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The Ibanez Wizard necks are fabulous! They have 2 or 3 versions of the neck,each one is a progression of the last one. They are amazing. My personal favorite for necks is still the Jackson dual compound radius necks though. I like them wide and flat. The Ibanez Wizards are actually thinner than the Jackson`s but the same(or nearly) the same width. either one is a beauty to hold!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by stratlover from Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:42:31 PM)| |  | stratlover wrote: | | Mhm. I played my uncles Ibanez a few times, and it was really easy, compared to my Strat. Nice neck, strings were really low, almost touching the fretboard... Really cool.
I never played an SG before, but it looks cool to me. I specialy like it how the highest notes are very accesible (or seem to be, anyway). On a strat, I almost have to break my fingers when I want to play above the 17th fret on the low strings.
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | | From my experience, I think the reason that people say the SG has such a fast neck is because it's so much sleeker than a Les Paul or any other Gibson that I've ever played. Flater, narrower and just plain easier to get around. I'd still toss it aside for an Ibanez for playing ease though. |
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| [TIMBONI] Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:46:08 AM | |
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Treat her like a lady and she screams ! HA ! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by stratlover from Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:38:08 PM)| | | stratlover wrote: | | So... How do you play the Red Bitch? (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:26:32 AM)
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I had a red Bich and a black Warlock back in the early 80's. Very cool looking, but very heavy. That's what gave them their growl !
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Ibanez make some awesome guitars! No doubt about that. You`re right about the Les pauls ,they are heavy. The BC Rich that I have is light,but it`s made of Alder I think? I have held some that were very heavy(Mockingbird and the Bich)
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Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
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For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [_strat_] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:42:31 PM | |
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Mhm. I played my uncles Ibanez a few times, and it was really easy, compared to my Strat. Nice neck, strings were really low, almost touching the fretboard... Really cool.
I never played an SG before, but it looks cool to me. I specialy like it how the highest notes are very accesible (or seem to be, anyway). On a strat, I almost have to break my fingers when I want to play above the 17th fret on the low strings.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:04:52 AM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | | From my experience, I think the reason that people say the SG has such a fast neck is because it's so much sleeker than a Les Paul or any other Gibson that I've ever played. Flater, narrower and just plain easier to get around. I'd still toss it aside for an Ibanez for playing ease though. |
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| [_strat_] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:38:08 PM | |
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So... How do you play the Red Bitch? [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:26:32 AM)
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TIMBONI wrote: |
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I had a red Bich and a black Warlock back in the early 80's. Very cool looking, but very heavy. That's what gave them their growl !
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Ibanez make some awesome guitars! No doubt about that. You`re right about the Les pauls ,they are heavy. The BC Rich that I have is light,but it`s made of Alder I think? I have held some that were very heavy(Mockingbird and the Bich)
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Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
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For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [TIMBONI] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:26:32 AM | |
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I had a red Bich and a black Warlock back in the early 80's. Very cool looking, but very heavy. That's what gave them their growl !
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Monday, July 07, 2008 4:35:12 PM)| | | guitardude wrote: | | Ibanez make some awesome guitars! No doubt about that. You`re right about the Les pauls ,they are heavy. The BC Rich that I have is light,but it`s made of Alder I think? I have held some that were very heavy(Mockingbird and the Bich)
| | | stratlover wrote: | | Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [TIMBONI] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:04:52 AM | |
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| From my experience, I think the reason that people say the SG has such a fast neck is because it's so much sleeker than a Les Paul or any other Gibson that I've ever played. Flater, narrower and just plain easier to get around. I'd still toss it aside for an Ibanez for playing ease though. |
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| [Redman] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:56:08 AM | |
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Fastest necks available? I doubt that, but they are great guitars overall. I think Glenn loves SG necks so much that his Hamer guitars have same kind of necks as his old SGs.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Monday, July 07, 2008 8:30:07 PM)| | | guitardude wrote: | | I have heard a few times over the years that the SG`s have the fastest necks available. Never gottten to play a real SG.
| | | Redman wrote: | | Telecaster's shape is something that I don't really like, but the guitar is excellent itself. Strats have great feel.. the bodies are excellent, but the bolt on neck sucks... But that's not part of the Strat's shape of course. I'm also sure that many Super Strats are great... Like Ibanez' Jem guitars... must be excellent. Flying V is a bit problematic by it's shape really, but its much better when playing from the upper frets than most of the other guitars... Gibson SG feels pretty good as well. Strat and SG might be my favourites, the shape.
