Hi Paul!!!! excellent this performance with yuor guitar bro!!! sounds really great!!! you are a great artist!!! congratulations!!!! best wishes from Argentina.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

You're very kind Rodrigo. Thank you very much indeed :-)

Great video Paul....loved the loop and soloing over it.....great tone once again. :-)

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Davie, for the continuing kind words and support. I appreciate it :-)

Morning Paul, sounds great and i too have the SD1, used with caution ⚠️ 😂 it sounds great with Humbuckers too. I also top wrap my Les Paul but use Gibson Les Paul “ The Man” strings which have a small amount of red cotton wrapped around the sharp bits on the string 👍🏻 sometimes difficult to get them, but you can . Great sound and playing as usual fella. Cheers John

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Good to see you. I hope you are well and happy. Yeah! The SD-1 is a pedal that, when you get it right, makes you wonder why anyone would ever feel the need to pay three figures for a drive..... and everyone should have a couple of Boss pedals just to remind them of what good design and ergonomics are. I have favoured D'addario strings for many years now, because they are always good sounding and work well but also because their airtight packaging works really well and even if you find a set under the bed, however long they have been there they'll be as good as new. Naively I imagined that Ernie Ball's 'foil' like packaging was the same until I used an old set I had had for a while and found the three plain strings with rust spots on them. I have used a few sets of D'addario NYXL lately and they seem to be really good - long life and very stable and they don't feel at all like coated strings sometimes do. I thought there might be a problem with the tuning settling with another ball end slipped on, but everything was good to go with no more than the usual stretching and bedding-in procedure. Thanks again for the kind words and continued support. I really do appreciate it :-)

Sweet riffing Sir sounds great and such a simple loop 🥃👍😁

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you most kindly. Probably only twice as many chords as absolutely required. Hahahahahaha

Beautiful guitar....lovely playing.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ben, for the visit and the kind words. Very much appreciated I assure you :-)

Sounds great Paul. I always top wrap my stoptails despite how it may look. Mostly to decrease break angle. Except on my Gretsch because I didn’t want to scuff if I decided to return it. Although the point is moot now that I’ve equipped it with a Bigsby. Your tone is outstanding as always Sir Paul.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Donn. Good to see you :-) I would only top wrap if raising the tailpiece affects the tone adversely (which it did on this SG). In the end it's all about not putting strain on the bridge so it doesn't sag in the middle.

Very nice Paul as always. Keep well all the best.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bob. Your kind words are very much appreciated :-)

Thanks for the demonstration, I'll definitely top wrap my SG whenever I do save up for one

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Pleasure :-) It's definitely worth doing to save the bridge from collapse. I think I shall be sticking with it from now on.

Well, you know I agree, héhé. As always, very nice playing, Paul. Like 18

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mon ami. Always great to see you here :-)

Wow Paul...thought you were channeling Paul Kossoff and Peter Green . !!!! Nice..... don`t get the tech bits but get the best bit ;)

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

High praise indeed Jim. Thank you very much my dear chap :-) You're not missing much not getting the tech bits. It is all pretty dull fare really.

So for the hell of it a while back, I top wrapped an Epi L.P. Special, because I was putting some 11-52's on it and wanted to see if the additional "slinkiness" of the strings was a real thing. I think it is, but it's one of those perception things. Take care of that back, Paul.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Having said I couldn't feel a difference tension-wise I notice some overbending on this video so who knows? Hahahaha In truth I think it's because I mostly play 25.5" scale and Gibson scale length is always a small surprise to me :-) In truth I think you are right it is a 'perception' thing. As I said, for me it is all about keeping the strings away from the back of the tunamatic bridge. Thanks, as always, for dropping by and for taking the time to comment. I was going to vacuum today but have promised my back a day off :-)

keep goimg on Man.. Great sound Yippie while I am crying

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much....though not crying any more I hope

Interesting about the top wrapping... anyhow, it sounds great. I really liked this slow bluesy stuff. Rest your back, and have a great weekend!

