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Steven, from 50 Foot Combo in Belgium,
uses a Firebird.
-d
--- Leslie Fradkin <> wrote:
>
> 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
> > To:
> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 10:46 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: strings and strats
> >
> >
> > 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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