Frequently Asked Questions

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Gear/Equipment Q: What microphones do you use for recording? A: I use a Neumann M149, and Neumann U67, and a Royer R122 (active ribbon mic). Q: What microphone do you use for live performances? A: I use a Shure KM32. Q: What pickup do you use in your guitars? A: A Fishman Resophonic Guitar Pickup. Q: What kind of straps does Jerry use? A: " My straps are Bobby Poffs. Paul Beard has the good Webb straps on his website, Resophonic Outfitters. I've also heard about Levi Straps being good. I have one somewhere but can't put my hands on it right now". General Q: Who is in the Jerry Douglas band? A: Jerry is pleased to present to you the Jerry Douglas Band, 2007. Luke Bulla - fiddle Guthrie Trapp - guitar Todd Parks - bass Doug Belote - drums Bernie Vellutti - sound and tech We are working on bios for the band to offer you more information about some of our favorite people. Be sure to check out Guthrie's web site. Click Here and Doug's web site Click Here Q: Who is Jerry Douglas? A: Click bio on the site navigator. Q: Where is Jerry from? A: He was born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956. Q: Why did the Jerry Douglas Band not tour much in 2005? A: Given last year's scedule of AKUS dates, little time was left for Jerry to hit the road with his band. Q: But who is AKUS? A: Alison Krauss and Union Station, a.k.a. AKUSfJD* Alison Krauss, Barry Bales, Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, and Jerry Douglas *featuring Jerry Douglas Q: Who are some of Jerry's biggest musical influences? A: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, John Douglas, Eric Clapton, Earl Scruggs, Josh Graves, Albert Lee, Tony Rice, Mike Auldridge, and James Taylor. Also, El Shankar, Sonny Landreth, Derek Trucks, John Fogerty, and Erroll Garner. Q: If you could play or record with anyone else, who would that be? A: I'm still holding out for Eric Clapton. Q: Where can I learn to play the dobro? A: The DVD version of Jerry Douglas' Dobro Techniques is available from the Store at JerryDouglas.com. An easy reference would be the Stacy Phillips tablature books. Q: What is the location of the photos used on the cover of Lookout for Hope? A: The "Lookout for Hope" cover was shot by Michael Smith at the the Neuhoff property north of downtown Nashville. Following is information ont the Neuhoff Redevelopment Project. The original Neuhoff development began on 17 acres in Nashville in 1903 and continued as a meat processing industry until the late 1970's. The site lay dormant for over 20 years until acquired by the McRedmond Family. The McRedmond Family together with the Neuhoff Trust and Nashville Cultural Arts Project (NCAP) began a 3-year program of cleaning the site and restoring the buildings as much as practical and economically feasible. The site has become a focal point for the arts and a center for environmental studies through lectures, the installation of a "Green Roof Prototype" featuring cedar glade species and the proposed construction of a Center for Living Watershed. The site has also become the anchor for the redevelopment of the East Germantown Neighborhood in Nashville. Instructional Q: Does Jerry give lessons? A: No, but you can pick up "Jerry Douglas' Dobro Techniques" DVD from the JD Store on this web site. Q: Is there tablature of Jerry's music available? A: Jerry has no tab available at the moment, but he is working on it! He has recently met with a writerand hopes to bring you tablature perhaps in late summer. Jerry does have an instructional DVD available at the Jerry Douglas Store. On wholenote.com and alltabs.com there are a few songs available. You could also check out Stacy Phillips' web page for a selection of instructional books. Recordings Q: What is Jerry's most recent recording? A: The Best Kept Secret, released September, 2005 on Koch Records. Q: Where can I buy Jerry's CDs? A: Visit the Store at JerryDouglas.com for a selection of Jerry's own work. Go to the discography page of the website for other projects on which Jerry has played. Under the pull down menu that says 'search albums by artist', you will find all sorts of CDs that Jerry has played on from his solo work to projects he has graced as a supporting musician. Q: From what recording is Grant's Corner and where can I find it? A: Grant's Corner is a track from Jerry's 1985 release Under The Wire. Originally issued on MCA's Master's Series label, the recording is now out of print. Technical Q: What tunings do you use? A: I use open G (DBGDBG) and open D (DAF#DAD). Also I use E tuned up to D (EBAbEBE) and drop G to F (CAFCAF) Q: What strings do you use? A: I mostly use D'Addario EXP42 Phosphor's for Resophonic guitar and to a limited extent, D'Addario J-42s. Q: What gauges of strings do you like? A: I use D'Addario EXP's gauges .016, .018, .028, .036, .045, and .056. Q: Why those particular gauges? A: Judged by footpounds, this is an evenly spread downward weight tranfer to the cone. Q: Jerry, what about using a heavy first string? A: I do not like using anything heavier than .016 for the first string. Heavier = more thud Thud = less tone