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By: Nathan Whitney

Nathan Whitney — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:02:07 +0000

Hey Mike,

I would go with round wound. More tonal options, easier to bend and you can still jazz it out. Make sure you or your tech give your guitar a good set up before you leave and take the tools you’ll need to do some tweaking once you get there. Travel and temperature differences can reak havoc on your guitar.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:57:20 +0000

Great Posts Nathan!

I’m joining a ship in a couple of weeks and I’m going to take my 335, at the moment I’m using flatwound strings because I mostly play jazz but I’m thinking I should probably switch to normal light gauge strings for the show band. Would you argue with this?!

Cheers!

Mike

By: NathanWhitney

NathanWhitney — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:55:01 +0000

Hey Patrick,

Next article might not be out till your already at sea. Check your inbox for some info though.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:09:26 +0000

Yep, it will be my first contract. Do you think you’ll have your next article up before then?

By: NathanWhitney

NathanWhitney — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:13:58 +0000

Glad you liked the article. Is this your first contract? The next article is going to cover the gambit when it comes to info on amps you’ll come across on ships and what effects I found to be essential. Or at least helped make the gig fun. Thanks for commenting.

Nathan

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:45:58 +0000

Great Article. I will be heading off on a cruise in 2 weeks as a guitarist. I look forward to seeing your thoughts on effects/amps.