Triple
T20435706
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Sheehan |
E501242
|
entity |
| Predicate | endorses |
P18857
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rotosound strings |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Rotosound strings | Statement: [Billy Sheehan, endorses, Rotosound strings]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rotosound strings Context triple: [Billy Sheehan, endorses, Rotosound strings]
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A.
Rickenbacker 12-string guitar
The Rickenbacker 12-string guitar is an iconic electric guitar known for its bright, chiming sound that became a defining feature of 1960s folk rock and jangle pop.
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B.
Ernie Ball Music Man
Ernie Ball Music Man is a renowned American guitar and bass manufacturer known for its high-quality instruments, innovative designs, and collaborations with prominent artists.
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C.
Scruggs tuners (cam-style banjo tuners)
Scruggs tuners (cam-style banjo tuners) are specialized mechanical devices for the 5-string banjo that allow rapid, precise pitch changes of selected strings, enabling the distinctive string-bending effects popularized by Earl Scruggs.
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D.
Musitron
The Musitron is an early electronic keyboard instrument, similar to a modified clavioline, best known for its distinctive solo sound on Del Shannon’s hit song "Runaway."
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E.
DiMarzio
DiMarzio is a well-known manufacturer of guitar pickups and related musical accessories, widely used by electric guitar players for their distinctive tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rotosound strings Target entity description: Rotosound strings are a renowned British brand of bass and guitar strings, celebrated for their bright tone and durability and widely used by prominent rock and metal musicians.
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A.
Rickenbacker 12-string guitar
The Rickenbacker 12-string guitar is an iconic electric guitar known for its bright, chiming sound that became a defining feature of 1960s folk rock and jangle pop.
-
B.
Ernie Ball Music Man
Ernie Ball Music Man is a renowned American guitar and bass manufacturer known for its high-quality instruments, innovative designs, and collaborations with prominent artists.
-
C.
Scruggs tuners (cam-style banjo tuners)
Scruggs tuners (cam-style banjo tuners) are specialized mechanical devices for the 5-string banjo that allow rapid, precise pitch changes of selected strings, enabling the distinctive string-bending effects popularized by Earl Scruggs.
-
D.
Musitron
The Musitron is an early electronic keyboard instrument, similar to a modified clavioline, best known for its distinctive solo sound on Del Shannon’s hit song "Runaway."
-
E.
DiMarzio
DiMarzio is a well-known manufacturer of guitar pickups and related musical accessories, widely used by electric guitar players for their distinctive tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b4ab3cfc8190ac9bf32e932316b1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e685ee758c8190b267b7ce71de8f8c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:31 a.m.