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I wonder if DD exaggerates when he says 18's. In the late 90's, he was braggin'
that he used 14's, then it was 16's. If he's sayin' 18's now, it's gone up
again. 13's with a nice low action is not bad.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Fradkin
To:
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] strings and strats
Dear Marty,
I don't think Dick has ever mentioned it. But... 2 years ago, I just
happened top opening for him here in Denver at the Bluebird Theater and
I happened to pick up his guitar (which is strung for a righty although
as you know, he plays upside down as a lefty). In any case, I found
that guitar NOWHERE near as hard to play as I thought it would be. Now,
I realize that Dick had a "set" of 18-060's in his case (his roadie
proudly displayed them) but that guitar just didn't SEEM to be strung
anywhere near that heavy.
But I'd hate to break a myth... :-)
Les
On Monday, September 6, 2004, at 11:30 AM, Marty Tippens wrote:
> Has anyone heard if Dick Dale complains of tenditis? It would be
> interesting to know.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leslie Fradkin
> To:
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] strings and strats
>
>
> Guys,
> I played flat wound 11's and 12's back in 1964 when I started out
> (on a
> Hagstrom I and a sonic blue 64 Fender Strat) and they were no picnic.
> Dick Dale's hype notwithstanding, you don't need such a big string to
> get a good sound. And you'll get tendonitis one day if you keep
> working
> with very heavy guages.
>
> Many factors go into making a "fat" sound and string guage is only
> one
> factor. Your amp, your pick attack, what guitar, etc. all play a role
> in defining what your sound is.
>
> Les
>
> On Sunday, September 5, 2004, at 07:10 PM, loscobrassurf 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.i use 10-46 ghs (got to support the home
>> state) as far as 90's strats i use a 95 amer standard custom color
>> auqua. i have never played another strat that sounds as fat or as
>> even as this one. the hi's are smooth the lows are clear. i have
>> always thought that if you took ten strats some would be good some
>> would be great some would be crap all the same year and model of
>> course. so if you get a crappy one keep looking.
>>
>> miller
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