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Topic: String change mid-song |
John Brabant
From:
Calais, VT, USA
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 6:21 am |
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| Don Pawlak w/ Dale Watson. We don't need no stinkin' 3rd strings. |
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John Hauck
From:
Long Beach, California, USA
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 9:14 am
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most players who play regularly have dealt with the string breakage problem.
it's an unspoken tradition that one learns to replace the string before the song ends. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 9:40 am
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I used to change the string during a song. Unless it's the 5th string, now I just wait until break time. I can get by with any other string breaking, but not string 5.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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John Brabant
From:
Calais, VT, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 9:43 am
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I like the fact that he doesn't bar at all during the string change lead...
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John Brabant
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 10:09 am
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I agree with Richard - if #5 breaks I'm dead in the water so I may as well stop playing and put on a new one.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 11:14 am
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why is that?
i can change any. the most difficult would be the c6 10th string cause it's such an ugly fat thing. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 1:07 pm
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Easy on a Kline! Any string. And if you use a string stretcher, you good to go Maybe someone should make pre-stretched strings?
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 1:48 pm
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I agree with Richard and Roger. I usually lose a 3rd string doing fills. I start right away - no fills while the singer sings and lead guitar and/or fiddle handle fills and a solo; then I'm right back.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 13 Nov 2015 4:20 pm
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I have no problem changing the string during a song. My problem is I can't tell when the string is close to it's pitch so I can get the tuner and tune it up. I have had strings break just getting them to where I think they should be. It's usually not cool to play the string through your amp at a level that the band or crowd can hear. And most bands I have played with over the last 10 years or so, don't seem to want to shut up during a break so I can get the string close to where I can use my tuner. I may just put the string on and try to get it up during breaks when I can.
The Kline almost never broke strings. but they are real fast to change.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 14 Nov 2015 1:43 am
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It hasn't happened often but if a string breaks, just change it !
For me it's really more of where are we in the song,I don't rush though, It's probably a 2 min ordeal.
fact of the matter is I change 3 and 5 fairly often ( together at the same time ) so I have not had any breakage on a gig in a very long time, maybe years.
I'm odd guy out, I don't go for the worlds record on how long the 3rd string lasts. I do know this.. "It Doesn't Last Forever" ! And next gig could easily be when the "not forever" thing arrives !
Just try to make sure that it doesn't happen JUST before your ride on HWY 40 Blues , ask for more time 
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 14 Nov 2015 8:24 am
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| fact of the matter is I change 3 and 5 fairly often ( together at the same time ) so I have not had any breakage on a gig in a very long time, maybe years. |
Same here
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2015 8:24 am
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Tony,
I did the same thing. When the 3rd string had to be tuned more than 2 or 3 times in a gig, I changed it.
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Norman Evans
From:
Tennessee
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Warren Johnston
From:
Blenheim New Zealand
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Posted 17 Nov 2015 2:05 pm String change mid song.
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I saw Paddy Long change a broken string mid song one night at the Hornby club in Christchurch.It was the slickest thing I have ever seen. It certainly says a lot for having a side kick on your seat.
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Willie Sims
From:
PADUCAH, KY, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2015 12:01 pm
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| you quick change artist must think the band. can;t finish the song without you.i just switch to the c6 neck.you can play a lot of e9 on the c6 neck, if you know how.willie sims |
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2015 2:33 pm
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A little preparation goes a long way. I keep a few 3rd strings pre cut to the right length. I can usually get back in the game before a song is over..
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Jerry Gleason
From:
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2015 12:30 am
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| Years ago, during a show from Robert Randolph's early Family Band tour, I saw Robert change a broken string during a song and get it up to pitch, while keeping a high energy vocal going the whole time. I have to say I was impressed! |
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