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2 hours ago, KuruPrionz said:
I had the DR set from an estate sale thing but the 1st and 2nd string both have some corrosion on them, not uncommon up here in the rainy Northwest.
Juststrings.com sells singles. When I order my 10-50 GHS pure nickel Rollerwounds, for a couple of extra bucks, I get a 10 and 13 (1st and 2nd) strings by Elixir. They are made with special alloy that prevents rust and corrosion on the plain strings. Makes the whole set last a long time...😎
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Kuru, I use a 3rd string wound 18 on all my electric guitars. I like the bending ability on the 3rd even though I only use half step bends for the most part. The 22 on the acoustic doesn't scare me but I would prefer a 20. I have no choice on the polished acoustic set I just ordered so I'll have to see how the 22 works... I have had good luck running pure nickel wound 18's in Rollerwound GHS sets. The polished acoustic set is 10 14 22 28 38 48 Phosphor Bronze Polished and made in Argentina by Magma. Looking forward to delivery this week hopefully...🤠👍
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Kuru, I just ordered a set of 10-48's with a wound 22 on the 3rd string. I've been searching for a set of polished acoustic strings for a long time and finally found a set. They are in the mail, and I'll know more in a few days on how well they work. Polished strings reduce finger noise and squeak for recording and performing. I've been using 10-50's with an 18 wound 3rd so I'm hoping the new gauge will work out and the bass 48 will not be too light...😎
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Great job Rene! Your're more than welcome... 😎👍
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Great job Rene! Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! 😎👍
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Doc-Tah is there nothing I can take, I said Doc-Tah, to relieve this belly ache LoL! Yeah, the crowd gets to know you and it's a lot of fun when they sing along and dance on the bar! My good-bye song was Jambalaya which is just 2 chords C and G. And the joint gets rocking with Goodbye Joe me gotta go with my bud on the chromatic harp giving it that Cajun vibe LOL! 🤠👍
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+1 Slotted tuners do get the job done and have a clean look with the string ends poked down the center hole...I can see why Wraub likes them! 😎
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+1 Kuru and SurferGirl, I Had a lot of fun playing and singing at open mic's at a couple of local clubs and then the Pandemic came along and closed us down. Met a lot of cool musician friends and we became regulars, kind of like the traveling Karaoke groups. Only had to practice up on 3 to 5 tunes. Played 3 and had 2 on reserve just in case one of the other players played one to avoid repeats. +1 A great way to announce upcoming gigs. It was also fun to play with another player and do a duo too. Might still play one again someday. Never drank more than 2 drinks if I had to drive home at closing. 😎
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Epi's are a great bang for the buck Kuru! I have a Epi Premium copy of the Gibson ES 175 and it cost 1/4 of the Gibson price. It came with US made 57 humbuckers, upgraded Gibson pots, etc. Plays and sounds like the real thing too! Keep us posted on the next solo gig when you bring her out! 😎
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I love the old 30'z tunez! 😎
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Cool find Kuru, has the Gibson J45 look going for it! 😎
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I always add the b5 blue note to the 5 note pentatonic major and minor scales, making it a 6-note scale. The pie al la mode will increase the mass in the middle section, while the flat five puts me in better shape for blues a la mode...then I get more into the modes for desert LoL! 😎
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OK by me! Thanks Doc and Dave! 😎👍
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I'm graduating from 10-50's to 11-50's GHS Rollerwound pure nickel on my electrics. The 11-50's come with a wound 3rd (which I prefer) and I won't have to buy singles anymore to get the 10 on the 1st string. I'm liking the 11's. The Nylon EJ46LP strings I mentioned above are hard tension. The polished wound strings are not as bright when playing unplugged but I love less squeak and they sound great plugged in. 😎
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DigiTech made some great stuff. I still have my DT looper in line and it still works great after more than a decade of use...hope they make a comeback under Cort. 😎
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Kuru, I think I would run a set of Nylon strings. D'Addario Pro Arte LP composites EJ46LP lightly polished silver plated clear nylon. The polished silver wound 4th 5th and 6th squeak less than other classical sets and are great for recording. The bridge looks like it was meant to tie on nylon strings. If the nut is cut wide for the 3r 2nd and 1st strings and they fit through the hole (28, 32 and 41 and/or 37 a choice in the composite set) in the tuning machines it leads me to believe it was meant for nylon strings. 4th is a 28, 5th is a 35 and 6th is a 45 so you know they will fit the tuning machines. That sound hole (Latin look) design is a beauty and it looks like it was meant for nylon strings...put in a pickup and a little verb and go solo! Now I've got to pull out one of my Nylon guitars LoL! 😎
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Very cool story and a very cool find! Enjoy Kuru! I wonder if that pickguard is real tortoise shell? If so, don't tell us LoL! 😎👍
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11 hours ago, surfergirl said:
It will take a while to see where I will use this. I've never played anything but a Strat until now. I've, also, never played a humbucker, this a humbucker in the neck and single coil in the bridge. So a lot new to me.
