SixString | Site-Wide Activity https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:12:17 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 7d1de6a226b777ccf4be269e5b050a6a damian posted an update: A new toy! It won’t improve my playing, but it could help […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20259/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:40:07 -0700 A new toy! It won’t improve my playing, but it could help mask it! 😂🤘🏻

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]]> 0 eea4f9021f7aa3e1d0cd358aff8aa5f2 SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49735 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:07:14 -0700
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai finally launch SatchVai with first album

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are finally releasing their first studio album together. SatchVai’s The Sea of Emotion arrives November 6.

]]> 0 3d6c8f9abeee1a99c7bc2f8e62cb39f7 SixString posted an update: Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20254/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:25:43 -0700 Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Along with the unrelated Albert King and B. B. King, he is considered one of the “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar”. Known for his soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar playing, King had a major influence on electric blues music and on many later…

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]]> 0 261f6ff5f6add2e9f3aa1299d0e316f6 Notecracker posted an update: Bonding mightily with this home made “Falcon” and what […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20248/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:33:58 -0700 Bonding mightily with this home made “Falcon” and what it does going through the cranked Tweed Deluxe ‘55. Still experimenting with tweaking the Digitech Freqout as I can both control where I want the feedback to come in and how loud it should be.
Obviously the tendency is to dime it all.
🤘🏽😆🤘🏽
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]]> 0 72a5387a539b1147a1cf0b2019ac852a Gaghiggs posted an update: https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20246/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:29:49 -0700 0 219b902cf80d46f9f1f8a160a571c2fc Notecracker posted an update: Got the parts together for the DC Junior coming […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20243/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:50:07 -0700 Got the parts together for the DC Junior coming tomorrow. Have some different sized bridge studs as well somewhere. Should be fun drilling four big holes for the Bigsby clone in the top of a new guitar. 😆 🔨





]]> 2 5ce60a8d73feb81f165814ed54abf360 Gaghiggs posted an update: 0900hrs considers whether I should investigate new* […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20241/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:37:52 -0700 0900hrs considers whether I should investigate new* music and genres

0903hrs the prog masterpiece ‘Roundabout’ by Yes (1971) 😂

*music released in the last 30 years

]]> 0 dd7a7f8ad2b0f1cd1a5f35a9c24e3f21 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: I played using 1-finger chord shapes and palm muting, to […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20240/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:50:17 -0700 I played using 1-finger chord shapes and palm muting, to try to give it a little bit of a punch.🎸🤘

]]> 0 a374815b676050908bc95339619efa62 Notecracker posted an update: Amazing to realize that there are 3.578.422 […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20239/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:35:26 -0700 Amazing to realize that there are 3.578.422 professional guitar reviewers/luthiers on YouTube. Of those, 2.798.167 have pressing problems with stock pickups, poorly cut nuts, really bad tuners, cheap pots and sharp fret ends. They are on the other hand very exited to present their clean tone.
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]]> 8 9fdd6c465c4232e08795b257e3a727a4 Notecracker posted an update: Sometimes all you need is just a huge modified custom […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20238/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:14:22 -0700 Sometimes all you need is just a huge modified custom made Gretsch White Falcon guitar, a 775 $ boutique Tone King Tri-Tube pre-amp pedal, 500 $ worth of assorted high-end pedals and a 1,5 mm guitar pick made from the horn of the near extinct white rhino from Zimbabwe.

https://youtu.be/gRGVfeGKqx0?is=PVWWpaxwWHlwSyjV

]]> 0 20c91773124324f0ef27d7ccb780b980 Notecracker posted an update: Best damn songwriter/guitarist in my opinion, […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20228/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:19:10 -0700 Best damn songwriter/guitarist in my opinion, political, relevant and not giving a flying fuck what people think about him. The 60’s songs of protest never really stopped with Neil Young and I think his band “Crazy Horse” is the perfect match for him. We have way too little “Fuck the Establishment” these days and look were we are today.
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]]> 0 60f237e8cb14e155aa719cfd2a8bc01f Notecracker posted an update: Just bought this pre-loved HB DC Junior TV […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20222/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:29:20 -0700 Just bought this pre-loved HB DC Junior TV Yellow online…it just sat there.
Thinking I’ll put a Bigsby B-5 on it like shown in the second pic.
😎 ✌

