|
|
Joined:
September 2006
Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | While looking at BigWaveDave's thread about his Long-Neck last week,
I spotted this Celebrity on d'Bay.
So I added my name to the low-ball bids not thinking that I would win...
So now that I have it, I need to figure-out how to play it.
Yeah, I can put a capo on it and play it like a regular scale guitar...
But where's the fun in that?
Anyway, this is a DSC 247S... So it has a Solid Top, Quintad Bracing, and an OP-24+.
Even when playing it with a capo this thing has a boom to to it.
Must be the bridge location.
The neck is a little bit longer.
But most of that length is in the bridge location, eh?
|
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2004
Posts: 13303
Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I play a longneck for 2 reasons.
1st, it makes it easier for me to sing certain songs....so I can use a capo if I want to stay in the original key or drop down a full note for easier vocals all with little effort.
2nd, It fills the room with a much fuller sound. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2003
Posts: 13994
Location: Upper Left USA | Yup, primarily to allow capo and phrasing choices. Try placing the capo across the 1-5 strings second fret for a drop D. Partial/cut capo second fret to maintain chord phrasing and add some drone notes to a tune. Most recorded songs are pushed into higher keys so if you phrase the same you will be in a more manageable key.
Edited by MWoody 2013-12-23 8:24 PM
|
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2005
Posts: 1609
Location: Colorado | Try long Train Runnin, Long tall Sally, Long Cool Woman in black dress, Along came Jones....someelse keep it going |
|
| |
|
Joined:
January 2009
Posts: 4535
Location: Flahdaw | I'd drop it down an extra step or 2 and play a hundred songs that I currently play capo'd on about the 8th fret |
|
| |
|
Joined:
September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | I'd use a long neck to handle what I call .... the McCartney note. "Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.... and the first one said to the second one there I HOPE you having fun" . I've come across a small number of songs where a longneck would come in handy but not enough to buy a specific guitar for and lug it all around. There is plenty of lower hanging fruit. .
Edited by Slipkid 2013-12-24 7:54 AM
|
|
| |
|
Joined:
October 2005
Posts: 4062
Location: Utah | Craig Carothers has a number of songs played one full step low. "That's How Easy Goes" is one example. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2005
Posts: 1609
Location: Colorado | the long and winding road |
|
| |
|
Joined:
September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | a couple Badfinger tunes |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2006
Posts: 6995
Location: Jet City | There's lots of tunes done on a baritone. My longneck is usually tuned down to b. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2008
Posts: 2985
Location: Sydney, Australia | 'Most people I know (think that I'm crazy)' by Billy Thorpe was performed one semitone lower than standard tuning - longneck in D with capo 1 hits the spot. Buy heavy strings (14s) and it will rumble your belly |
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2013
Posts: 23
Location: Central East Coast Florida | Congrats on the guitar! I've had mine just over a week now and I can't put it down! The rumble and overall sound is just amazing! I put D'Addario heavy's on it (which I have to admit felt like stringing it with piano wire) but were the right call. They handle the overall length nicely.
For me, song wise, anything floating around the E-F-G range. Breakdown, Redemption Song, Jack and Diane and Southern Cross to name a few. As mentioned, a lot of Beatles tunes. Eagles songs too. It also sounds really good finger picking.
Enjoy!
Edited by bigwavedave 2013-12-25 2:22 AM
|
|
| |
What do I play on a Long-Neck? (or what do YOU play)