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Topic: Universal Tuning question |
Doug Rottier
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El Paso, Texas, USA
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Posted 16 May 2010 11:07 am |
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| Can the Universal tuning be used for the c6th neck on a 10 string steel, or is this tuning just for a twelve string steel. And if so how do I do this. I have a BMI D10 and I want to use the c6th neck also. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 16 May 2010 11:49 am
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At the ricks of seeming stupid, if you have a D-10, why not play C6 on the C6 neck?
You can probably add a couple of pedals and simulate a little bit if the E9 there, but what's the point?
If you want to play a Universal tuning, wouldn't it be better to get a guitar that's designed for that purpose?
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 16 May 2010 9:31 pm Re: Universal Tuning question
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Doug,
A Universal tuning is a 12 string tuning generally. So a short answer, no.
I assume your D10 is correctly setup with both 10 string E9 and C6 tunings on two necks, and should probably remain that way till you get better oriented.
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Joshua Grange
From:
Los Angeles, California
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Posted 17 May 2010 8:04 am
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Doug,
Also generally speaking, the Universal tuning was designed as a way to have the E9 and C6 tunings together on one 12 string neck. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 17 May 2010 8:55 am
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The universal tuning is the E9th tuning with the addition of low strings and pedals to get the sound of the C6th tuning. It's not a 10 string tuning.
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 17 May 2010 9:38 am
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Doug, I'd suggest that you just tune the C6th neck down a half tone to a B6th which would make it easier to comprehend along with your E9th neck than the C6th is. If you did that when your E's (strings 4 and 8 ) were lowered to D# all of the chord positions you've been using on your E9 neck with them lowered would be in the same place or fret on the inside neck. With your floor pedal that raises your 2nd string a half and lowers your 6th string a half tone to make your IV chord would now make an E7th chord. Jeff Newman mentioned this to me once at Scotty's that he'd done this on a double neck he had at home as he'd been playing Universal a good while and it was just a common sense thing!
I've always thought that if I played a D-10 there's no way I'd ever tune it to C, it'd have to be A6th or B6th, I think it'd be easier to get used to and not having to think so much about where a certain chord position was would certainly be a big plus. Also if you at some point in the future decided to go the E9/B6 Universal route, you'd be way ahead of the game!.........JMHO..........JH in Va.
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Allen Kentfield
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 17 May 2010 9:57 am somewhat related
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| I heard somwhere that Bob White originated the standard pedal seven change on a B6 tuning. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 17 May 2010 10:17 am Re: somewhat related
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| I heard somwhere that Bob White originated the standard pedal seven change on a B6 tuning. |
Alvino Rey had it on his E6 around 1943. |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 17 May 2010 10:41 am
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What Jerry Hayes said 
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