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mclast posted:jimi tuned down a half step, yeah? brings the tension in line with .011s or so, heavy but not crazy imo Ya that's true, but even 11s are pretty heavy if you're going to be doing all the crazy bending dudes like Jimi or SRV did. Wouldn't be so bad on a gibson-scale neck either. You don't really gain anything by it, and I've met more than one person who permanently hosed up their hands trying to emulate so-and-so after a few drinks or bong hits. The whole "I practiced every day until my fingers bled" is a dumb and dangerous myth, playing guitar shouldn't hurt.
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lol that's true kill your idols .010s standard strat scale 4 lyfef
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reallivedinosaur posted:Ya that's true, but even 11s are pretty heavy if you're going to be doing all the crazy bending dudes like Jimi or SRV did. Wouldn't be so bad on a gibson-scale neck either. You don't really gain anything by it, and I've met more than one person who permanently hosed up their hands trying to emulate so-and-so after a few drinks or bong hits. yeah pain and bleeding is for bass players
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I play .008 strings because Im cool. And it was Stevie Ray Vaughan who did the heavy string = tone thing. Jimi played 9s like everyone else in the 60s, because nobody made heavy strings back then. edit: just googled an article, apparently Jimi played a custom set that went .010 to .038. Basically an 8 gauge set with a bigger high e... And he tuned down a half step, so those strings were like limp noodles. This is according to Roger Mayer, the dude who made Jimi's fuzz boxes I guess. Whatever, big strings are retarded unless you are in a death metal band and have to tune way the gently caress down. Dirt fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Apr 12, 2014 |
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Apr 12, 2014 03:46
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A lot of people think they need heavy strings because they play waaaay too hard on their strumming hand. Raking through the strings like you're trying to make sparks looks badass but does nothing good for tone and control. Once someone pointed that out to me, and I started playing more conservatively with my right hand, I noticed just about everything got better.
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bisticles posted:A lot of people think they need heavy strings because they play waaaay too hard on their strumming hand. Raking through the strings like you're trying to make sparks looks badass but does nothing good for tone and control. Once someone pointed that out to me, and I started playing more conservatively with my right hand, I noticed just about everything got better. That's pretty much dead on. All the heavy string players I know or have ever met have dreadful picking technique.
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Apr 12, 2014 13:28
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as a stupid metal kid I went for big strings with a hard as gently caress pick, lol all downstrokes too, and it was stupid as hell but there is something to be said for (however unintentionally) hobbling yourself so when you get a loving clue and tone it down a tad you all of a sudden wow yourself
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Apr 12, 2014 13:52
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I actually do think that there's a noticeable difference to the sound of different string gauges, but that's just me. Not to say that they have MORE TONE, just that they sound different.
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Dirt posted:I play .008 strings because Im cool. Jimi experimented with all kinds of poo poo and setups. He played a couple songs on a SG when I saw him.
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Apr 12, 2014 16:12
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My parents saw Hendrix in some lovely auditorium in TX and the whole audience sat in metal folding chairs for a whopping price of $6. Can you even get a beer for $6 at a Jimi tribute band concert? My dad did say that even from several rows back, he could tell that Jimi was using a weird combo of heavier strings because of the TONE. TONE DAD.
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Apr 12, 2014 16:20
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i dunno man on my jazz box where i play jazz chords i use pretty heavy strings and i'm not crippled (yet) but when can i expect the effects to start because i am close to getting social security checks ok
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Apr 12, 2014 18:18
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bisticles posted:A lot of people think they need heavy strings because they play waaaay too hard on their strumming hand. Raking through the strings like you're trying to make sparks looks badass but does nothing good for tone and control. Once someone pointed that out to me, and I started playing more conservatively with my right hand, I noticed just about everything got better. same but with my masturbation technique
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Apr 12, 2014 18:34
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comes along bort posted:same but with my masturbation technique Kind of a light top heavy bottom then?
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comes along bort posted:same but with my masturbation technique if you were making sparks before see a doctor
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BUSH 2112 posted:I actually do think that there's a noticeable difference to the sound of different string gauges, but that's just me. Not to say that they have MORE TONE, just that they sound different. yeah my baritone guitar has this shimmery resonant boom to it like slamming the low keys on a piano gets you, that doesn't happen with lights
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Dewgy posted:yeah my baritone guitar has this shimmery resonant boom to it like slamming the low keys on a piano gets you, that doesn't happen with lights A few open chords sound absolutely amazing on the Bass VI if they don't use the low E and A strings.
