The guitar played really well It played very well. It was his guitar tech in the magazine that said the strings were set high, not us!! Besides, myths help create and sustain the legend. He was the best in my eyes. I've got an extra Strat that I don't use much and I'm going to put those 13's on it just to see what it's like. I probably won't be able to play for 2 weeks after my fingertips are raw, but it will be a treat. Echoes Senior Member.
Messages 6, Messages 39, If his fingers weren't holding up he'd compromise with a 0. Yeah, but Even tuned down a half-step, that's a whole lot of string. Plus it's a Strat scale length, not a Les Paul, which would have made it easier. And if you watch him play, he makes it look like he's playing 8s, and on a shredder guitar. I probably couldn't have even played a D chord on one of his Strats Schmidt Member. You must log in or register to reply here.
Trending Topics. Your go-to guitar…. He would then use a nail file to file down any rough areas, so they did not catch on the strings. He therefore got some custom strings from GHS in the gauges of. Guitars Detailed explanation of all Stevie's guitars. Amplifiers Stevie's on-stage and in-the-studio amplification.
Effects Stevie's effects pedals and how and when he used them. Guitar Picks Stevie's picks and how he used them.
Stage Setup A typical stage setup. Strings and Tuning. In the world of guitar strings, perhaps no one is more influential than Stevie Ray Vaughan. He also used plain Fender picks, and freebies he picked up.
GroundGuitar counts on your criticism and feedback. In case you notice anything wrong with the information posted on this page, or you have knowledge of something that you would like to share, be sure to leave a comment above. In case you want to talk to me privatly, please use the contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible. The plan worked out, and they presented the guitar to Stevie on October 3rd at Steamboat Springs — nightclub he often played at.
The previous owner had hollowed out the body to mount four humbuckers but Wirz removed those and installed a new pickguard in which he placed a Fender single-coil pickup in the neck position. He also painted the whole body yellow, and installed Charvel brass tremolo system.
Charley then gave the guitar to Stevie in early , who added SRV decals where the two pickups would normally be placed, just under the strings. It was originally a sunburst Stratocaster, but it was repainted with custom red by Fender. This guitar was made for Stevie by James Hamilton, a guitar builder from Buffalo, NY, who gave it to Stevie on April 29, as a gift from Billy Gibbons, who first ordered the guitar in Posts: 5, I'm having some carpal tunnel issues lately, just from playing more regularly than I have for years.
In the 90s I played with 11s. Now with 10s. The action's a tad higher on my new epi than I prefer, so that's not helping. I mean, my whole arm has been hurting lately And I only play about mins on most days. And no gigging. Feb 26, 7. Posts: 22, He tuned down. I think normally he was almost always tuned to E flat. Feb 26, 8. Feb 26, 9. Posts: An interesting different point of view. Nelg likes this. Feb 26, Age: 62 Posts: 8, I've got 4 strats. I built it to be my SRV guitar.
I keep it with the heavier strings because I think of it as my "medicine ball" guitar. Shuster and CapnCrunch like this. Age: 41 Posts: 2, I'm not going to try to tell anyone what is or isn't but i'll add something to this thread that happened to me. I don't know the specifics why. I tried the heavy strings route.
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