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I'm not sure they would work because some of them are thicker than standard bass strings.One or two might work but you'd probably have to have a new nut made or file the slots enlarging them for the Guitarron strings.I haven't measured these strings with a caliper or micrometer but can tell you...

I haven't bought the Santiago books but have heard that they are good.Spanish literacy is required for the books. When I started out back in April 2011 I found a good PDF article online by John Vela (in English) showing all the 12 positions.I also purchased 2 DVDs by Rogelio Maya (in Spanish)...

Yes sir,they were using their capos & I sure was happy when they would switch back to the keys of G,D,& A.Those open strings sure come in handy,just like on the upright.The bar is called The Lucky Horseshoe and located in the Bernal Heights neighborhood in SF.It was a nice & hot,Indian Summer...

I attended the weekly Bluegrass Jam session at a local bar here in San Francisco this past Sunday.Heck! These guys are not slowing down or calling the easier keys of G,D,and A.They kept calling out songs in E,F,B,and Bb,some with more than I,IV,& V changes in the chord progressions.I had to play...

I'd like to recharge the discussion regarding Bluegrass and the Guitarron.I'm working on this and some other projects and will share in future posts.Stay tuned! :)