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Originally Posted by allthumbs
I had a custom leaded glass slide made as close as possible to the specs of Kirks brass slide. I still like the brass best. Light strings for slide are a lot tougher to play but, then I wouldn't have 9s on any guitar of mine anyway. They sound like anemic mosquitoes unless you bury them in pedals and effects. |
Hendrix used 10s tuned down to Eb. Better for bending.
Also, with a good hollowbody guitar, made out of a super resonate wood like limba, I get all the tone I need to cut through the mix. I have a Hamer Newport Korina Pro. It's a dead ringer for the blues. It has SD Seth Lover P/ups.
My Koch multitone is the best sounding clean amp I've ever heard:
The combo is is a knockout.