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Topic: Did Sho-Bud make a dual string PSG like a 12 string guitar? |
G. Robertson
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California, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2009 5:13 pm |
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In this video, Shot refers to the guitar in the foreground as "the monster" with dual strings on one neck and single on the other. What does he mean by that? Dual strings like a 12 string guitar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIRVlUSrgYc |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 2 Jul 2009 6:00 pm
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| This particular video has been discussed before on the Forum. I tried to find the original post but couldn't. The quick answer to your question is yes, it's a double-course instrument. Several have been made over the years. I've built four so far. Maybe someone knows where to find the earlier post. |
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G. Robertson
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California, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2009 6:17 pm
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| Thanks, Alan. I searched first as well but found nothing. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Mark Durante
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St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 3 Jul 2009 4:51 am
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 3 Jul 2009 8:44 am
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Can't say I have ever heard a record that had one on it. Can anyone stear me in the right direction? I would love to hear one.
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Al Udeen
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maple grove mn usa
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Posted 3 Jul 2009 10:23 am
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| Yes! Hal Rugg used a dual string Sho-Bud for a while in the late 60s or early 70s on some recordings, One I'm quite sure, was an album with Wanda Jackson! I don't know what album it was, but I recall hearing it! au |
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Bill Ford
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Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 3 Jul 2009 5:17 pm
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Looks like one of the one's that Sho-Bud made???
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 8 Jul 2009 5:30 pm
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The problem with octave courses is that they're okay on acoustic instruments such as guitars, lutes, etc., and they're okay on lap steels, but as soon as you try to put pedals on you have the problem that the two strings have to be pulled by different amounts, which makes for a complicated mechanism and a mountain of tuning problems.
Also, you'll notice that on a 12-string guitar the top two or three courses are unison. This means that if you try to play any lead you end up jumping octaves. The only way to have all courses as octave would be to make the octave string an octave lower rather than higher, and then when you get down to the bass strings they're really low and heavy gauge.
Last edited by Alan Brookes on 8 Jul 2009 5:33 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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