The iconic Emmons Guitar company originally founded by Buddy Emmons, a legend among pedal steel players, is now under the ownership of Kelcey O’Neil and Darin Shiflet. Darin and Amanda Shiflet visited backstage at the Opry on March 5th as Gene’s steel player, Mike Bourque, was set to debut the new Emmons ReSound ‘65 model on the Opry that night. Gene Watson whose signature song, “Farewell Party” has one of the ultimate steel guitar solos, gave it two thumbs up, commenting on the extraordinary quality and sound.
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