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Post by bod on Apr 21, 2023 10:11:29 GMT
Forgive my interruption here, but what is this "noisy" thing you are all discussing? I have played slide guitar on resonator guitars for around 45 years, and I have taught it to many hundreds, probably thousands of people at various types of events for around 25 years. If your strings are making noises that are not a part of the music, that is a technique thing and not the tools being used. There is absolutely no need or reason to use anything other than a set of normal strings to get a great and clean slide tone. If they feel a bit noisy when you first put them on, which I don't find, but if they do, play for half an hour and they'll be fine. It takes so much time and practice to master your chosen instrument, and if you are experiencing unwanted string noise, then you have to practice practice practice, focusing on that one thing until it goes away. Put it to the test - one hour a day focusing on string dampening, slide pressure and angle, and control of the playing hand, until it goes away and it will go away. There will always be one or two exceptions to any rule, so I am sure there are a few well known players that use flat wound strings for slide, but there really is no need to, even if you want the cleanest of tones, regular wound stylings are fine. I really do stand by that statement; it is not the tools, it is the player's technique. Technique >Technique >Technique Shine On Michael Hi Michael, I can’t speak for others, but the noisy thing I had in mind is the kind of “whistles” and even “squeals” that can occur when sliding fingers - not slides - up or down strings (fretted notes, fingered chords). I had imagined (assumed?) that this was what Mrs T (of NW) was referring to, but now I’m wondering if I’d misunderstood… Either way, I guess the point about technique applies. For my part, I’ve never put Newtone double wounds on a guitar that I mainly use for slide, but I tend to keep a flat top acoustic for non-slide fingerstyle playing and I used to like the double wounds on the little Martin I had a few years back. In part, because they do help with extraneous string noise a bit but I also liked the feel and the sound. As it happens I’ve just ordered a set to try on my current non-slide guitar (a tatty old, small-bodied Lowden), which, on reflection , may be why I read Mrs T’s words the way I did.
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Post by bod on Apr 20, 2023 19:31:51 GMT
I’ve been looking for years for a flat wound string that gives a tone I like. Always been trying to get rid of that string noise as you slide a chord shape a couple of frets up or down. I’ve played some which were fine through and amp using EQ/ effects etc but nothing that sounds as good as a PB. Fine for Jazz but just not for me. Please post results of any experimenting you do. Mrs T Have you tried Newtone double wound? Not flats, but less noisy than normal (single) wound - available in PB or nickel…
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Post by bod on Apr 15, 2023 20:31:16 GMT
Hi again, Thanks for all the input everybody. It’s much appreciated, as always.
So, rightly or wrongly, I was not so much worried about the guitar - square neck, spider-bridge is, I imagine, about as hardy as a resonator guitar gets. I was more wondering what sort of set would take the tension / be happy in high bass tuned to A, and mistakenly imagining that one or more of the Newtone sets were gauged for the job…
Current strings on the dobro would seem to be MM 16-59s. (My record / filing seems unreliable in this instance, but Robn recommended these to me for GBDGBD back when I first got this guitar, and comparison with a spare set of 16-59s that I have to hand seems to confirm that’s what they are)
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Post by bod on Apr 15, 2023 13:40:56 GMT
Hi, It’s string-change time anyway and I’m planning to give high bass tuning in A a try. I’m looking at Newtone Square Neck Resonator string sets and find myself, once again, a little bewildered by the range of gauges. link: Newtone Square Neck stringsAny guidance on which set(s) are well-suited / best-suited for high bass tuning in A? The guitar in question is a (modern, far-eastern) Regal dobro-alike (square neck, spider bridge), if that makes any difference. Thanks
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Post by bod on Apr 1, 2023 11:59:00 GMT
Hi, Trying to check out info on this online - do you have a model number for it, or link to info on it? Cheers
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Post by bod on Mar 31, 2023 12:58:42 GMT
1 - What format do you buy? Mainly CDs, some downloads - usually if not available on CD, (records and deck been in the attic for a few years now.. )
2 - Do you buy music regularly, or occasionally? These days it’s less regular, more now & then
3 - How & where do you listen to music? home hifi, iPad, dvds, (also tv)
4 - Do you listen to music on terrestrial radio, online radio, podcasts, or streaming playlists? Radio 3 (late junction, music planet), YouTube, Bandcamp (also tv programmes and home recordings thereof, BBC4, Sky Arts…)
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Post by bod on Jan 13, 2023 22:14:48 GMT
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Post by bod on Jan 13, 2023 22:09:01 GMT
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Post by bod on Dec 28, 2022 9:37:53 GMT
I was getting this yesterday (on iPad) but not today (on iPad), suspect it was Apple-related - but, whatever, it’s okay now
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Post by bod on Dec 25, 2022 15:11:16 GMT
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Post by bod on Oct 29, 2022 12:35:00 GMT
Just ordered a double conical stainless steel slide from Ben. Hopefully it'll be here in time for Pocklington. Nice! I didn't realise Ben did double connies. I may have to order one meself! Great slides!! I didn’t even realise that there was such a thing - anyone care to guide the uninitiated, what is “double conical” and what are the benefits?
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Post by bod on Sept 8, 2022 14:30:15 GMT
…. Can’t post pictures but it’s not hard to visualise… And easy to find via a web search for “acousta-glide” too..
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Post by bod on Aug 9, 2022 21:18:14 GMT
Hi, after conferring briefly with MM, I tried some Newtone Masterclass 12-54 Monels on my “MMB 29” prototype when I wanted to use it for fingerstyle in standard, they worked really nicely - very playable and the guitar rang and sang out even more than usual.
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Post by bod on Aug 4, 2022 20:51:02 GMT
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Post by bod on Jul 1, 2022 16:01:57 GMT
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