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Robert Brewer

 

From:
Nebraska, USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 5:09 am    
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put on new cobra strings old MSA classic to much sustain I dont block well what can I do. I never change strings unless one brakes?
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Scott Duckworth


From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 5:25 am    
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Practice blocking... be glad you have the sustain..

I has taken forever for me to learn to block, but I am finally getting there.
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Tim Konecky


From:
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 6:32 am    
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Hello my fellow Nebraskan steeler! Sure wish I had your problem. Where abouts in Nebraska are you from?
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Tom Wolverton


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Carpinteria, CA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 8:03 am    
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Yes, this post would be like someone saying "Help, I'm having too much sex". I guess it's time to get the blocking thing going. A very good problem to have.

Your vol. pedal will thank you too.
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Tom Gorr

 

From:
Three Hills, Alberta
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 9:30 am    
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Joe Wright is the guy for pick blocking technique, and technical skills everywhere, his instruction is like you'd expect from an olympic coach. Find a seminar so you learn the skills with him in the room...he'll have you do pick blocking exercises for just long enough that you'll be able to master the technique through practise...and it won't take long at all to learn it.

Is your classic lacquer or mica?
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Donny Hinson

 

From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 4:30 pm    
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One good trick to lower sustain is using a hollow bar. Smaller, lightweight bars (I have both 1/2" and 9/16" sizes) are good for this too, but not everyone can hold on to them.
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Robert Brewer

 

From:
Nebraska, USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 5:38 pm     Steel type
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The steel is mica 1970s 3x3
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Robert Brewer

 

From:
Nebraska, USA
Post  Posted 5 Dec 2013 5:39 pm     Steel type
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The steel is mica 1970s 3x3
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