How Your Opinions On Gear Change When You Play Everyday:

Yargnad said:
I did get a set of these from their Beta program about 10 years ago or whenever, before they were available for sale. They send me stuff from time to time to test out. I remember them lasting a lot longer before I had to change them. Lots of guys have me put them on their guitars when I do setups. I know a lot of people like them.
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NYXL's???
 
Yargnad said:
I did get a set of these from their Beta program about 10 years ago or whenever, before they were available for sale. They send me stuff from time to time to test out. I remember them lasting a lot longer before I had to change them. Lots of guys have me put them on their guitars when I do setups. I know a lot of people like them.
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they are best ive tried. i tried Ernie, Elixer,xl. but these hold up the best so far....
 
Robert get a bridge with titanium saddles




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Ramo said:
Robert get a bridge with titanium saddles




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It's not the saddles I have trouble with, it's the bridge de-arches from the pounding. This problem is totally eliminated with the aluminum bridges from Philadelphia Luthier Tools.

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These are mine lol

nyxl are the latest, I kept buying new sets, but since nyxl, I have not bought any new set yet over2 month and I play every day.820C4779-659F-4D4C-855D-FACF1ABA01A2.jpeg
 
Robert Herndon said:
@Ramo Lately, I've been trying to spend a little time working on more complex phrases and generally expanding my horizons in terms of my musical vocabulary. This has been pretty intimidating!!!

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It's great man, those types of things inspire you to come up with something of your own when you write songs. I deliberately choose hard songs to learn, as it makes me think differently and it's good for hand workouts, keeps the brain guessing and engaged.

keep expanding and grow, I need to learn new stuff as my solos are all poop lol
 
Yargnad said:
I don't break strings either. Been many moons since that's happened during playing. But I've had a few bunk strings that break during setup over the years.
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Just broke one putting new strings on the SG before I swapped it with my instructor. He took the SG to a session he said and he couldn't knock it out of tune. He said it was his 1st Gibson that didn't do that. I think my LP stays in tune better than that SG. I am no expert and don't play a 4 hour show every night either though. My biggest thing is not being so heavy handed with the neck. Hampers my flow :(
 
Rob, here, titanium bridge. It's not in gold but you can search for one in gold.



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Robert Herndon said:
Interesting!!!!

I had a new Gibson SG that had a lot of neck flex and intonation anomalies. I ended up trading it straight across to @eSGEe for a Chibson Slash AFD Replica that had near perfect bridge placement and intonation. Interestingly, nobody has kept that guitar more than a few months, despite the small fortune I spent on it.

(I'm curious if you have ever encountered a guitar with factory incorrect bridge and/or fret placement that made intonation impossible???)

Joe Bonnamassa
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SG necks in general are anomalies. You learn to play differently. I've been playing an SG since I was 15. This has dictated my playing style for over forty years.

As for Bonamassa, that's the end of discussion there.

Robert Herndon said:
On a lot of guitars that I play, I find certain passages difficult to nail "cleanly" and cleanly means near perfect pitch without an deviation. A good example is the ascending pattern intro to the eagle's "Already Gone,' where you play a series of notes, then a tight bend at the second fret, then into a chord, then a walk down. On the narrower necks, I kind of struggle with that. On wider necks, I can nail the technique effortlessly.

Now in the studio, it makes absolutely no difference because I can re-take it as many times as I need, but live I want to feel confident, and I don't get that with a lot of guitars.

Another example is the open chords in Hotel California, which I find tough to play cleanly because of how crowded the neck is with dime-sized fingertips.

I have really downsized my guitars because of this, but the reward is great. Although my circle of guitars is shrinking, I can play flat-out, the entire 4-6 hour set, without knocking them out of tune and without having to pull-up on a chord to make it ring out in pitch.

If all I played were barre chords, I double the neck width would affect me as much as it does, but with lots of open chords and hybrid chords, that depend on accurately placed open phrasings, the wider string spacing is absolutely critical.
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I know what you're talking about, but other than my one-off Blue Oyster Cult show and my occasional Alice Cooper gig, I have not been in a cover band in over twenty five years. I'll quit a band before I play anything by the Eagles. I've been playing original music to full or empty clubs for ages, and am much happier as a result. I could probably make more money playing music that sucks, but I don't. My guitars are set up the way I play, and to the songs I write, and how the other guys in the band sound. Everything always works, because it's how it's designed.


Robert Herndon said:
@SG John ,

When I am 100% comfortable with my guitar, I put on a better show. I throw them around my neck and just really play my heart out. On nights where I have played a friend's guitar, the tips were only average. On night's where I play my homemade double neck or my fake Slash/SFD, we will get 4 or 5 times the amount of tips. Whether they think they are "real" or perhaps they just enjoy the show, I don't know, but I cannot deliver that kind of show with just any guitar. It's like I have to really trust it...
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Comfy is what it's all about. But, since I was young and going to parties and jams would start, etc. I have always been thrust into a "here play this" situation. You get used to it after a while. I've had to play other people's guitars at gigs if I broke a string in the past. I still put on a good show. Honestly, many of my guitars are completely different than others. People would wonder why I have them, until they play them. Then, they get it. The way they sound, or do what they do. I like my Les Paul, Firebird, and 335 neck profiles. I know from talking to other players, that type of profile is not a favorite. My bass player is not a big fan of me playing a Les Paul. It's not a "John" guitar according to him. One of his favorites is my Rick 330/6. I have no problem playing our entire set on that skinny round neck. It's narrower than my '68 and '69 SGs. And anyone who thinks a Rick is only for Jangle is a fool. It's a tough guitar to play, but sounds amazing.

If it has six strings, or even 4, 5, 8, or 12, I'll play it. And I'll make it sound good. I've never turned down an opportunity to play because a guitar or amp wasn't "my sound."
 
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SG John said:
SG necks in general are anomalies. You learn to play differently. I've been playing an SG since I was 15. This has dictated my playing style for over forty years.

As for Bonamassa, that's the end of discussion there.



I know what you're talking about, but other than my one-off Blue Oyster Cult show and my occasional Alice Cooper gig, I have not been in a cover band in over twenty five years. I'll quit a band before I play anything by the Eagles. I've been playing original music to full or empty clubs for ages, and am much happier as a result. I could probably make more money playing music that sucks, but I don't. My guitars are set up the way I play, and to the songs I write, and how the other guys in the band sound. Everything always works, because it's how it's designed.




Comfy is what it's all about. But, since I was young and going to parties and jams would start, etc. I have always been thrust into a "here play this" situation. You get used to it after a while. I've had to play other people's guitars at gigs if I broke a string in the past. I still put on a good show. Honestly, many of my guitars are completely different than others. People would wonder why I have them, until they play them. Then, they get it. The way they sound, or do what they do. I like my Les Paul, Firebird, and 335 neck profiles. I know from talking to other players, that type of profile is not a favorite. My bass player is not a big fan of me playing a Les Paul. It's not a "John" guitar according to him. One of his favorites is my Rick 330/6. I have no problem playing our entire set on that skinny round neck. It's narrower than my '68 and '69 SGs. And anyone who thinks a Rick is only for Jangle is a fool. It's a tough guitar to play, but sounds amazing.

If it has six strings, or even 4, 5 8, or 12, I'll play it. And I'll make it sound good. I've never turned down an opportunity to play because a guitar or amp wasn't "my sound."
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Damn!....Hell yeah!...Thank you for sharing!
 
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