I did a session with Al awhile back here in NC (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWHTnYqflqaYqas) and while relaxing in the control room asked him a couple questions about some mutual musical heroes. He looked straight ahead and didn't say anything so I figured maybe he was just a prick. It was odd as otherwise everything was fine. I realize now it must've been the thirty years of the Super pointing at his head in NRBQ :). He's one of the all time greats, as are y'all.

[@scottwyatt5173]

So an add in the paper said to hell with it all took a job in the circus as the human cannonball I'm the human cannonball, ya'll I'm the human cannonball Webb Wilder

[@dreamingone615]

Ah man... I got cotton mouth and sever g.a.s.

[@tomtom6319]

If it’s “not the guitar “ then why do you guitar players have so many guitars. I only got one piano!

[@southpenn7973]

because we can....

[@timbalfe6144]

“Hillbillies taking New York hostage.”

[@timbalfe6144]

“It’s not the guitar.”

[@southpenn7973]

the old guy in grey on the left keeps interupting kenny and trying to oneup him...

[@randyheath8566]

I have Cotton mouth, not from this Video though

[@elainarose6073]

I’m disappointed by the max logic.

[@markscott4830]

kenny gives great interviews period... how enjoyable