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Hi Will. A6’and E13 are classic Western Swing tunings. I use both on D8 Stringmaster to play old country and Western Swing. Or use C6 instead of A6.

I've heard that from a couple of players now, ...

As an enthusiastic beginner I bought a Triple 8 Stringmaster and was keen to explore all the tunings. But what helped me as a player is to focus mostly on one. I still use another tuning for certain ...

I think the idea of C6 and A6 is fairly solid, but I would want exactly the same string intervals on each neck.

So, if a song is in a key that is awkward on one neck, you can move to the other.
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Tackling some music out of the Sinatra songbook lately. This is music I used to sing with a great band years ago, but just trying to come up with chord melody arrangements in an hour. It’s a healt ...

If any lap steel tuning can be called “standard” it would be C6, CEGACE so I’d be inclined to leave that neck alone. I’d use the second neck to experiment on until I found a tuning that comple ...

Are you able to play both necks at once? To be quick enough to start a song on one neck, switch to the other neck at some point without missing a beat?

If so you might want to have a completely dif ...

Hello, everyone.

My name's Will and I'm a new member to the forum.

After many years of playing other instruments (mainly big band and gypsy jazz guitar and double bass), I've decided to buckle d ...

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Topic: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Dec 2024 11:41 pm Subject: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Hi Will. A6’and E13 are classic Western Swing tunings. I use both on D8 Stringmaster to play old country and Western Swing. Or use C6 instead of A6. I've heard that from a couple of players now, ...
Topic: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Dec 2024 11:34 pm Subject: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	As an enthusiastic beginner I bought a Triple 8 Stringmaster and was keen to explore all the tunings. But what helped me as a player is to focus mostly on one. I still use another tuning for certain ...
Topic: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Dec 2024 11:32 pm Subject: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	I think the idea of C6 and A6 is fairly solid, but I would want exactly the same string intervals on each neck. So, if a song is in a key that is awkward on one neck, you can move to the other. ...
Topic: A few Sinatra chord melodies (updates)
Will Helton Replies: 22 Views: 1708	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Dec 2024 12:55 am Subject: Re: A couple of Sinatra chord melodies
Will Helton Replies: 22 Views: 1708	Tackling some music out of the Sinatra songbook lately. This is music I used to sing with a great band years ago, but just trying to come up with chord melody arrangements in an hour. It’s a healt ...
Topic: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Dec 2024 11:06 pm Subject: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	If any lap steel tuning can be called “standard” it would be C6, CEGACE so I’d be inclined to leave that neck alone. I’d use the second neck to experiment on until I found a tuning that comple ...
Topic: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Dec 2024 10:55 pm Subject: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Are you able to play both necks at once? To be quick enough to start a song on one neck, switch to the other neck at some point without missing a beat? If so you might want to have a completely dif ...
Topic: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Dec 2024 9:55 pm Subject: New Member Seeks Tunings Advice
Will Helton Replies: 11 Views: 931	Hello, everyone. My name's Will and I'm a new member to the forum. After many years of playing other instruments (mainly big band and gypsy jazz guitar and double bass), I've decided to buckle d ...