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I have used Yngwie Strat models for surf. They work great for that
application. But they don't work with heavy strings. They require a
very light left hand touch. But the bending is wild, that's for sure.
Les
On Monday, September 6, 2004, at 09:15 PM, Marty Tippens wrote:
> I don't know much from Ingwie but I do like the scalloped fretboard
> they put on his signature strat. John McLaughlin used a scalloped
> fretboard as well. I played that configuration on a Vox guitar in the
> mid '70's. It takes a minute to get used to, but it keeps your fingers
> off the wood. Very much the opposite idear from what Semi Mosely was
> doing with his fretless-wonder Ventures models. I'd be afraid to put
> heavy strings on a scalloped fretboard so I haven't used one for surf
> music. It certainly would make bends easier.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leslie Fradkin
> To:
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] strings and strats
>
>
> If you listen to my CD's, I'm double picking faster than Dick on some
> of the tunes ("Surfin' The Classics, Part 1" for example), and I'm
> doing that with a .042 on the bottom E.
> Of course, I'm also "palm muting" to control "flap" so maybe that's
> why
> I can do this the way I've described.
>
> I think every guitarist evolves his / her own way of solving problems
> and defining approaches. What works for A may be useless for B.
>
> By way of example, I love Jeff Beck and rushed out to buy his 1st
> signature Strat many years ago, you know, the one with the FAAAAT
> neck.
> I couldn't for the life of me, figure out how he could play that. And
> yet, that guitar sounded great for him. But not for me....
>
> Yngwie Malmsteen plays with an .008 on top and that puzzles me as
> well
> as regards certain licks he does.
> But he's evidently adapted a individual technique to do it that
> way...
> as I have to do things my way...as you have to do things your way.
>
> Coming from bass, I can definitely see how light guitar strings could
> feel like rubber bands to you.
>
>
> Les
>
> On Monday, September 6, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Richard wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't see how you can double pick that well with
>> lighter strings. I started out on bass and didn't
>> touch a guitar for almost two years. When I finally
>> got curious about those little six string things I
>> picked it up and thought it would be absolutely
>> impossible to play strings that small. I immediately
>> went to 11's to learn on, went to flat-wound 11's which
>> I found easier to trem pick on, and am about to try 12
>> rounds because I find the 11 rounds too slack now that
>> I'm back to those. I'm not the world's greatest, but
>> with the 11 rounds I'm unbearably sloppy. I just
>> can't keep it under control, even with a lighter pick.
>> I always assumed that the only way to really double
>> pick that fast (like Dick, or faster) and get that big
>> a sound was to have 13's or larger.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>
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