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Ron.M -> RE: "Can't do it on steel strings?" (Jun. 8 2012 19:41:22)
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A long time ago I was sitting in a pub where there was a resident electric player/singer doing cover numbers.
He sat down beside me at the interval and said "Hey why don't you do a bit of that Flamenco stuff....come on man"
I said "Man, you really can't do it on that kinda guitar", but he insisted.
I was pretty well on after about 4 pints so said "Ach OK..why not..."
So I get on stage with his electric, which had Ultra Light Gauge strings fitted and start doing Tarantas. (safe option when drunk [:D])
I got about a minute into it and started a pretty strong, dramatic rasgueado in F#minor.
One by one I heard the first, then second, then third strings go "poing" as they snapped.
Finished off by playing and singing a Delta Blues number on the three remaining bass strings. [:D][:D]
The guy never lent me his guitar again.
cheers,
Ron
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