#1 Bass Strings, Second Year in a Row.
Year: 2008 & 2009
Year: 2008 & 2009
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Events
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- Carolina Guitar Show
Metrolina Expo
Saturday, August 28 at 10:00am - Newport Folk Festival
Fort Adams State Park
Saturday, July 31 at 10:00am - Low Notes For Nashville will p...
Douglas Corner in Nashville, TN
Thursday, June 17 at 8:00pm - Low Notes For Nashville will p...
Douglas Corner in Nashville, TN
Thursday, June 17 at 8:00pm - MIAC
Toronto, Canada
Sunday, May 16 at 10:00am - Chicago Guitar Show
Dupage EXPO
Saturday, May 15 at 10:00am - MerleFest
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Thursday, April 29 at 9:00am - Dallas Guitar Show
Dallas Market Hall
Friday, April 16 at 10:00pm - Musikmesse 2010
Frankfurt Exhibition Centre
Wednesday, March 24 at 10:00am - Austin Guitar Show by The 4 Am...
Austin Convention Center
Friday, March 19 at 10:00am
DR STRINGS Carolina Guitar Show: August 28 & 29, 2010. For more information, please visit: http://www.bee3vintage.com/
We are the proud producers of some of the greatest guitar shows in the USA. Bee-3 Vintage Guitar Shows offer a wide range of guitars and other musical instruments for the guitar collector, guitar dealer, or casual guitar player.
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PHELPS “CATFISH” COLLINS: 1944-2010
The definitive funk rhythm guitarist, heard on “Super Bad”, “Flash Light”, “Sex Machine” and more ON AUGUST 6, PHELPS COLLINS, THE GUITARIST KNOWN worldwide as “Catfish”, succumbed to cancer in his hometown of Cincinnati. As an inspiration to younger brother, bass icon ...Bootsy Collins, Catfish was a major catalyst in the development of funk. And as the man behind the addictive guitar lines that electrified a wealth of classics from James Brown, Parliament/Funkadelic and Bootsy’s Rubber Band, he was funk’s quintessential rhythm guitarist.
Catfish was already a renowned guitarist in the Midwest when he inspired a young Bootsy to put bass strings on an old guitar. By 1968 they were the Pacemakers, along with drummers Frankie “Kash” Waddy and Don “Tiger” Martin. Not two years later, they were the key musicians in the J.B.s, the band behind James Brown, then one of the world’s biggest stars. Catfish’s relentless, infectious rhythm guitar work was a defining characteristic of many of Brown’s most successful tunes, and spiraled into new realms of complexity and range as a member of Parliament/Funkadelic after the trio left Brown’s band in 1971. The lion’s share of funk’s most memorable guitar licks came from Catfish, and his musical contributions played a significant part in shaping the genre, as well as the hip-hop music that soon followed. Two songs featuring Catfish – James Brown’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” and Parliament’s “Flash Light” – are listed in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”.
“Catfish was my brother, my father and most of all my best friend,” Bootsy Collins said. “Catfish was a different kind of human being, he only wanted love and peace in every situation. To me Catfish was the one that inspired me to be at one with all that is, which is everybody and everything that was created by the One. Catfish taught me that to be love meant more than just to talk about it. Sure we all may have a great interpretation of love in our everyday language that people understand, but even a child that don't understand a word knows when he is in the presence of love with no words mentioned, that is who the Catfish was and still is. He was that word that did not have to speak in order for you to understand the depth of his being, his soul, his peace and joy.
“My world will never be the same without him. Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fella I ever met on this planet. Catfish is survived by his sister Brenda, Bootsy, his two kids Carmen and Phelps the 3rd, nephews, nieces, cousins, aunts and uncles, friends and fans.
Thank you all for being a part of ‘The Catfish Life’; he was truly an amazing gentleman!” Bootsy Collins for Funkateer Nation!!!
Catfish Collins Dedication Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tVFPM1Hs
The world lost another Music Icon, we 're honoured to had the chance to meet this legend back in 2008, as a little tribute to this great guitar player, we wanted to share this footage, as audio we used an awesome solo outta 1978. Our condolences go out to The Collins Family, Bootzilla Productions,...
DR STRINGS Catfish will forever be remembered as one of the greatest Funk guitarists in the history of music. Our prayers to the Collins family.
DR STRINGS STAY TUNE…For a New Exciting DR String Product coming out this Fall 2010. Please RePost
DR STRINGS Next Coming Shows for DR Strings: Newport Jazz Festival in RI; Charlotte, NC; Arlington Guitar Show in TX; Woodstock, NY; Bass Player Live and Philly Guitar Show in PA
DR STRINGS We would like to thank everyone who came by to visit us the Newport folk festival... see you this weekend for the jazz festival.:)
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The First DR “SUPERSTRINGS”…the DDT strings
Dear Guitar and Bass Player:
We refer to DDTs as superstrings because of all their attributes, and the fact that we are using a new method of construction for which we have filed a patent application. First, we believe you will really enjoy the experience of playing a strin...g that tunes faster, and stays in tune so accurately some say it is “eerie.” Whether you drop tune or not, DDT strings will provide you with a new playing experience. Detune, change tunings, go up, go down….your music will be clearer, and your notes will be more accurate. DDTs are stable and accurate at, and below, standard pitch. What else will DDTs do? They will give you more sustain, a more pronounced attack, and, although they are not coated they will, not corrode and will last as long as coated strings. We think you will agree that DDTs are the first Superstrings...and there will be more.
DR STRINGS Newport, Rhode Island. 2 Festivals: Newport Folk Festival (July 31, 2010 & August 1, 2010) & Newport Jazz Festival (August 7 & 8, 2010)
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www.newportfolkfest.net
Newport Folk Festival
Saturday, July 31, 2010
...Sunday, August 1, 2010
Hours: 10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Fort Adams State Park
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Friday night’s Newport Folk Festival concert will be held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino at 194 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI. The venue is an open air stadium with a combination of covered and uncovered seating. Tickets sell out very quickly for this event which is held rain or shine. There are two entrances, one on Bellevue Avenue and one on Memorial Boulevard. There is no event parking and limited street parking in the neighborhood. The venue is within walking distance of the downtown wharves and many area hotels. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Dress is casual to dressy. In the event of rain, umbrellas are allowed in the stadium but must be closed and stored when the concert begins so they do not obstruct the views of others. There is no smoking in any of the seating areas. Alcohol, light food and beverages are sold at the venue.
International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Official Website
Fort Adams State Park
Fort Adams is located at Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, 02840. One of the park system’s national treasures, Fort Adams is situated at the mouth of Newport Harbor with panoramic views of the Newport Bridge and the East Passage. The festival at the Fort features 3 stages of music, food & crafts, and a number of displays.
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 10:00am
Fort Adams State Park
DR STRINGS Next Show Coming Up: Newport Jazz (July 31 & August 1) & Folk Festival (August 7 & 8) 2010. For more information: please visit www.newportjazzfest.net & www.newportfolkfest.net
DR STRINGS We promise that we will have more excited news to come...and here is one of them. DR Handmade Strings is part of The Funk University by Bootsy Collins. Check out the web-site and Sign up! : www.thefunkuniversity.com
DR STRINGS We would like to thank everyone that came to visit us at the Summer NAMM show.
DR STRINGS DR Handmade Strings will be at the Summer NAMM Show on June 18-20, 2010. Good news is it's open to the public on Sunday from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. Come visit us at booth 1310.
DR STRINGS Thank you everyone for making the DDTs (Drop Down Tuning) a success. We have more exciting news to announce very soon.