| | | stratlover wrote: | | Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [guitardude] Monday, July 07, 2008 8:30:07 PM | |
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I have heard a few times over the years that the SG`s have the fastest necks available. Never gottten to play a real SG.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Redman from Monday, July 07, 2008 4:49:06 PM)| | | Redman wrote: | | Telecaster's shape is something that I don't really like, but the guitar is excellent itself. Strats have great feel.. the bodies are excellent, but the bolt on neck sucks... But that's not part of the Strat's shape of course. I'm also sure that many Super Strats are great... Like Ibanez' Jem guitars... must be excellent. Flying V is a bit problematic by it's shape really, but its much better when playing from the upper frets than most of the other guitars... Gibson SG feels pretty good as well. Strat and SG might be my favourites, the shape.
| | | stratlover wrote: | | Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [Redman] Monday, July 07, 2008 4:49:06 PM | |
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Telecaster's shape is something that I don't really like, but the guitar is excellent itself. Strats have great feel.. the bodies are excellent, but the bolt on neck sucks... But that's not part of the Strat's shape of course. I'm also sure that many Super Strats are great... Like Ibanez' Jem guitars... must be excellent. Flying V is a bit problematic by it's shape really, but its much better when playing from the upper frets than most of the other guitars... Gibson SG feels pretty good as well. Strat and SG might be my favourites, the shape.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by stratlover from Monday, July 07, 2008 7:10:24 AM)| | | stratlover wrote: | | Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [guitardude] Monday, July 07, 2008 4:35:12 PM | |
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Ibanez make some awesome guitars! No doubt about that. You`re right about the Les pauls ,they are heavy. The BC Rich that I have is light,but it`s made of Alder I think? I have held some that were very heavy(Mockingbird and the Bich)
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by stratlover from Monday, July 07, 2008 7:10:24 AM)| | | stratlover wrote: | | Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [_strat_] Monday, July 07, 2008 7:10:24 AM | |
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Yes, I have nice lines...
Seriously tho, I think that the shape of a stratocaster, or a telecaster is impossible to beat. I played quite a few guitars, but I still think that those two are the best. Gibson Les Paul is like weight-lifting, imo, and same is BC rich (tho I never played a BC rich guitar - just a friends bass which is a copy of a BC Rich).
Also, some Ibanez guitars (the ones that look similar to Fender Strats) are pretty cool.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:20:44 PM)| | | guitardude wrote: | | For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
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| [guitardude] Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:20:44 PM | |
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For smooth flowing lines,the Strat is hard to beat. I personally prefer the Strat type of body,they seem to fit me well. I`ve had a variety of guitars over the years,but the start is always my go to shape. the Les paul type is cool, as of recent years had some Epiphone LP`s,but they just don`t fit me as well.
The angular bodies of the Warlock and the Splitail can be hard to get used to!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by stratlover from Sunday, July 06, 2008 4:25:52 PM)| | | stratlover wrote: | | | I think that Strat is prettier than those... |
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| [guitardude] Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:26:37 PM | |
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Yep! those are the one`s! I never had a real warlock,only copies,but it was always one of my all time favorites! And Dean makes a badass guitar,never owned one,but would like to.
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| [guitardude] Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:53:16 PM | |
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The BC Rich Warlock is an obvious influence ,but it also has the Dean Spiltail shape to it as well. Good design,a little refinement and you may be on to something there. [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Metal Jesus from Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:34:29 PM)
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Here's a guitar I drew a while ago. I don't have a name for it, and I was thinking what you people here thought of it and maybe could help name it. If I'm not mistake, no guitar has the back end that it has and the front end is like a Beast/Warlock combo haha. Headstock is a bit of a rip-off of a B.C. Rich too.
So any thoughts on it?
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| [Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:34:29 PM | |
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Here's a guitar I drew a while ago. I don't have a name for it, and I was thinking what you people here thought of it and maybe could help name it. If I'm not mistake, no guitar has the back end that it has and the front end is like a Beast/Warlock combo haha. Headstock is a bit of a rip-off of a B.C. Rich too.
