Martin Guitar Strings

12 strings guitar riff

trifling video with my 12 strings martin guitar, at institution with webcam !

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Friday darkness, besides his banjo and Russell, the lead guitarist, Jimmy brought over a cross-breed set of Martin Bluegrass strings and suggested that I restring my old Martin with them because the federation of Martin strings/Martin guitar would sound better for our purposes (bluegrass) than what I'd in days of old been using (Elixir/Alvarez). The strings are plainly thicker (.056-.014) than I'm used to (.050-.012), so both my callouses and forearms got their corresponding workouts. And, since Jimmy also suggested that I try playing in the more bluegrass-palsy-walsy standard tuning in first position only (as opposed to D-A-D-Gb-B-E with the capo all over the spot), the added tension on the 6th and 4th strings required a cramp-inducing unalterable of left hand pressure on my part.

Don't get me misguided, though, Jimmy was right. It'll take some getting cast-off to, but maaaan my Martin sings now. I'm tempted to recording and post some video(s) of myself while the guitar still sounds so faultless. None of the roommates have been awake yet, and I've been playing all morning. I'm about to get back to that, but I wanted to support a little youtube video of Tony Rice playing "Shenandoah," from the documentary "Bluegrass Course." I only mention that it is from a documentary because at [5:06/5:45] there is a Extravagant, unattributed quote laid over Rice's playing:



One of the things about art is you give people an alibi to take some time and to be quiet and pay attention to something and, perchance under the guise of enjoyment, think about high-ranking things in life.

Source: A Lonely Ghost