Roy Clark
American singer and musician
Roy Clark's Gear
From an interview with Roy Clark conducted by Vintage Guitar magazine and published in their August (as well the October) 1999 issue.
‘“ Interviewer: The reason I brought up your impulse buyer past is the photos in your book indicate it also may also have been applicable to your guitar purchases. For example, there’s a picture of you in 1951 with what appears to be a new Fender electric guitar.
Roy Clark: That was a Broadcaster. When the Fender guitar came out around ’51, it was like nothing you’d ever had your hands on. Back then, I could not afford those high-dollar Gibsons, and most of the guitars I played had action a quarter of an inch high, which is good for building up chops, but not for continuous playing. I was playing at a little club in Washington, D.C., and a Marine from California who’d just been discharged walked in with a Fender guitar and wanted to sit in with us.
Interviewer: Had you ever seen a solidbody electric before?
Roy Clark: No, I’d seen pictures of Merle Travis’ Bigsby, but I’d never looked at one closely. That Marine let me play his Fender, and my Lord, when I put my hands on it, it practically played itself! They may have been all the rage in California, but I don’t think there were any in music stores in D.C. at the time. I won a five-string banjo contest later on, and part of the prize was $500, so I bought a Broadcaster.”
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In the video "Roy Clark - 12th Street Rag," Roy Clark is seen playing a Fender Jaguar.
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From BringBackMyYesterday: Roy Clark is Live in Branson here in the 1990s! With funny intro, too. Turn UP the volume & enjoy! ABOUT ROY'S GUITAR: "It's the deluxe version of the Breadwinner called the Deacon. Clear gloss finish on mahogany, Mother of Pearl inlay, fret board edge banding and one of the first production guitars with an on-board active pre-amp. Ovation built these between '73 and '84.
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In the YouTube video titled "Roy's Guitar Boogie" by Gary Grisafi Music Institute, Roy Clark is seen playing a Gibson Byrdland electric guitar.
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In a performance on "The Jimmy Dean Show", you can see Roy picking a Gibson banjo during a live segment.
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Roy is playing a Gibson Les Paul in this segment with Jim Stafford in 1985.
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Roy playing his Gibson Les Paul Custom at a live perfomance.
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Roy purchased a 1952 Gibson Les Paul gold top, which he never sold. Here it is at a live perfomance.
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