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Link to the original video with sound at Austin City Limits:
https://youtu.be/wn1pk8Lpelc
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Feb 28, 2023 3:41 AM
Engine95
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Link to the original video with sound at Austin City Limits:
https://youtu.be/wn1pk8Lpelc
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ZephyrusAsmodeus
The importance of a good stage grip
SunAnvil
We've lost a lot of great musicians over the years but when SRV left us, it was the saddest I've been outside of losing a family member.
l0calh0st
Rene Martinez (guitar tech) is as much of a legend as SRV is in this case.
CynicalPrints
Guitar tech to the rescue. Off stage there’s a big box full of guitars and tools and that’s his job.
yesdearmetoo
Rock In Peace Stevie
moxythree
We’re still doing the 14th thing? When does it end? When?!?
newfieDog
I saw Jimi Hendrix in concert. When he broke a string, he tossed the guitar over the stack and a Fender rep brought him a fresh one.
TODAYSNUMBERIS
Isn’t this how every guitarist does it? Can’t stop the show.
ProfXomox
Love me some SRV; but big hand to, René Martínez, a professional amongst professionals!
bambulina
Thank you, this'll be wicked helpful next time I'm SRV
flamablepanties
Hot damn that's a hot swap!
LitchLitch
My dog used to lose his shit every time we walked by the SRV statue on Town Lake, he was fine with other statues, not the SRV one, Haunted.
LittleChickadee
SVR- one of the greatest ever! Gone too soon :(
MadMeeks
Saw him perform twice - amazing!
Pecos45
We have a new documentary about him coming out on March 21. https://youtu.be/MbsqUfzwL-w
xn1992
I saw Richard Thomson break a string at a club gig, as he starts to change string he singing Twist and Shout, audience doing the…
xn1992
…call and response, clapping along, gets the thing in tune for the final, dah, dah, dah, dadaduh, boom boom Clang! ASTONISHING
tomgordon55
What a pro. Smooth
ProfessorMatt
It's like a Formula 1 pit crew.
AliasWyvernspur
Let B.B. King show you how to change a string mid-song: https://youtu.be/lKf-mU6QrJs
Salmivalli
Treat your staff well and pay them accordingly
SirBobby98121
True in all things.
dirtyFrenchman
So smooth. That’s sexy AF.
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
As smooth as an F1 pit crew
wybaugh2112
Man I miss him
toyrobot
The guitar he exchanged, from the Play It Loud exhibition in NYC a couple years ago.
tinyfootprints
There's an autoharp musician who start shows with about a dozen harps handy. He'll play one until a string breaks, then grab the next one.
tinyfootprints
I was present at his last concert. Glad I got to see him.
marteney1
Gone too soon. I live in Austin and jog by a statue of him all the time.
WellEverybodysHeardAboutTheBird
He didn't change a guitar string, he changed the whole damn guitar.
OmnibusLatinName
Tactical Guitar reload
PutItInNeutral
There was an episode of ACL where SRV did change a broken guitar string while still playing.
Putitinyomama
schmonday
I will give anyone one trillion dollars if they can change a string that fast.
HillOfBeans
Ta-da! Done! So fast you couldn’t see me. Pay up.
KingXizor
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKf-mU6QrJs B. B. King mid-concert
EziIban
That was amazing thank you!
schmonday
That was no where near as fast as the guitar change. No money for BB King's corpse.
Lastgoodusername
And he’s playing 13s. You know how badly you have to beat those strings to break a 13?
JOKERZwild86
No, how badly do you have to?
Melonfish
Prolly plays acoustic to beef up
Oldschoolcsplayer016049879
Bro he also used to stir cocaine into his coffee so maybe he was on edge 24/7
DNaReject
His grip was iron. ? such a loss. #R.I.P.SRV
endfreq
Thats what Angus played
TrazynTheArchaeovist
Something something jumper cables.
SaturnineCult
Not really much difference, it's not like .003" thickness change makes them that much more durable since the tension is also way higher.
Custom6string
His action is also set high. Watch the MTV unplugged where he is owning a 12-String like its nothing.
Custom6string
Theres a story he cracked the neck of the guitar by gripping it too tight while playing that show.
Bubbells
He's got blisters on his fingers!
electrajet
He had such thick calluses that they would sometime just tear off. He'd glue them back with super glue to get through the gig.
Bubbells
Honestly that just sounds disgusting and painful
SunAnvil
My friend doesn't understand the significance of "13's"
IronChefBoyardee
His highest "thinnest" string was as thick as the second string on an average set (and thence thicker on every string upward)
RexBry
Guitar string thickness. For mere mortals, 13's would feel like suspension bridge cables.
electrajet
The high E string is .013" thick and the rest of the strings are progressively thicker. Most electric guitarists use a .009 or .010.
countbassy
I used to break bass strings. Not on purpose. Probably from overplaying because I was too poor to buy new ones
rbudrick
Jesus, he played 13s? Why? I can't imagine playing those. I didn't even know it was an option.
Revyloution
I always wanted to see a fake fight between him and vanhalen. (He used .9s)
shibbytothelibby
Larger sound, better sustain. He also tuned down half a step I think.
martineb72
That is down from the 70s when he was playing 16s. Plus he had practice guitars strung with bass strings.
Ambipolar
It's.. 3 higher?
jonklein611
tegfdd77
He had monster size frets, too, if I recall correctly
mrsparkle001
13s with monster frets? Is he a giant? Damn.
flagbasher
It's an arms race. Bigger frets makes it easier to play, but easier to chord your wimpy strings sharp if you squeeze hard.
secretoaster
His fingers are metals.
RainierCamino
Thats rights Tokis
ElbowDeepInAMoose
Tokis, are you wearings my pants?
dustmywets
Actually… superglue.
MrFancyPanzer
I have seen that video so many times, im always amazed how it sounds so seamless, he starts playing the second he puts the jack in.
TheHappyHermit
Not just that but SRV adjusted the solo on the fly (bassist Tommy Shannon notices it).
TheRealScotchie
I'm amazed that he's playing it unsupported too. No strap for those first bits.
theHuskySparrow
Shout out to the sound guy for muting/unmuting the channel at the correct times. It's a thankless job.
0570
Well you just sort-of thanked him so now you've gone and created a paradox. Now all sound techs will want praise instead of beer.
MarvinSuggsMuppaphone
Sound tech who isn’t big into drinking here. Yes, please :)
sevro77
Reminds me of Danny Carey swapping out a drum, love the laugh at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUOJNbm4vBk
n0n53n53
Reminds me of when Maynard helped him find his Tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkJiXLy0tbA
YourFellowMan
That’s even more impressive because he has to play around the bad drum. Stevie just had to sing for a bit and grab the new guitar.
betterthanHW
He's playing the solo with the broken string, then switches while singing. It's still extremely impressive.
YourFellowMan
Yes, I agree, wasn’t knocking Stevie in any way.
everythingiscomputer
Danny Carey is such a badass
erwinmahatma
Sho nuff. Any of his videos on YouTube give you a warm, wholesome feeling. Always smiling as he gets real joy out of playing.
everythingiscomputer
I once alllmost caught a stick he chucked into the crowd….aaand that’s when I peaked.
erwinmahatma
You did better than me. I was in the nosebleed section the two times I saw Tool. Tomahawk opened for them the second time. Great show.
everythingiscomputer
We drove from NYC to Cleveland just so we could afford some floor seats. Worth it!