Confused about PDL's Guitar!

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roozbeh60

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Confused about PDL's Guitar!

I've noticed that PDL mysteriously (at least for me) touches something around the neck of his guitar before playing (and after tuning) in his concerts.
Logic tells me that it must be a built in tuner of some sort? I have never seen a tuner built in that region before or mounted there!
This bothers me every time I see it as I have no idea what he is doing?

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rodrigovalt

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RE: Confused about PDL's Guitar! (in reply to roozbeh60)

Hello Rooz, probably a lot of us had the same question at some point.

It is some kind of "wax" that he used for the fingers in the right hand.

Cheers,

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heavymellow

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RE: Confused about PDL's Guitar! (in reply to roozbeh60)

Ive heard he used either Vaseline or a type of lip balm...

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roozbeh60

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RE: Confused about PDL's Guitar! (in reply to roozbeh60)

Explains so much! thanks.. Glad I didn't go ahead with my 'tuner in the Guitar Neck' project!

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Piwin

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RE: Confused about PDL's Guitar! (in reply to roozbeh60)

It's pretty common. Any product that keeps the skin on your finger from "catching" too high on the string. Makes it easier to hit the sweet spot between the flesh and nail. Some people like to keep some at arm's reach. The built-in tuner is a cool idea though!

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