]]> 7 61bdbd50b9d395e327cc5f23307af591 Notecracker posted an update: Falcon, Freqout and seriously cranked Tweed […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20221/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:41:37 -0700 Falcon, Freqout and seriously cranked Tweed Deluxe ‘55…

https://youtu.be/CkRd1Niox78?is=Y0preiyOes5e7XH2

]]> 0 141547e26af28e2284d65180a90d762f Notecracker posted an update: https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20220/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:58:44 -0700 0 e31d9a571b5d634153081f29896da3d0 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: Drone & Decay Heavy riff. Long sustain. Let it fade into […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20215/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:47:20 -0700 Drone & Decay
Heavy riff. Long sustain. Let it fade into the darkness. 🤘🔥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYPD1liYKew

]]> 0 169df423f37f537c3d324e8659b041f5 SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49662 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:56:00 -0700 1 86460188048b33a6a4dbbf63806b037b damian posted an update: The Psychedelic Furs version, not to be confused with […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20213/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:34:56 -0700 The Psychedelic Furs version, not to be confused with the Counting Crows version! 🤘🏻

]]> 0 f449a00dd43cc27e2121fab535e762f1 Notecracker posted an update: https://youtu.be/BIalbFKmZC0?is=msMZXqILdHp3CKkj https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20212/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:25:39 -0700 https://youtu.be/BIalbFKmZC0?is=msMZXqILdHp3CKkj

]]> 0 177579695c02f2e40c8a3c1596b4bfc4 Gaghiggs posted an update: Mooching on the Furch https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20211/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:50:03 -0700 Mooching on the Furch

]]> 0 7b60b06f998256c24e65eb967a3635a7 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: 🎸 Groove Journey — Metronome TrainingToday I worked on my […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20210/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:19:19 -0700 🎸 Groove Journey — Metronome Training

Today I worked on my timing with the metronome at 90 BPM, playing 8 beats with 2 subdivisions.

It wasn’t too bad! 😂

One groove at a time. One beat at a time. Keep building that rhythm. 🤘🔥

Come ride with me. You’re not alone. 🎸

]]> 0 4c93e918cb88c4fb534513153f413eeb Gaghiggs posted an update: Them'all acoustics sound the same' Me, a connoisseur... 😍 https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20206/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:32:49 -0700 Them

‘all acoustics sound the same’

Me, a connoisseur… 😍

]]> 0 7c5341c35040f168cd4489e2b1c147ed Notecracker posted an update: Just in time for LoudSaturday I got the winged beast set […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20203/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:08:53 -0700 Just in time for LoudSaturday I got the winged beast set up and plugged into the fully cranked Tweed Deluxe 55 tube amp on the edge of exploding…the closest I could get to a “Le Noise” tone first time out.
Headphones cautiously recommended 🎧

https://youtu.be/5PGh-Kfn_6o?is=IcbE87TbGDwtwkzp

]]> 0 3b793f740fc72b478c690f1239425c5e SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49629 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:48:04 -0700 0 1d38380fc15d0156be2f75433fd90abc Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: 🎸 Groove Session — Trying Alternate PickingToday I'm […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20198/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:50:52 -0700 🎸 Groove Session — Trying Alternate Picking
Today I’m experimenting with alternate picking while chugging.
It wasn’t perfect. Every now and then my pick got caught between the two lowest strings, but that’s part of learning. I’m working on getting my picking hand more comfortable and keeping the groove going at the same time.
I’m not trying to be…

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]]> 0 b2b0c4f1aac8f00c64ea163afcf7ff6d SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49604 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:52:00 -0700 0 75e963a9072f536f3812ed2494ff8071 SixString posted an update: 😄 Which Guitar Phrase Have You Said the Most? https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/19982/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0700 😄 Which Guitar Phrase Have You Said the Most?

