The Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary
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    I found this interesting, from a 1971 "Guitar Player" mag interview.

    "His stringing is highly unique. For the first, Terry uses a tenor guitar A. The rest is a Fender 10 set, with the Fender 1st being Terry's 2nd string, the Fender 2nd being Terry's 3rd and so on. "I just toss away their 6th string". He has tried some of the various ultra light gauges, but breaks them too easily. With his strength, he finds he has little trouble bending the heavier strings."

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    From 1973, TK manhandles a Strat on the Duke Ellington TV special. You can see why he needed heavier strings.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Woody Sound
    I found this interesting, from a 1971 "Guitar Player" mag interview.

    "His stringing is highly unique. For the first, Terry uses a tenor guitar A. The rest is a Fender 10 set, with the Fender 1st being Terry's 2nd string, the Fender 2nd being Terry's 3rd and so on. "I just toss away their 6th string". He has tried some of the various ultra light gauges, but breaks them too easily. With his strength, he finds he has little trouble bending the heavier strings."
    I don't understand , wouldn't he end up with a very light set ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pingu
    I don't understand , wouldn't he end up with a very light set ?
    Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.