I've seen a few jazzers using Tele's these days, getting some very cool clean sounds. Give that neck humbucker a little clean time just to see if you can coax a little jazz vibe out of her. Keep us posted on how the two pups work together? I know you'll get some good country twang with the bridge pup...Have fun experimenting with the new axe! 😎
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Congrats SurferGirl! She's a good looker and I'll bet she sounds great too! Grandpa doing the setup is very cool. Now you can get some very cool Fender sounds with a wide variety of pickup selections by having a Strat and a Tele. Let us know how she sounds and feels plugged in! G&L is a great choice and you got yours at a great price! 😎👍
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Glad you found your baby BluesApe! Congrats! 30 years is a long wait, but now you have found what you have been waiting for! 😎👍
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Congratulations SurferGirl! Don't forget to give us a review when that new axe comes in! 😎👍
and, Thanks Caevan for posting the Deal Alert so that SG could find it! 😎👍
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+1 DBM, Back in my Strat days I used to run 9's and bend 1 1/2 step full bends. I rarely used the whammy unless it was a surf tune and usually as a finishing touch. Eric Clapton blocked out the whammy on my Clapton Strat with a wood block. It could be removed and it came with a whammy bar if one desired to use it that way. As I got older I went to 10's and seldom bend more than a 1/2 step. I found myself always bending to a certain note (i.e., usually a b5). So I just decided to play the note now and then with and without bending. I also bend to a sharp 9. So when I find notes that thrill me, I'll still bend. I find myself not having to tune as much when I bend fewer notes and keep the bends to 1/2 step bends. I also have fewer arthritis pains and seldom have snap finger anymore. So I get to play more in my old age...
Not trying to discourage anyone from bending and I hope SurferGirl keeps giving bending a good try. The above great videos of Jerry posted by Kuru and in the OP by Caevan, should inspire all guitar players to learn to bend a few notes. It really does add to the unique sounds that the guitar is capable of, to be discovered by both new and old players. I find certain of my guitars still inspire me to bend strings when remembering certain tunes (blasts from the past). I'm now running 11's and mostly play rhythm guitar which contributes to my bending less. 😎
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Here's a little acoustic Lindsey finger picking. This may be the tune I was thinking of:
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+1,000 on Lindsey Buckingham being a great player! I saw him and FM a few years back just as they had returned from a tour in Canada in Sacramento, CA. Christine McVie had just returned to the band. Lindsey played his custom-made guitar(s) model 1 Caevan mentioned along with a model 1 clone throughout the performance. He played an acoustic on one tune with special tuning that he wrote and taught how he played the tune on YouTube. I can't remember the name of the tune or find it anymore on YT but it may still be out there...
He had a bank of amps and a bank of speakers on stage with several foot switches to call up what he wanted. I had not been aware of his Strat history and do not doubt the OP's history. However, in an article interview I had read years ago, Lyndsey said the reason he had so many amps and speakers on stage along with his special guitar, was to capture the same sounds that FM had made in the studio for his live audiences. He had to go back and relearn many of their original hits to create the live performance settings. From where I sat, he accomplished his goal...😎
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ANUGDA!!!!
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SurferGirl, I didn't like the sound of the plain 4th string in the video, but I did like the fact that you posted it to give us an idea as to what it would sound like LoL! 👍