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Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:20 am
by TerryTNM
I thought some might be interested in this historic piece. Here's Joe Maphis's original strap that he
used on his original Mosrite Special doubleneck. Jody Maphis, Joe's son kindly showed us this strap
on one of our trips to Nashville.
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The Maphis family awarded young Bryan Browne Joe's strap that was used on his second Mosrite
doubleneck. Rose and Jody were so taken with the talents of Bryan Browne's abilities and efforts
to duplicate the anthems that made Joe so famous. Bryan is a very lucky young man but also quite
deserving. If you've ever heard him play a Maphis tune you'll know why he got it.
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Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:38 am
by Sarah93003
Woah! :shock: How cool is that! Thank you Terry for sharing!

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:31 am
by Veenture
Here's the man (boy!) himself...indeed impressive, Terry (I should learn to tune my guitar like he does :o )


Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:52 am
by TerryTNM
I couldn't resist.
Here's Bryan in Bakersfield playing with Brian Lonbeck. Perhaps the most famous Maphis tune of all. Fire on the Strings.
And Bryan playing his TNM to boot.

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:01 pm
by Veenture
Awesome talent there...and Terry, you must surely get a good feeling to see your fine TNM in such good hands, getting played on :)

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:12 pm
by Sarah93003
So very cool! I never get tired of watching Brian Lonbeck play! Bryan is also a treat to watch.

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:31 am
by Gary67
WOW! Great playing! Very nice that he was given Joe's strap.

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:48 pm
by Bob Shade
Very cool Terry!

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:53 pm
by thefourthhorseman
Slick guitar strap!!! Stuff like that is a dying art nowadays :(

Re: Joe Maphis guitar strap

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:47 am
by Diggey
For sure a dying art. Terry many many kudos and good vibes to you for keeping this historic legacy alive.

This era was full of talented players, and a few rose above. Mr Maphis is one of those legends I hope time keeps