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  1. April 13th, 2011, 07:50 AM #20
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    Cool V ! Enjoy that sucker. It looks nice in that faded finish
    I have an old '75 I got new. It used to be my #1 but doesn't see daylight enough these days ~
    I've been an Albert fan since age 13, saw him live in a little club back in the late 60's and tuning was never one of Albert's strong points. Gotta' love him though : )
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  2. April 13th, 2011, 08:27 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by progrmr View Post
    I love iPhone...fired up my Amazon app, searched and got the DVD/CD set for $13.56...can't wait to see two legends working together.
    That DVD was filmed in my home town Hamilton, Ontario by a local TV station CHCH TV. I saw the original broadcast back in 83. It was called "In Session", and had several programs that year with many top groups. I was an Albert King fan way back in the late 60s and early 70s so I was all over that broadcast. At the time I was amazed at how much SRV had copied Albert, but added his "thang" to it. I finally got the DVD a month ago. There are some songs that are on the In Session Cd that they left off the DVD. I will they had them all.
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  3. April 13th, 2011, 09:45 AM #22
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    Quoting Wikipedia, it is possible that some of both ideas may be included in the truth:

    "He also used very unorthodox tunings . . . A "less is more" type blues player, he was known for his expressive "bending" of notes, a technique characteristic of blues guitarists."

    Also another unknown author states the commonly known: "Albert tried his best to keep his unorthodox method of tuning his guitar a secret."

    His extensive use of one finger power or bar chords suggests that he was tuning for tone, and if you watch this video he gets a wide range of tones that may in part be the result of his use of "unorthodox tunings". He also does a lot of bends and that could have been requiring a lot of tuning. Watching the video it seems like he is doing more than just tuning up - it's possible though, and I wouldn't mind seeing some more written about this, especially from primary sources. I've never seen anyone go out of tune that much on multiple strings.
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