haha serious fence wire? i didnt know that. ill be happy if i can play something close to what he plays.
haha serious fence wire? i didnt know that. ill be happy if i can play something close to what he plays.
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Yeah quite heavy strings something like 12s from memory.
By contrast Billy Gibbons uses 8s
Apparently at one stage SRV was using a 0.017s for a high E string, but then he settled on .013s. Still really thick strings. I use .013s on my acoustic but I can't imagine string bending on it. (Vernon Reid also uses a .013 string set so i'd never want to thumb wrestle him.)
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Tuning down to Eb probably helps with bending the fencing wire as that is what you see and hear SRV did.
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I think SRV often tuned lower than Eb, certainly D but maybe lower still, with the really thick strings. But like all good players, SRV would still sound like SRV if he played in standard tune on a Strat fitted with 0.009"s. Or even a Les Paul.
I've currently got a set of three white Kent Armstrong Dual Blade pickups installed on my Gold Strat, which I bought online from Realtone Music, they are actually Humbucking pickups that are in a Single-Coil sized package, they have become my firm favorites because they still get that Single-Coil sound without the annoying background hum noise, I've tried noiseless pickups before but they always seemed to sound a bit tinny to my ears, the Dual Blades sound a bit fatter than Single-Coils, there's a bit more midrange in them but you still get that Single-Coil twang.
Hey Brokin009!
I have a set of Entwistle pickups in my Strat. Neck and Middle pickups are Entwistle single coils and the bridge is an Entwistle PAF style humbucker. The pickups honestly sound incredible!! I can't say enough about them, especially considering their price in comparison to Duncans etc.
Last edited by Justin Levitt; 22-03-2019 at 09:57 PM.