Neon Guitar Strings

If you spend enough time with a guitarist the conversation will eventually swing round to the subject of strings (even The Edge asks fellow players Jimmy Page and Jack White if you are 'anorak' enough to watch the extras on "It Might Get Loud' ) be it gauge, brand, life expectancy, combination of maple or  rosewood neck etc. But it very rarely gets to the subject of colour, until now.........

Want your guitar to stand out at gigs? Want to add to the excitement of guitar conversation at parties?  Then how about trying the Neon range of strings from DR Strings
We are reliably informed that  these 'Nickel Plated Electric String's wound on Hexagonal Cores are so bright in appearance "they look like they are on fire."I am reliably informed that  they  sound as good as they look, are very durable and they are available in the usual gauges.(oh oh! I'm off into string talk)

 

 

(Photo's  DR Strings)

Bass players can join in too

As for the subject of guitar strings at parties, it will still incite a yawn from the uninitiated.

GOTD: Gibson Explorer

The Explorer made its debut in 1958 it offered a radical "futuristic" body design which was the final development of a prototype design which years later Gibson marketed under the name Futura.
The Explorer's initial run was unsuccessful, and the model was discontinued in 1959.

In 1976, Gibson began reissuing the Explorer and it was around this time I fell for the sleek design after seeing a photo of Eric Clapton playing one and watching Rick Nielson of 'Cheap Trick' playing his Hamer Explorer on "Top Of The Pops" from the "Cheap Trick at Budokan" video (his stage persona was very influential on me), I was lucky enough to have two Explorers made for me by the one and only Melvyn Hiscock and these were my stock guitars for about seven years until the arrival of 'The Edge' and various metal bands brandishing them along with Flying V's with legs in full wide apart mode proved too much for me.

           (Tweets 1979:  And I was worried about the legs wide apart Rock bands!)