Members Mickey Maguire Posted May 15, 2015 Members Share Posted May 15, 2015 Seventy years of the blues... from the Mississippi Delta to the world, BB King has been a force in the business from a young age. He actually played over 300 shows a year for many years. When he finally cut back, he still played over 100 performances a year. Gone, maybe. Forgotten, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Temple of Light Posted May 15, 2015 Members Share Posted May 15, 2015 That is one of very few men that actually taught me somethin...being from the delta myself, it takes one to know one...See you soon BB. The Radman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 15, 2015 Members Share Posted May 15, 2015 I posted the same news over in the Electric Guitars Forum. He was 89 and he'll be missed: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/blues-icon-bb-king-dead-age-89/story?id=30884850. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted May 20, 2015 Members Share Posted May 20, 2015 I have nothing to add, really. Just trying to answer as many posts tonight as I can before boredom sets. BB was cool. Knew which way the headstock went and which frets pressed for good effect. Lived long in spite of himself and the lifestyle. But cool? No doubt about it. Great voice, too. As a matter of closely held opinion, he was more of a singer of his songs than a player of them, though he did that on a high level as well. But that voice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted May 24, 2015 Members Share Posted May 24, 2015 Totally trivial, but I read an odd thing that Dan Erlewine from Stewart MacDonald wrote in his Guitar Player Repair Guide, 3rd Edition. Don't know if it is true. He said that BB never trimmed the strings on his guitar. He always wrapped the ENTIRE string, starting at the end and wrapping until it was to pitch. I don't believe I ever heard BB playing out of tune! That's a lot of turning!! I guess rules are meant to be broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickey Maguire Posted May 24, 2015 Author Members Share Posted May 24, 2015 Totally trivial' date=' but I read an odd thing that Dan Erlewine from Stewart MacDonald wrote in his [b']Guitar Player Repair Guide, 3rd Edition[/b]. Don't know if it is true. He said that BB never trimmed the strings on his guitar. He always wrapped the ENTIRE string, starting at the end and wrapping until it was to pitch. I don't believe I ever heard BB playing out of tune! That's a lot of turning!! I guess rules are meant to be broken. Don't know if I believe that. Having photographed a lot of musicians for magazines over the years, I'd think I would have noticed a ton of wraps around Lucille in pictures of BB King on stage. I've never noticed anything unusual, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted May 25, 2015 Members Share Posted May 25, 2015 Don't know if I believe that. Having photographed a lot of musicians for magazines over the years, I'd think I would have noticed a ton of wraps around Lucille in pictures of BB King on stage. I've never noticed anything unusual, though. Suit yourself. I'm just quoting from Dan Erlewine's book. Pretty straight up dude from my opinion. I like him. He knows his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted May 25, 2015 Members Share Posted May 25, 2015 Don't know if I believe that. Having photographed a lot of musicians for magazines over the years, I'd think I would have noticed a ton of wraps around Lucille in pictures of BB King on stage. I've never noticed anything unusual, though. Might want to work on those observational skills a bit.....jes' sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickey Maguire Posted May 25, 2015 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2015 Well, how about that. They must have taken the time to restring the guitar for a lot of pictures. That's a lot of winding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 26, 2015 Members Share Posted May 26, 2015 ^ Likewise, I can't find a pic that shows Lucille with overwound strings either. Perhaps if someone were to post an example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted May 27, 2015 Members Share Posted May 27, 2015 That's interesting that Erlewine brought that observation up, I had no idea. It just goes to show that not all geniuses are smart. That's a pretty stupid way to wind strings. But I bet for the last number of years, some tech has been doing it for him. The first one probably rolled his eyes and snuck it away from BB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted May 29, 2015 Members Share Posted May 29, 2015 That's interesting that Erlewine brought that observation up, I had no idea. It just goes to show that not all geniuses are smart. That's a pretty stupid way to wind strings. But I bet for the last number of years, some tech has been doing it for him. The first one probably rolled his eyes and snuck it away from BB... Here is another (cropped) photo of Lucille I found. Looks like a lot of wraps to me. It is kind of a dumb way to do it, I suppose. You are right on the mark there. Erlewine's Book spotlights a lot of guitarists that he has done work for over the years. Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray and others including BB King. His book goes back a long way. Far enough back that it was probably when BB still strung up his own guitars. Anybody who does their own guitar setups and repairs needs to own this book. It's guitar gospel IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickey Maguire Posted June 2, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 That might be it... once BB King had roadies, the stringing of guitars might have been "normal" at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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