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A Gibson Firebird has a very different tension situation from a Fender
since it has mini humbuckers that sonically resemble Fenders but a
243/4" Gibson scale. So any light guage will feel slinky on that puppy..
I wonder if anyone uses a Firebird for surf?
Les
On Monday, September 6, 2004, at 11:36 AM, Marty Tippens wrote:
> I have always loved Johnny Winter's sound. He must be using 9's or
> tuned-down 10's. The strings have a thinner twangier sound and he
> bends the hell out of 'em. It's not a surf sound.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: reverbrob
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> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 10:46 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: strings and strats
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>
> Funny thing about string gauges. No matter what I try, I just can't
> get a Strat to feel or sound right with anything below twelves (for
> surf instro). Seems like a handful of mush even just going down to
> elevens. BUT--- for general rock and roll and country, I think
> snappy little tens and elevens on something like a Telecaster sound
> WAY better--- anything heavier is too meaty and loses the twang.
>
> So it depends on the turf, I guess.
>
> Rob Woolsey
> Detonators
>
> --- In , "loscobrassurf"
> <loscobrassurf@y...> wrote:
>> you guys are blowing my mind twelves and thirteens dang. you don't
>> bend much do you.flat wounds? of course now i'm going to have to
> try
>> them there go my tendons.
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