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

I have given my back a day off from vacuuming....anoher day off from vacuuming I should say. Hahahahahaha Thanks ever so for the visit and the kind words. I'm glad you like it. It is somewhat counter-intuitive to think of a bridge that is basically built like a little box girder collapsing in the middle but that is what happens and I would prefer to avoid putting the strain on it, even though it takes a long time to happen. In percentage terms I would dare to say that Gibson, however much they got right, got more wrong than Fender right out of the gate. It's all part of life's rich tapestry though don'tya know.

@RoseAkerman

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac vacuuming? yikes. I've thought about getting a robot to do that, but dust bunnies are so cute! haha. I've never had a Gibson type bridge collapse yet, but, I'll take your word for it that it happens.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoseAkerman I have dust elephants I'm afraid 😁 Here's one of the experts on the subject. It's quite a remarkable happenstance kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2x7qs2opbqqYLg.html

Sweet playing Paul! Hope you're well mate

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for dropping by and for the very kind words. Much appreciated :-)

Very nice job !

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

You're very kind. Thank you so much :-)

Such a beaut of a guitar, Paul. I could never restring a guitar, hehe. It sounds fabulous, your restringing there. Some serene sounds emanating from your instrument. Always love the listens, got a little Southern rock and blues sound going on there, really nice. :) Janet

@comfyoldchair3771

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the South in America, but you knew that. :)

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

​@@comfyoldchair3771 This is our Southern rock 😁 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmuh2ptsdLyepag.html

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do enjoy this guitar for a number of reasons, not least because it feels good to play and it's nice and light :-) Truth to tell I also quite enjoy a couple of hours of re-stringing. It gives me a chance to get the polish out and get everything spick and span and shiny once in a while.

@comfyoldchair3771

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac The rocks look delish! Got a weakness for chocolates too.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

@@comfyoldchair3771 The rock is very sweet and quite hard. Ok if you're a suckers but biters beware. Chocolate is almost always the answer. Hahahaha

Excellent playing and very cool tones Paul!

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

You're very kind. Thanks so much :-)

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@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

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Good advice and excellent playing.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks again. Glad you enjoyed it :-)

sounds a little bit like keith Richards (loop) and Mick Taylor (lead) in the early 1970s. I know you do not like the Stones but I do :-) Best regards Frank

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

I know you are a fan which is why I take this as a great compliment. Thank you very much Frank. Actually it is mainly The Stones with Ron Wood that I am not a fan of. My favourite album of theirs is Get Yer Ya Yas Out and I quote from Midnight Rambler a lot. Hahahahaha I think Keith needs to be playing rhythm on his own and not have someone like Ron Wood getting in the way trying to do half the same things. The balance was better with Mick Taylor :-)

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@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you somuch 😊

very good video!! I sub you!!!!

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

You are very kind. Thank you so much :-)

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@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

Had to raise up the bridge on Les Paul as strings were too high top wrapped am going back to trad way Next set

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear! The last thing anyone wants is to have to raise the action. I guess even though you would expect them to be very similar, all guitars must be treated on a case by case basis. Thanks for dropping by and for taking the time and trouble to comment :-)

@delboyoelmundo4718

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac yes, it's made the action bad. Not sure but have had tweaked truss rod, I think Gibson designed them to go under, and it's what should be, adhered to.

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

@@delboyoelmundo4718 Unfortunately Gibson's history with bridge design is not glorious, thinking back to the first goldtops for example. I would say that you should definitely NOT compenaste for a raised action using the truss rod. Go back to the way it was. It is true that tunamatic bridges sag with the strings pressing down on them but that could take years before it happens and you can always replace a bent bridge :-)

@delboyoelmundo4718

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac cheers Paul yes I've learnt Gibson foibles over the years my Gibson archtop 1967 came with Nylon Bridge saddles sounds awful muffled only found out after changed them was what they fitted as factory standard put them straight back!

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

@@delboyoelmundo4718 Some folk love those plastic/nylon bridge saddles. I think basically if something wolks ok it is best to leave it alone. I only top wrapped here because raising the tailpiece affected the sound too much.

Ya Fattah

@PaulMcCaffreyfmac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