Re: (TV) TV Question

[g grant <grntg@yahoo.com>]

I'm positive that his cable like strings are the key
to a lot of his sound.  The 1st string (E) of the
common extra light, light or even medium strings (I
have not even seen strings classified as heavy in
years, mediums are getting darned hard to find also,
then again, I live in a really small town) just do not
sound as full when playing the same notes as Verlaine.
 To play strings gauged that heavy ol' Tom must be
able to crush stones with his bare hands.

Greg

>  From Musician Magazine, 1987:  Tom Verlaine's
> guitar of choice is a 
> Fender Jazzmaster--"mid-'60s, I guess. Nobody can
> play it 'cause the 
> strings have gotten heavier and heavier. It's now 13
> to 58, or 
> something. Someone said they're like piano wire. I
> used to use 
> lighter ones, but they didn't stay in tune." 


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