Joe Purdy!

[guitarplayer]

Is anyone out there familiar with Joe Purdy? I heard a sound track on the movie "The secret life of bees" which I at first reluctantly started watching with my wife (looked like such a chick flick!) but *really* liked the sound tracks on the move - and the movie is pretty good too! Anyway, I googled the sound track and found out my favorite was by a Joe Purdy. So, I checked him out on iTunes and YouTube and - I'm now a fan! His old Gibson is the warmest and sweetest sounding acoustic I've heard! Does anyone know anything about what he plays? If you haven't heard him and like folk with great lyrics and sweet warm acoustics check him out! Thanks!

 

[Cybercat]

Is anyone out there familiar with Joe Purdy?(snip) His old Gibson is the warmest and sweetest sounding acoustic I've heard! Does anyone know anything about what he plays?

From "weiner71" on the forums at joepurdy.com :-

"guitar: Gibson J-50 (the year I would guess would be '64-'67 based upon the rounded shoulder and the pickguard size)

Effects/Equipment: Goes into a Boss TU-2 tuner and then into a Radial DI box (it was a green one that I saw so it is a passive box) then into the house PA"

-- certainly is a really great sounding guitar...

Hope that's useful!

 

[guitarplayer]

From "weiner71" on the forums at joepurdy.com :-

"guitar: Gibson J-50 (the year I would guess would be '64-'67 based upon the rounded shoulder and the pickguard size)

Effects/Equipment: Goes into a Boss TU-2 tuner and then into a Radial DI box (it was a green one that I saw so it is a passive box) then into the house PA"

-- certainly is a really great sounding guitar...

Hope that's useful!

Cybercat - Thanks for the info! Sounds like weiner71 saw him in concert. I just picked up a new J-45 so it doesn't quite sound like his old J-50 (yet) but I'm really happy with the warm classic Gibson tones it produces. I've really been digging Joe's music! Thanks again!

 

[guitarplayer]

Cybercat - Thanks for the info! Sounds like weiner71 saw him in concert. I just picked up a new J-45 so it doesn't quite sound like his old J-50 (yet) but I'm really happy with the warm classic Gibson tones it produces. I've really been digging Joe's music! Thanks again!

Btw, Does anyone know the difference between the J-45 and J-50? Why is the J-45 so popular and you don't hear about the J-50 as much?