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Michael Wolfe
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Posted 1 Jan 2013 3:51 pm |
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I have been lurking here for about a year and finally decided I knew enough to ask a question, so I bought a membership. I have just taken delivery of my second SX resonator, which makes one square neck and one round neck. I also own one of the Agile lap steels.
I have been playing bottleneck badly for about 35 years but lately I have become enamored of the open G tuning, and the lap style of playing, which makes playing more harmonious for me. 
I know a lot of you use C6 tuning and you play almost everything, I have seen your videos, but I mainly do blues. Do any of you play blues specifically and what tunings do you use?
Also, I have a preset on my internet radio for Steel Radio, and I enjoy it a great deal.
Regards,
Mike |
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David Knutson
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Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 1 Jan 2013 4:45 pm
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Welcome, Mike.
I play lots of blues on my old National square neck, and mostly in G tuning. I use the low G (from the bass - D G D G B D). I find it is a great tuning for jamming, and there is a ton of nice melodic stuff living in there. |
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Michael Wolfe
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2013 5:19 pm
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| David Knutson wrote: |
Welcome, Mike.
I play lots of blues on my old National square neck, and mostly in G tuning. I use the low G (from the bass - D G D G B D). I find it is a great tuning for jamming, and there is a ton of nice melodic stuff living in there. |
Thanks for the feedback, David. That National sounds cool, owning a metal body square neck is on my bucket list.
I have been using the same tuning and I find it very versatile. I also think I am hearing some open G in my old Ry Cooder CDs.
I have one of those Georgeboards instructional videos for C6 tuning but I haven't been able to lay my hands on a set of strings that will handle that tuning yet. |
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David Knutson
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Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 1 Jan 2013 5:56 pm
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| Mike, you can get strings through the forum. Just click "STRINGS" at the top of your page. I don't play C6 on my acoustics, but there are lots of players here who do, and will be happy to share their knowledge of gauges, etc. |
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Tom Gray
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Decatur, GA
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Posted 1 Jan 2013 9:58 pm
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Michael, for blues the G tuning will get you part way there. You can quickly change three strings to a D tuning (low to high: D-A-D-F#-A-D) and get the Elmore James licks. C6 is a great and versatile tuning, but it will take you in a different direction. It wasn't designed for songs like "I Can't Be Satisfied" or "Dust My Broom". If you want to play blues, I'd say master the G and D first.
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Michael Wolfe
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2013 2:46 am
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| Tom Gray wrote: |
| Michael, for blues the G tuning will get you part way there. You can quickly change three strings to a D tuning (low to high: D-A-D-F#-A-D) and get the Elmore James licks. C6 is a great and versatile tuning, but it will take you in a different direction. It wasn't designed for songs like "I Can't Be Satisfied" or "Dust My Broom". If you want to play blues, I'd say master the G and D first. |
Thanks for the suggestion, Tom, I have used the open D tuning on the acoustic before but not with a slide (If you remember, alternate tunings were very popular a few years back on acoustic guitar).
This is exactly the kind of information I was looking for.
(Incidentally, I recently moved to Rome, I'll have to take in your date at Blind Willie's in January.) |
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