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wild variations on classics

Conrad writes: I performed these on the most inexpensive strat-type guitar I know of. Before doing this I leveled the frets, thinned the neck, replaced bridge & middle pickups, added weights to the internal vibrato bar, installed roller saddles, and adjusted intonation. This allowed a a string height of less than 1/16″ above the 12th fret, necessary for these two rapidly paced interpretations.

The upper one uses the middle pickup throughout. The lower one uses the middle pickup for the first half of the song, and the neck pickup for the last half.

Flying Guitars album gets Super strong review

We’re huge fans of Conrad Swartz’s rocking and stylish playing on previous records and this is just as good. Great originals and a Ventures tribute in “Run” with WDR sequences. I think we’ve said it before but today’s Nokie Edwards! ****

writes Davy Peckett, editor of New Gandy Dancer magazine (“The magazine for rock instrumental music”) in issue 129, December 2017. If you know The Ventures, you know Nokie Edwards, their lead guitar virtuoso. There is no stronger compliment we could receive.

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