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Dewgy posted:yeah my baritone guitar has this shimmery resonant boom to it like slamming the low keys on a piano gets you, that doesn't happen with lights probably has more to do with the longer scale
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Sire Oblivion posted:I had to look up who the hell you're talking about. She sucks. lol What's it like to have been wrong about every decision you've ever made in your life?
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comes along bort posted:probably has more to do with the longer scale longer scale and higher gauge both equal more tension.. but yeah there's things a 30" scale can do that a strat never will
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comes along bort posted:probably has more to do with the longer scale possible, but i dunno, they feel really substantial since i put 16s on it (and keep it in B most of the time), that's a solid bit of wobbling steel on that guitar
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I have an Ibanez hollow body with a bigsby with .13 strings tuned A# F a# D D d. It's me, I'm the worst. Jedrick fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Apr 12, 2014 |
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Apr 12, 2014 23:16
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Jedrick posted:I have an Ibanez hollow body with a bigsby with .13 strings tuned A# F a# D D d. The only bad thing I see there is the Bigsby. Gross.
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Jedrick posted:I have an Ibanez hollow body with a bigsby with .13 strings tuned A# F a# D D d. I just want to hear the kind of music you make with this crazy contraption.
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Apr 13, 2014 00:16
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Dirt posted:The only bad thing I see there is the Bigsby. Gross. lol
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Apr 13, 2014 00:52
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Heavy strings on a Jag sound percussive as hell, nothing else sounds like it. It's the only reason I keep mine around. That and nobody has paid the $200 I want for it.
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BUSH 2112 posted:I just want to hear the kind of music you make with this crazy contraption.
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I Might Be Adam posted:My parents saw Hendrix in some lovely auditorium in TX and the whole audience sat in metal folding chairs for a whopping price of $6. Can you even get a beer for $6 at a Jimi tribute band concert? My dad did say that even from several rows back, he could tell that Jimi was using a weird combo of heavier strings because of the TONE. TONE DAD. my dad saw hendrix and he collapsed on stage after 3 songs and two weeks later he was dead (hendrix, not my dad)
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Apr 13, 2014 02:49
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 This is a guitar pick. Apparently.
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my mind is trying to make sense of that and it's not happening gonna need a youtube
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Apr 13, 2014 03:44
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Allen Wren posted:
I just use one of these cause I'm not a scrub: 
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mclast posted:my mind is trying to make sense of that and it's not happening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2JAZw8dda8
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i just tape my pic to the end of this thing
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Allen Wren posted:
Do you hold it like a gun? A little pew pew gun for you axe? mclast posted:i just tape my pic to the end of this thing Holy loving nostalgia.
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I saw Tom Morello blow a bunch of dudes(' minds) because apparently Bruce Springsteen's audience has never heard whammy tricks E: It was also real weird to see Arm the Homeless playing Badlands but it happened Declan MacManus fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Declan MacManus posted:I saw Tom Morello blow a bunch of dudes(' minds) because apparently Bruce Springsteen's audience has never heard whammy tricks The first time I saw it I thought it said 'I am the homeless' then I was disappointed.
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Allen Wren posted:
cool a $14 novelty pick made of delrin so it'll wear down to dust in like a week
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Jedrick posted:I have an Ibanez hollow body with a bigsby with .13 strings tuned A# F a# D D d. I play my Jazzmaster with 9s. It makes some people angry since "9S SHOULDN'T BE ON A JAZZMASTER ARGH! ITS A JAZZ GUITAR" Shut up I like my 9s
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I'd put .08's on my Jazzmaster if they were easier to find around here. Though most of the claims that you need .12's come from the fact that the bridge was designed for 'thick' strings back in the day, so it tends to not have enough tension to prevent buzzing (although if you just use loctite then it goes away).
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BUSH 2112 posted:I just want to hear the kind of music you make with this crazy contraption. Here's me playing some riffs interspersed with feedback wankery: https://soundcloud.com/jedricksa/blah   ugly guitar warning
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