I dislike cyclists who dress up in gay fucking lycra every time they go out
you're going to work, you're not in the tour de fucking france!

those wankers.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:10, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

My old bandmates and I shared a term for such fools: 'expert'
As in 'oh dear, that twat's a right 'expert''.

You see them in the bottom rungs of the music industry all the time: people in shitty pub bands with two grand guitars and a suitcase full of gizmos.

So there you go.

Expert: someone with wholly inappropriately professional gear
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:25, Reply)

I like it
I got some graphite and teflon saddles fitted to my strat the other day, in an effort to not break so many strings.

also, you would've been proud of the freakout we had at our last band practice. I was using my old Ibanez, and got some insane tremolo action going on.

Guitar-based sci-fi B movie sound effects galore
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:27, Reply)

That sounds fantastic.
I used to break strings all the time but I don't do it so much these days - what gauge do you use use? I have 9s, I used to use 8s but occasionally I'd snap them whilst changing the fuckers.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:35, Reply)

I've gone for a hybrid of 9s for the highest 3 and 10s on the lowest 3
for extra beef when playing chords, but still nice and bendy.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:39, Reply)

Interesting (to me, anyway)

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:44, Reply)

my mate has a rickenbacker
that is strung with something like 10-32s (mine is currently 9-46)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:48, Reply)

I'd just like to assert my masculinity
12s.

(Admittedly, largely inappropriate for anything except blues and jazz, but they do sound bloody good.)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:44, Reply)

12s are absurd
I play lightly, and quite a lot of solos and riffs with bends in and stuff

even the other guitarist in my band only uses 11s and he may as well be hitting it with a hammer the way he plays....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:47, Reply)

Well, I am a bassist normally
So I'm used to strings that fight back. This does mean that, with anything lighter than 11s, I end up unintentionally bending the strings trying to fit my spidery hands round the chords.

Also, just running a cheap SG copy through a little Vox amp, I was surprised how much difference it made to the sound when I first moved from 11s to 12s.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:52, Reply)

then that is acceptable
I can appreciate the bending thing, just because of what you are used to.

I've used 9s since I got my first electric guitar many years ago, and have only recently changed to this half and half gauge.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:55, Reply)

I should probably also concede
that the two-part bridge on the SG seems to relieve some of the string tension, making bending a bit easier. If I had a Strat or a Tele then I might be inclined to drop down to 11s.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:07, Reply)

I made the mistake of reading a review of a gibson firebird yesterday
and now, after deciding I want one because of how it looks, I really want one because they are apparently awesome.

I cannot afford another guitar right now, particularly not a £1200 one.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:12, Reply)

Grrrr! TOUGH GUY
Dick Dale issued an apology to his fans for going down a gauge or two because, aged about 70, he couldn't quite manage it any more.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 16:56, Reply)

I believe even SRV dropped down from 13s to 11s halfway through his (admittedly rather short) career
Though that was less due to his age and more a desire to have some flesh left on his fingertips after a week of gigs.

There's a gloriously grim story about him warming up backstage and realising he'd shredded his fingers to buggery. (Well, if you will reach for whole-tone bends on a Strat fitted with 13s, it's to be expected). 5 minutes 'til showtime, and pulling out "because your fingers hurt" is not a particularly rock n'roll excuse...

...so supposedly he put a dab of superglue on each knackered fingertip and pressed them firmly against his other arm. Hey presto, fresh skin!
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:02, Reply)

aah SRV
what a legend.

it's something about people with 3 initials. RJD, NPH, SRV. All awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:04, Reply)

And JST is showing a lot of promise
_{(Oh dear, I'm becoming obsessed...)}
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:08, Reply)

you've lost me

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:10, Reply)

's only fair, I had to google the other two
This should answer your question. SRV reincarnated in an attractive young woman.

EDIT: Right, I'm off to pub. Have a good evening, y'all.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:15, Reply)

mmmm
very nice
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:21, Reply)

13's!
On my resonator I use 16 - 60's. But then, I am mental.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 17:35, Reply)