Pat Martino's gear
Jim Kroger
Anybody know what that guitar is that he plays, what kind of pickups it has,
what amp he uses, and if he uses any effects? Wonder if he uses roundwounds?
A pick surely.
All the Martino discussion here lately got me to pull out the Maker for
a re-listen today. Good stuff, and I got to wondering about how he
gets that SOUND.
Thanks for any info in advance.
Jim
CLAY MOORE
My old guitar teacher Curt Warren (from El Paso) recently played a benefit concert along
with Martino, Larry Coryell, Clint Strong and one or two others I forget. I'll ask him
what Pat was playing. I know that Pat has been endorsing the Parker Fly, but Curt said
he wasn't using it on that show. BTW, Curt said Clint Strong burned everyone, and they
were quite surprised, as most were not familiar with him.
Clay in Austin
gpsasf
Jim Kroger (kro...@psych.ucla.edu) wrote:
: Anybody know what that guitar is that he plays, what kind of pickups it has,
: what amp he uses, and if he uses any effects? Wonder if he uses roundwounds?
: A pick surely.
: All the Martino discussion here lately got me to pull out the Maker for
: a re-listen today. Good stuff, and I got to wondering about how he
: gets that SOUND.
: Thanks for any info in advance.
: Jim
Jim,
Probably 75% of the Martino tone comes from _very_ heavy gauge strings --
something like a 16 on top! I was at his place for a lesson some time
ago and while I didn't play his box, just by looking you could tell that
the strings were super heavy. Sometimes his tone reminds me of what it
might sound like if you could play an electric bass at the 36th fret or
something!
Gary
Jim Kroger
Hm, where can I get a CD of Clint Strong? He have any out?
Yeah, that'd be great if you find out what Pat uses. I think a custom made
solid body, but don't know much else, that's just from the pictures.
Jim
In article <3215DE...@ix.netcom.com>, CLAY MOORE
<cmo...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>Jim Kroger wrote:
>>>
>>> Anybody know what that guitar is that he plays, what kind of pickups it has,
>>> what amp he uses, and if he uses any effects? Wonder if he uses roundwounds?
>>> A pick surely.
>>>
>>> All the Martino discussion here lately got me to pull out the Maker for
>>> a re-listen today. Good stuff, and I got to wondering about how he
>>> gets that SOUND.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any info in advance.
>>>
Steve & Catherine Peterson
Martino's gear:
At the end of one of his videos he talks about his gear. His guitar is a
unique custom made guitar than was given to him by a luthier who admire his
playing. He described it as being very heavy and quite difficult to play
at first, although he has since become used to it and now enjoys playing
it. His strings are heavy, his 1st string being a .016 and his 6th string
being about a 56 or 58. The pick that he uses is the large style
Fender/Gibson triangular pick. The pick thicknes is extra heavy.
Best regards,
Steve Peterson
srp...@ix.netcom.com
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Carl Christensen
On 25 Aug 1996 07:04:45 GMT, "Steve & Catherine Peterson"
<srp...@msn.com> wrote:
>playing. He described it as being very heavy and quite difficult to play
>at first, although he has since become used to it and now enjoys playing
>it. His strings are heavy, his 1st string being a .016 and his 6th string
>being about a 56 or 58. The pick that he uses is the large style
>Fender/Gibson triangular pick. The pick thicknes is extra heavy.
Are those gauges correct? A .016 is more like a G string. Wouldn't
his neck get warped or does he have titanium truss rods in that thing?
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CLAY MOORE
It's correct. Heavy gauge strings such as these I think came to be used
first on acoustic archtop guitars used for rhythm playing in big bands.
The heavier the gauge, the more tension there was on the wood top of the
instrument and consequently the louder and fuller the sound. This of
course corresponds on electric, but personally I don't like to plan that
far ahead to press down a note. <g>
Clay in Austin
Lawson G. Stone
Carl Christensen wrote:
>
> On 25 Aug 1996 07:04:45 GMT, "Steve & Catherine Peterson"
> <srp...@msn.com> wrote:
> >playing. He described it as being very heavy and quite difficult to play
> >at first, although he has since become used to it and now enjoys playing
> >it. His strings are heavy, his 1st string being a .016 and his 6th string
> >being about a 56 or 58. The pick that he uses is the large style
> >Fender/Gibson triangular pick. The pick thicknes is extra heavy.
>
> Are those gauges correct? A .016 is more like a G string. Wouldn't
> his neck get warped or does he have titanium truss rods in that thing?
>
generation that grew up on L-5s and Super 400s remember high-E strings
gauges of .014, wound B strings, and low Es of .060 as the typical set up.
Now those guys weren't playing 16th note runs, but they were playing fast
swing rhythm with chord changes on every beat. The principle problem was
volume. The unamplified guitar had to be heard over the rest of the band, so
lower bouts hit 18" and beyond, body depths exceeded 3.5", and the strings
were heavy. BTW, those old archtops were made with those heavy gauges in
mind, which explains why sometimes they don't seem to sound as good today.
Lighter strings cannot as effectively "drive" the heavier braced body.
Today's luthiers create instruments for the lighter touch of contemporary
players. Imagine what those players could do on today's gear!
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