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He also has that Howard Roberts vibe with the shades.
Anyway, two short videos from his pre-Telecaster days (1963-ish), playing his ES-175 with what look like some seriously heavy strings.
John Galich
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Well now we know where he got the thunk from.
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Unmistakable comping and voicing, sounded practically the same on a Tele with light roundwounds. Go figure.
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With Bickert, you never miss the piano. He was playing the same voicings, the Tele and the lighter strings, just made things easier to play.
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Looks like he's using .14s. Not at all uncommon at the time. Just set the action low. You won't get fretboard slap because the .14-gauge flats are pretty stiff. It's not uncomfortable to play a guitar set up like that.
You sure can train yourself to play more lightly and use a lighter gauge set of strings. EB did this...as did Jim Hall and others.
(I can't seem to do this, however. I play upright bass most days. If I set up a guitar too light, I just push the strings all over the place.)
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Bickert getting funky with a phaser!
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The Tele before the nicotine stains:
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