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Post subject: Blues On What Type of Guitar?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:05 pm
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What do all you blues fans prefer to play the blues on? I, for one, prefer a Strat, but I play 'em on a Les Paul every once in a while...


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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:42 am
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I prefer my es 335, very nice for blues,

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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:46 am
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Any guitar will work. Blues isn't about equipment. I use a 72 Strat, a 57 Dano U1, 63 Supro Resoglass an Ibanez Artcore AS 73 or a Lester. I've even played them on an old Teisco Del Ray. It makes no difference. I even get called out of the audience and play what ever is available. It's a feeling. You don't need a lot of notes or even great technique let alone a great guitar.


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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:51 am
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It's really with the fingers :lol:

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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:57 am
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As far as I can tell, it's the style, the feeling, and the music selection (and lyrics) that makes a tune "the blues".

The particular guitar seems to be the last thing in the mix.

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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:35 am
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Every guitar has its own place in the blues world. The blues world is unique, you can see one guitar do something that would make you think another guitar couldn't do, which is what makes the blues so good.

The strat is about the best guitar for blues in my opinion, it's just too damn versatile.


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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:56 am
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Either one of my Strats or even my Gretsch 6120. That doesn't mean you can't use a tele, which I have used. Basically it all depends on what guitar you like best. Your fingers make the music, the guitar is just the way you communicate it.


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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:39 pm
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My 2006 Highway One that I got a month or so ago is a great blues guitar. Even with my deficient amp, it does a fantastic blues tone out of the stock pickups. Some kind of alchemy between the MIM Alnico pickups and the American wood is creating a classic blues tone. The guitar really shines with drastic vibrato and bending, BB King style, because the nut is great for bending without binding. It's really a good bending nut. With the low stock action and after I lowered it a bit this guitar is fantastic for vibrato, with the floating bridge giving a little extra when needed from the picking hand. I find I'm playing BB King blues a lot in the bridge/mid setting, which is a hum cancelling setting that's giving a fat tone BB King like tone. I also play Clapton and other music quite a bit and the bridge/mid is sounding great with Clapton's classics. In particular, Clapton's riffs from his island drug treatment benefit song Coca Cola sounds like the recording, although I admit I arrange them for solo guitar and also play them in my own style which is more along the lines of BB, who I love, with less speed and more vibrato and bends, to personalize it.

For a clear, sweet tone, the neck is a great setting, and also can be mixed in the neck/mid for variety. Gets some Stevie Ray Vaughn tone. Stevie Ray Vaughn could play some real pretty blues to mix up his hardedged stuff, Yep, the neck (or neck/mid for the hum cancelling if that's your choice) sounds sweet and thick as honey. Also great for other guitar music.

This Highway One Stratocaster I found is a great blues guitar, with a lot of great settings for enjoying the blues. Imho, Clapton's up there with BB as a blues genius, and that's his best stuff, even when he pops out the blues with Wonderful Tonight..


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Post subject: Re: Blues On What Type of Guitar?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:24 am
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blues_boy wrote:
What do all you blues fans prefer to play the blues on? I, for one, prefer a Strat, but I play 'em on a Les Paul every once in a while...

Either my Strat or Ibanez AS73.


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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:05 am
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The AS73 is an amazing guitar for the money. I got one used in great shape for $175. Great semi hollow body tone and playability.


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hrt4hoops wrote:
I prefer my es 335, very nice for blues,

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Amen! 8)

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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:51 am
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strat in neck position but like a lot of people said it's all about the person and her/his fingers (i just love the front tone on a strat though :) )


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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:40 am
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If you look at pics of old Blues guitarists from the '60s, many of them played Japanese imports that looked strange and weird. They got them for either the visual effect or because they didn't have the bucks for something better. Blues isn't about the guitar, it's about the player.


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The best guitar i've found to play the blues on is the fender strat. however the gibson is also a good contender. My personal choice is the strat it has that great sound.


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They all can sing the blues if you've got 'um in you.

My vintage '52 Tele is my favorite right now.


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