Kemp Strings - WTF is this black magic?!??!?

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Watch the video!

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Wow... that's pretty cool

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yeah saw that earlier. I don't see any magic in it.

Having owned a transtrem steinberger, it really wasn't a game changer and clearly EVH didn't think so as he only used it on two songs. And that was to lock it down in pitch for the solos.

The guy doing the demo doesn't make me want these magic strings in any way shape or form. Dull playing, dull dull dull.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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that's pretty cool :-)
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Bg wrote: Having owned a transtrem steinberger, it really wasn't a game changer and clearly EVH didn't think so as he only used it on two songs. And that was to lock it down in pitch for the solos.
Nahhh....more than that. I can think of 3 off the top of my head and I'm sure there are more:

Summer Nights
Me Wise Magic
Fire in the Hole
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handsoffmatt wrote:Fire in the Hole
EVH must go to the same Indian restaurant as me

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Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:
handsoffmatt wrote:Fire in the Hole
EVH must go to the same Indian restaurant as me
Why do you both have an interest in Tandoor ovens?
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handsoffmatt wrote:
Bg wrote: Having owned a transtrem steinberger, it really wasn't a game changer and clearly EVH didn't think so as he only used it on two songs. And that was to lock it down in pitch for the solos.
Nahhh....more than that. I can think of 3 off the top of my head and I'm sure there are more:

Summer Nights
Me Wise Magic
Fire in the Hole
I should have said 'decent' songs ;)
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Its quite impressive but to be honest I think it sounds too much like autotune on singing, I prefer all the odd harmonics and shit you can get :)
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Bg wrote:yeah saw that earlier. I don't see any magic in it.

Having owned a transtrem steinberger, it really wasn't a game changer and clearly EVH didn't think so as he only used it on two songs. And that was to lock it down in pitch for the solos.

The guy doing the demo doesn't make me want these magic strings in any way shape or form. Dull playing, dull dull dull.
I think they are definitely an evolutionary step. So often after you see a new innovation it seems obvious - this one does for me. These strings may bring about a new tone or style from some up and coming guitarist!
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Mike Clayton wrote:
Bg wrote:yeah saw that earlier. I don't see any magic in it.

Having owned a transtrem steinberger, it really wasn't a game changer and clearly EVH didn't think so as he only used it on two songs. And that was to lock it down in pitch for the solos.

The guy doing the demo doesn't make me want these magic strings in any way shape or form. Dull playing, dull dull dull.
I think they are definitely an evolutionary step. So often after you see a new innovation it seems obvious - this one does for me. These strings may bring about a new tone or style from some up and coming guitarist!
Not for the guy demoing them, its just the odd unison bend with a whammy bar.... I can appreciate there will be many people who can use them artistically after this :)
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Post by MikeC »

It's quite interesting because some string manufacturers state the tension of each string in a set and clearly aim to get them similar (this makes sense to us players). But they never are the same. I wonder what magic/technology enables Kemp achieve this tension nirvana?
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Post by Bg »

dunno but I had to have calibrated strings for the trans trem to work, so it isn't really black magic. They could manufacture strings like this back in the 80's. Granted they were made calibrated specifically for a steinberger - but why couldn't they do the same for a normal double locking whammy?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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handsoffmatt wrote:
Bg wrote: Having owned a transtrem steinberger, it really wasn't a game changer and clearly EVH didn't think so as he only used it on two songs. And that was to lock it down in pitch for the solos.
Nahhh....more than that. I can think of 3 off the top of my head and I'm sure there are more:

Summer Nights
Me Wise Magic
Fire in the Hole
I liked Gary Cherone, never quite understood the hate really.
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Post by Zaulkin »

Wouldn't these strings feel quite weird to play? Or is it a subtle enough difference that it's not that noticeable?

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