So any thoughts on it?
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| [guitardude] Monday, June 30, 2008 3:43:14 PM | |
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I printed the page and will put it in tab for myself as to hopefully better figure out what I`m doing ,once I play it ,it will make more sense to me. Man, my wife is gonna think something`s up because I keep grabbing my guitar again every afternoon. I had gotten to where I was only diddling about 30 minutes on the weekends(if that much) lately!!
but ,I have a good excuse,i`ve been riding the motorcycle alot in the past few weeks,kind of easy to get lost on that thing!!
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:21:38 PM | |
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"invade" all you want. As you can see, I'm not exactly infallible myself. Very little of what I say or do I take very seriously. It's just hard to tell when it's in type.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:18:02 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Tim, I have no musical talent what so ever and will not invade any more of your musical strings. I just dont have a clue what I am looking at.
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Ok, it's official. I'm a flake. I forgot the a note on the G string. Ha ! What's new ? Forgot the flat 5.
4 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 12
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | No. You are right. I got confused when I translated the paragraph. The second half starting on the 12th fret is ok, but the first part starting on the E string is like Redman said.
5 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 17
5 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 13
4 -5 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 12
5 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 12
5 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 12
5 - 7 - 8
I think that is correct now. Sorry if I led anybody down a wierd track.
| | | Redman wrote: | | I've sometimes used a 'scale' that is like:
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 6 - 8
4 - 5 - 7
5 - 7
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 7 - 8
I think... hmm, but I try this scale of yours. :)
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | By string, starting on the low E at the 5th fret :
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 7 - 8
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5 - 6 - 8
5 - 7 - 8
Thats the base. You can also tie it together with the A on the 12th fret, 5th string starting with the pinky :
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10 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 17
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Now ,how did that go again?5-7-8......holy fark man,this may take awhile!!
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Oh, one other thing. One of the coolest scales, in my opinion, is the combination of the Blues Scale and the Natural Minor Scale. The simple Blues Scale is 1-4,1-3,1-3,1-3,1-4,1-4. Try this one. Let's say we start on A on the 6 string. So, by fret, it goes 5-7-8, 5-7-8, 5-7, 4-5-7, 5-6-8, 5-7-8. With the addition of a little tail. If you start on the G string with the 4-5-7 you can then slide up to the 9th fret and finish it off with the blues scale on the B and E strings with 8-10, 8-10.
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| [spapad] Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:18:02 PM | |
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Tim, I have no musical talent what so ever and will not invade any more of your musical strings. I just dont have a clue what I am looking at.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:13:07 PM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Ok, it's official. I'm a flake. I forgot the a note on the G string. Ha ! What's new ? Forgot the flat 5.
4 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 12
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | No. You are right. I got confused when I translated the paragraph. The second half starting on the 12th fret is ok, but the first part starting on the E string is like Redman said.
5 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 17
5 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 13
4 -5 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 12
5 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 12
5 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 12
5 - 7 - 8
I think that is correct now. Sorry if I led anybody down a wierd track.
| | | Redman wrote: | | I've sometimes used a 'scale' that is like:
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 6 - 8
4 - 5 - 7
5 - 7
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 7 - 8
I think... hmm, but I try this scale of yours. :)
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | By string, starting on the low E at the 5th fret :
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 7 - 8
5 - 7
4 -5 - 7
5 - 6 - 8
5 - 7 - 8
Thats the base. You can also tie it together with the A on the 12th fret, 5th string starting with the pinky :
12
9 - 10 - 12
9 - 10 - 12
10 - 12- 13
10 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 17
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Now ,how did that go again?5-7-8......holy fark man,this may take awhile!!
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Oh, one other thing. One of the coolest scales, in my opinion, is the combination of the Blues Scale and the Natural Minor Scale. The simple Blues Scale is 1-4,1-3,1-3,1-3,1-4,1-4. Try this one. Let's say we start on A on the 6 string. So, by fret, it goes 5-7-8, 5-7-8, 5-7, 4-5-7, 5-6-8, 5-7-8. With the addition of a little tail. If you start on the G string with the 4-5-7 you can then slide up to the 9th fret and finish it off with the blues scale on the B and E strings with 8-10, 8-10.
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