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Unknown Hinson

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Jul 27, 2008 3:55 p.m. Otter:

Saw this guy for the first time last night at Exit/In. The opening band (Caddle) introduced him as an amazing guitarist, but still I was unprepared for what I saw.

Certainly not your traditional rockabilly guitarist (with an SG and an AC30 no less), this guy could do it all. From uncanny Don Rich type chicken pickin' to ACDC snarl to Hendrixy wailing, sometimes all in the same song. And what an entertainer too. With his faux Presley sideburns and sparkling sequined suit, the tongue-in-cheekyness of the show was a riot.

I definitely recommend this guy. Unknown Hinson is the real deal. You may argue that the SG->VOX sound ain't entirely authentic, but if you'da closed your eyes, you wouldn'ta known he wasn't playing a big hollowbody through a Bassman (well alright, he lacked a Bigsby, even a Gibson vibrola would have been a nice touch).

I've seen him mentioned here before. Any fans?
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Jul 27, 2008 5:14 p.m. Proteus:

Ayup.

http://gretschpages.com/forum/texas-rockabilly-revival/texas-rockabilly-revival-th...

I maintain there's no way you can "get" the guy without seeing him live. None of the recordings I've heard capture what he's about. Great player and an utter hoot from start to finish.

SG? Really? You'll see he was playing a Reverend at the Rockabilly Revival, and he endorses Reverend. His tone was devastating – P90s through a Vox Tonelab pedalboard, into a cranked AC-30. (I think.)

I wonder if he's fallen off the Reverend bandwagon. If he's dancing with an SG now, it wouldn't be much of a jump to a Gretsch Corvette. Love to hear him on a Gretsch.
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Jul 27, 2008 5:30 p.m. jazzbo:

He use to dance with an SG a lot when he had a Gibson endorsement.
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Jul 27, 2008 6:09 p.m. Proteus:

Maybe he's not entirely faithful to his guitar squeezes?
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Jul 27, 2008 6:13 p.m. Deed Eddy:

Men.
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Jul 27, 2008 6:37 p.m. sroux:

I've seen him a couple of times, and both times he was using the Reverend CK290 (sounded great!..in fact, so great that I bought one)

He had the SG on a stand for backup. Maybe something was wrong with his Rev???

Whatever he's playing, he rawks the house!
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Jul 27, 2008 10:47 p.m. ravcon:

He's a local around here (Charlotte) and we've loved him for years. His CDs are funny, but his live show is fantastic... especially when he breaks out the SG. Last time I saw him, he was playing a strat though.

He's also Early Cuyler on Adult Swim's Squidbillies in case you didn't know.
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Jul 27, 2008 10:57 p.m. Otter:

I knew the SG comment would cause a stir. Woulda loved to see him with the Reverend. No backup on a stand, maybe the Rev was out back? Humbuckers or not, he sure wan't lacking in the tone department. Treble and twang to spare, they say it's in the fingers. Maybe they were TVtrons...

He was plugging squidbillies like it was his job. Certainly has the voice for it.
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Jul 28, 2008 9:02 a.m. GhostRadio:

Never seen the guy live, but everything I've heard so far is fantastic. When those recordings from the Texas Rockabilly Revival were online, I listened to his entire set probably 3-4 times, and loved every minute of it.

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