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Location: NJ | Slap;
Ashamedly, that's the extent of my knowledge on this. :rolleyes:
Never done it, nor played it.
I believe Messrs. Moody/Templeman are a little better versed on this . . .
It's some "Country" thing . . . |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....but would it be a bit twangy?
...hmmm... maybe that's the point.
... would that "Special Tuning" justify my purchase of another guitar??? :rolleyes: |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | thanx Cliff....maybe Moody/Temp will chime in.
Tim....yep sounds like justification to me |
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Location: SoCal | Stringing a 6 string with the octave strings from a 12 (I think D'Addario sells sets of these now) and tuning them like they would be tuned on a 12 is Nashville, or high string tuning.
It makes a very jangly sound. A lot of recordings in Nashville and in other types of music use a guitar strung this way. It simulates the sound of a 12 but doesn't make the track sound so muddy.
The way to make it effective is to capo up around the 5th to 7th fret. I've got a buddy that I'll play rhythm with and I'll do this and play all sorts of rhythm figures while he's playing the main tune. Very very cool.
Older O's are great for this. The O's of the 70's (except for the Custom Legends and the Adamii) had very little bass so they were perfect for this application.
I just read in an interview with David Gilmore that he still uses his 1970's Custom Legend for this purpose. |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Here's how I justify purchasing a new guitar: "Hmmm...I think I want to buy a new guitar." Works every time. ;) |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Paul Moody
Thanx....I never thought of it....plan to try it. |
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Location: Scotland | High-string guitar is very much an ensemble thing. It's great for doubling rhythm parts on a recording or for playing with other rhythm guitarists without getting in the way, but a Nashville-tuned guitar by itself it sounds pretty weak. |
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Location: SoCal | The only exception to what Temp just posted, that I have run across, is when I heard a championship fingerpicker play a Nashville strung guitar. It was incredible.
Wag, you know him, Michael Earhardt (sp?). |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Paul
What does it sound like? Kinda like a harp? |
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12 string vs. 6 string
