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- From: kew@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (steve.w.askew)
- Subject: Re: SRV & Strings
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.160742.23788@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Summary: SRV amps
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- Organization: AT&T
- References: <Qf7jwv600iV009zkhp@andrew.cmu.edu> <85116@ut-emx.uucp> <7179@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:07:42 GMT
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- In article <7179@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu>, ms184@castor.geog.ucsb.edu (Mark Timothy Schmidt) writes:
- > In article <85116@ut-emx.uucp> paul@fiskville.mc.utexas.edu (Paul Grotevant) writes:
- > >Well, I can't remember what exactly SRV did to solve the tremolo problem,
- > >but when you're using a stock strat tremolo (as he did), you could just
- > >throw one or two more springs in the back and tighten them down.
- >
- > That's what he did. He used 5 springs in back instead of 3.
- >
- > >One interesting problem that he did have because of his use of heavy
- > >strings and his powerful playing style was that he had to play through
- > >bass amps, as he had a tendency to blow out regular guitar amps! Wacky,
- > >wild stuff.
- >
- > This isn't true. He primarily used Fender Super Reverbs and Vibroverbs,
- > plus Marshalls and Howard Dumbles. The Fenders were guitar amps and
- > the Dumble's are generally for steel guitar.
- >
- >
- Better go with Mark on this one Paul. SRV used Fender Vibroverbs
- with 1 15" JBL for his distorted sound. He used a 100 watt marshal
- that only produced 80 watts for his clean sound. He also at times
- used Super Reverbs. He used a SuperReverb on Bowies "Lets Dance"
- it was a rented amp. This information is from a interview conducted
- with SRV.
-
- Steve
- Doin That Blues ThAng!
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