tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676806289104794676.post1582798469281901595..comments2023-03-12T22:53:53.506-07:00Comments on Go Head On!: Did Johnnie Write It?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028212499171228040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676806289104794676.post-81744765063640612932010-11-08T14:17:29.510-08:002010-11-08T14:17:29.510-08:00I'm losing all credibility fast!I'm losing all credibility fast!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028212499171228040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676806289104794676.post-59523769829758121572010-11-08T13:35:10.284-08:002010-11-08T13:35:10.284-08:00Bob beats me to the punch once again! His observat...Bob beats me to the punch once again! His observations are dead on. <br /><br />CBIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676806289104794676.post-23917086011565963912010-11-07T21:39:55.369-08:002010-11-07T21:39:55.369-08:00Dang Sherlock! Your eyes are too good! Ah well, ...Dang Sherlock! Your eyes are too good! Ah well, back to the drawing boards. <br /><br />WatsonPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028212499171228040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676806289104794676.post-18496514267938052512010-11-07T16:44:54.085-08:002010-11-07T16:44:54.085-08:00Pete:
...Hendrix WAS playing in the A position he...Pete:<br /><br />...Hendrix WAS playing in the A position here, but tuned his guitar down 1/2 step. Reasons:(1)it's easier for some cats like Jimi to sing in flat keys, and (2)it's a lot easier to bend strings, especially if you like the fatter-sounding heavy gauges. SRV also tuned his guitars a half-step down for that specific reason...used a .13 guage as his top E...haha. Of course, Eddie Van Halen and the boys from your neighborhood took this concept to another level by dropping it down a whole step...<br /><br />Bob Lohr<br />St. Louis, MO.rjlohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556927031362187576noreply@blogger.com