Menu
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > Dick Dale told me that he did use a plain G back then.
>
> I think this just goes to show what Dick has told you is pretty much
> in accurate. Think about it... The Wedge, The Victor, Miserlou.
Dick
> is so aggressive on those instro double picked tunes. If anyone was
> using a wound G during this era it was Dick Dale.
>
I got a fairly detailed response to my string query from Dick. He
takes his gear seriously. I don't know how you think you can tell a
plain G from a wound G on the basis of those recordings. Also remember
he plays the guitar upside down and chooses non-traditional fingerings
as a result.
According to Dick, he was using these strings: 16p 18p 20p 39w 49w
60w. With strings that heavy, I don't think there would be much
difference between a wound G and plain G.
You can of course choose not to believe him; in that case there really
isn't anything more to discuss.
It is kind of silly to argue about what strings Dick Dale was using.
It is even sillier to argue about what you believe Dick Dale was
ACTUALLY using because you can't trust him.
A very silly person,
BN