]]> 0 0a02c5d861866a2378fad04d0eef9ff1 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: This one is called “Cry Out.”I was playing a few heavy […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20193/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:03:30 -0700 This one is called “Cry Out.”

I was playing a few heavy chugs, then letting the last one ring out until it was almost completely gone before starting the pattern again.

Something about the way that last note hangs there and slowly fades made it sound like Ce-Sharp was lamenting—almost crying out.

Sometimes I don’t sit down with a plan. I just…

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]]> 0 e2bfe186959f8d680834b779ec875299 Plexico posted an update: Sad day… https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20191/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:36:16 -0700 Sad day…

]]> 0 8a7e12d649ff0b874e588c0dc968c2b4 SixString posted an update: Alex Lifeson, of progressive-rock band Rush, was born […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20188/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:36:14 -0700 Alex Lifeson, of progressive-rock band Rush, was born on this day in 1953. Lifeson was ranked 98th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and third (after Eddie Van Halen and Brian May) in a Guitar World readers' poll listing the 100 greatest guitarists.

]]> 0 8e1ebcb347d0d7eba86aa4ea163b7ff9 Plexico posted an update: Sadly missed this show🙃 https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20187/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:20:06 -0700 Sadly missed this show🙃

]]> 0 0a9849bf9f44a15f70bc6cd91de2b961 A.M.P posted an update: Finally restrung with Martin Eric Clapton signature strings. https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20184/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:09:41 -0700 Finally restrung with Martin Eric Clapton signature strings.

]]> 0 aea5608fc02549ba6b34dfe74a3bb630 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: Just found a groove I liked and had to CHUNK it out. […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20182/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:19:05 -0700 Just found a groove I liked and had to CHUNK it out. 🤘🎸 Sometimes you don’t need a plan — you just need a guitar, a groove, and a little time to make some noise.

CHUNK. CHUNK. WHOOM. 💀🤘

]]> 0 2b96b2678fd5c00c1f478630874a29d1 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: Today's groove took a little detour. 🤘 I tried […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20180/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:21:34 -0700 Today’s groove took a little detour. 🤘

I tried something different today—keeping the low C# string open as a drone while moving between two-finger chord shapes on the 5th and 4th strings. One is a power chord; I’m still figuring out what to call the other one. 😂

I really liked the sound of it. A couple times I didn’t palm mute that low C#… Read more

]]> 0 7db69653bdc245d35f3495d899de4b68 SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49576 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:41:58 -0700
Gibson, Billy Gibbons, and Paul McCartney headlines show guitar history still moves players

Alvin Lee’s ES-335, Billy Gibbons’ pickup call, and McCartney’s Rush advice show how guitar history and influence still move players.

]]> 0 ad11066dfa623759a5c586b1840ecc39 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: Welcome to Episode 50!Coffee in the tumbler. CHUGS in […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20175/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:56:42 -0700 Welcome to Episode 50!

Coffee in the tumbler. CHUGS in my guitar. Groove in my soul. ☕🎸🤘

]]> 0 cf91fc0e8a9c15150723f79cf87be014 A.M.P posted an update: Here are consoles I’ve been learning at my internship I’ve been doing. https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20166/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:03:42 -0700 Here are consoles I’ve been learning at my internship I’ve been doing.

]]> 0 e3f04c5c07316276d3cbaabd2e143d14 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: Today’s groove wasn’t perfect. I made a few mistakes, […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20165/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:48:17 -0700 Today’s groove wasn’t perfect. I made a few mistakes, but I kept playing and finished it anyway. That’s part of the journey—keep showing up, keep playing, and keep the groove going.

