Does anybody have a dedicated reverse string guitar like Mr Dale ?

AnalogSurf

Joined: Aug 12, 2011
Posts: 133

Posted on Aug 13 2011 03:49 PM

I seem to get the deer in the road look when I show off this one
but after watching Dick Dale Play Amazing Grace on You Tube
I took one of my fleet and reversed the strings and retuned the Bridge
to be Ass Backwards.
I cant say I'm playing correct but using the Mk1 ear and really just shutting the brain off its is A fun Riff Guitar and a great double picking E monster..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIVKbAWLttY

Anybody Else try this ?

Pete

Last edited: Sep 14, 2011 19:11:57

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JakeDobner

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Seattle
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Posted on Aug 13 2011 04:02 PM

No, I've never tried it. But he does do a hell of a job on that Amazing Grace.

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AnalogSurf

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Posted on Aug 13 2011 04:38 PM

Oh Its a shut your brain off players guitar now !

Taco Wagon is another cool song to play with reverse strings !

Pete

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spy

Joined: Mar 29, 2007
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Athens, Greece

Posted on Aug 13 2011 06:10 PM

Tried it once with a friend's left handed guitar and I found it very difficult. Never did it again and I don't think I'll try it ever again!

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djangodeadman

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Posted on Aug 15 2011 04:01 AM

Quite a lot of left handed guitarists I've known can play with "upside down" stringing, most likely because when they first picked up a guitar it was a friend's right-handed one. I don't think I've seen a right handed player manage the same trick, though.

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Ron-Rhoades

Joined: Aug 19, 2006
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Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii
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Posted on Aug 15 2011 05:14 AM

"most likely because when they first picked up a guitar it was a right-handed one"
That's my story and i'm sticking to it!
I've had to put right handed nuts on my lefty guitars.

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crumble

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Guildford England
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Posted on Nov 27 2012 06:03 AM

Looking at the video fullscreen DD's pickups seem to be right handed staggered poles ('57-'62's i think) That would be correct for a left hand reverse string player.

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imafunkyman

Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 548
Utah

Posted on Nov 27 2012 08:49 AM

Wow! This video explains why I'm a total Dickhead!

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duncanjames

Joined: Dec 20, 2011
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Posted on Dec 02 2012 04:33 AM

I've tried it a couple times (Complete with the 16-18-20-38-48-58 string gauges ) and really liked it. It makes a lot of Dick Dale songs a lot easier to play. I'd say the string orientation did really affect the way some of the songs were written.

However, I sometimes got caught up playing nothing but my upside down strung guitar for a week or two at a time. Then I'd go play a gig with my regular strung guitar and find myself screwing up left and right! I switched the guitar back for that reason, but I'll probably end up doing it again in the future.

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AnalogSurf Joined: Aug 12, 2011 Posts: 133	Posted on Aug 13 2011 03:49 PM I seem to get the deer in the road look when I show off this one but after watching Dick Dale Play Amazing Grace on You Tube I took one of my fleet and reversed the strings and retuned the Bridge to be Ass Backwards. I cant say I'm playing correct but using the Mk1 ear and really just shutting the brain off its is A fun Riff Guitar and a great double picking E monster.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIVKbAWLttY Anybody Else try this ? Pete Last edited: Sep 14, 2011 19:11:57 Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Aug 13 2011 04:02 PM No, I've never tried it. But he does do a hell of a job on that Amazing Grace. Top
AnalogSurf Joined: Aug 12, 2011 Posts: 133	Posted on Aug 13 2011 04:38 PM Oh Its a shut your brain off players guitar now ! Taco Wagon is another cool song to play with reverse strings ! Pete Last edited: Sep 14, 2011 19:10:44 Top
spy Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 815 Athens, Greece	Posted on Aug 13 2011 06:10 PM Tried it once with a friend's left handed guitar and I found it very difficult. Never did it again and I don't think I'll try it ever again! — Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness. Top
djangodeadman Joined: Jan 25, 2007 Posts: 1568 Brighton UK	Posted on Aug 15 2011 04:01 AM Quite a lot of left handed guitarists I've known can play with "upside down" stringing, most likely because when they first picked up a guitar it was a friend's right-handed one. I don't think I've seen a right handed player manage the same trick, though. — Los Fantasticos Top
Ron-Rhoades Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii	Posted on Aug 15 2011 05:14 AM "most likely because when they first picked up a guitar it was a right-handed one" That's my story and i'm sticking to it! I've had to put right handed nuts on my lefty guitars. — The TakeOffs "Kauai's Only All-Instrumental Surf Band" http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-TakeOffs/312866840587 Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Nov 27 2012 06:03 AM Looking at the video fullscreen DD's pickups seem to be right handed staggered poles ('57-'62's i think) That would be correct for a left hand reverse string player. Top
imafunkyman Joined: Sep 16, 2007 Posts: 548 Utah	Posted on Nov 27 2012 08:49 AM Wow! This video explains why I'm a total Dickhead! — Either you surf, or you fight. Top
duncanjames Joined: Dec 20, 2011 Posts: 156	Posted on Dec 02 2012 04:33 AM I've tried it a couple times (Complete with the 16-18-20-38-48-58 string gauges ) and really liked it. It makes a lot of Dick Dale songs a lot easier to play. I'd say the string orientation did really affect the way some of the songs were written. However, I sometimes got caught up playing nothing but my upside down strung guitar for a week or two at a time. Then I'd go play a gig with my regular strung guitar and find myself screwing up left and right! I switched the guitar back for that reason, but I'll probably end up doing it again in the future. Top

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