Skully wrote:I have snapped every string except my low E. Don't ask me how, but it happens! I use 9-46 though, not super heavy. I think SRV used like 11/12-something scary.
I do love SRV. He was born to play.
hmmm... i worked my way up to 11-50 and tune to standard and they never break, it could be the brand you use maybe some brands are tougher (different brands seem to have different tension IMO)
yeah Stevie used 11-58 i think, pretty damn scary. But not as scary as Zakk Wylde 11-70
i've known two people who tried those strings and both of them suffered broken nuts and needed some serious truss rod work... and they were de-tuning
Well, SRV played in Standard tuning or Eb...Zakk plays in like...Drop Q tuning.
skezza wrote:Seen that before and have always thought it was incredible. But for saying he was better live than in the studio I don't think is correct. I don't think he was trying to play the song like that in the studio. I am in no doubt that if SRV wanted to play Texas Flood like that, in the studio, he'd of had no problem . Its all just dependent on what you want to achieve.
SRV's producer said he would play the songs straight through with the band (kinda like playing live?) and usually get them in one take, the producer said thats why it sounds like stevie's in the next room on the records or something.
So, no doubt SRV could be just as good in the studio but i think each performance was unique so some performances would be better than others. SRV may have been more timid in the studio, in an attempt not to overplay and make mistakes ( but i dont think thats the case and anyway we'll never know!).
but playing live certainly lets stevie exhibit his showmanship and it allows more extended improvistions which can result in moments of magic
I think that by the time the live recordings were made, Stevie had been playing the songs long enough that he could do them in his sleep. When they were recorded in the studio he probably wasn't as intimately familiar with them.
Just got done reading Eric Claptons autobiography recently and he talks about the last show he played with him on the night he died in Alpine Valley, and he says listening to him that night made him afraid to go onstage after him and that he was clearly in a league of his own.
I have been trying to get a boot of one of the shows he played with Bowie back in 1983, I am told that he was amazing.
Cologne she'll wear silver and americard, She'll drive a beetle car and beat you down at cool Canasta. And when the clothes are strewn don't be afraid of the room touch the fullness of her breast feel the love of her caress she will be your living end.
Do yourself a favor, and pick up a copy of his dvd Live at El Mocambo. It's one of those rare times that a band gets caught on tape during a very special moment in time. Unbelievable! Check this clip, enjoy!
(different brands seem to have different tension IMO)
. Its all just dependent on what you want to achieve.