]]> 0 0a0d26c283e5d78b40f6cf6269099d2f Gaghiggs posted an update: Late night noodles https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20163/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:17:09 -0700 Late night noodles

]]> 0 5b421d7c4bba9b9f496dbcfa350ba664 damian posted an update: Arguably the first amp simulator, that people thought […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20158/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:37:21 -0700 Arguably the first amp simulator, that people thought could get close to an amp-like sound – and started the amp sim development. This is a museum piece now… maybe it’ll be a collectors item one day… I’m counting on it! 🤘🏻😜🤘🏻

]]> 6 f5ec1cf4283ed938f5d94e31ca46e518 SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49543 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0700 0 f788d5bf09f8eb573eed84c6a8d66bc5 Gaghiggs posted an update: As well as being less of a arse ache to put on, these […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20149/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:07:58 -0700 As well as being less of a arse ache to put on, these ball end strings also increase the break angle behind the saddle (the loops on a traditionally tied classical string pull the string up from the bridge hole), this should help increase pressure on the saddle/bridge onto the soundboard and minimise any strange squeaks and buzzes. 👍

]]> 5 746d1913558a9f26fc94289fe4d7fc19 Gaghiggs posted an update: Forget the wheelForget the smallpox vaccineHell, even […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20146/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:22:13 -0700 Forget the wheel

Forget the smallpox vaccine

Hell, even forget the air fryer

The greatest leap forward in human intelligence and understanding is the invention of ball end classical guitar strings 😎

]]> 1 18815493e6f38647f881e23905603982 Notecracker posted an update: Absolutely fuck all happens on this feed, so here’s […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20145/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:02:42 -0700 Absolutely fuck all happens on this feed, so here’s “T-Bone” with Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
You can keep your Eddie Van Halen’s, your soulless Satriani’s and worn out Vai’s. None of them could ever touch these 9 minutes of Neil playing his electric guitar and singing “T-Bone”. This is rock ‘n roll as it was meant to be played, not the gloss… Read more

]]> 6 e7053a803bdd64fb8b34f93902025234 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: ☕🎸 A little store update:The store has a new name — Barako […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20141/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:42:34 -0700 ☕🎸 A little store update:

The store has a new name — Barako Chugs & Mugs.

Same faith. Same chugs. Just a name that fits what I’m doing a little better. 🤘✝️

If you want to check it out, here’s the link:

https://barakochugs-n-mugs-shop.fourthwall.com/

]]> 1 3f95f0ccfb13d27058f42f93d5aa2c77 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: “Rock The Groove” 🎸 Heavy rhythm, chunky chugs, and just […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20140/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:24:10 -0700 “Rock The Groove” 🎸 Heavy rhythm, chunky chugs, and just having fun with my guitar, Ce-Sharp. 🤘☕

]]> 0 a1bca8099c0218bc85d6ff93275e9743 SixString posted a new post. https://www.sixstring.com/?p=49514 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:59:00 -0700 0 824a393230f9fabd2cfd08ed429f9975 Notecracker posted an update: I’ve finished the modified headstock with three coats of […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20134/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:42:01 -0700 I’ve finished the modified headstock with three coats of Vintage White paint and that is as far as I can proceed for now. I have some parts on the way to complete the headstock, mainly some material for making the sparkly gold trussrod cover and the six Gold Art Deco Tuners. Also the iconic gold Gretsch Falcon pickguard and the two gold Gretsch… Read more

]]> 0 419247b9c771763b9e3852d45a24d4b3 SixString posted an update: 🎛️ What's the First Upgrade You'd Make to a […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/19981/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0700 🎛️ What’s the First Upgrade You’d Make to a Budget Guitar?

]]> 4 e70dd8a778e742bb96975aea726b6505 Rob_Reynolds995 posted an update: Mishmash Groove 🎸I was trying to keep the same […] https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20129/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:13:57 -0700

Mishmash Groove 🎸
I was trying to keep the same rhythm throughout this groove, but my strumming didn’t always cooperate. Instead of stopping and starting over, I just let it go and kept playing. A little mishmash, but that’s part of the journey! 🤘

]]> 0 4b93854f74c71862f7197d72f32cab46 Gaghiggs posted an update: More Gnossienne No1, getting a bit easier to listen to 😂 https://www.sixstring.com/main-feed/p/20125/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:27:42 -0700 More Gnossienne No1, getting a bit easier to listen to 😂

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