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Topic: Lap Steel Guitar - It's all about "the chicks" |
Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Chris Berney
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 10:28 am |
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| That is so great. I am just starting out having played guitar and banjo for a number of years. Still trying to figure what tuning to start in. The lap I have is tuned C6 - GACEGACE Is this a good place to start? What about the ACEGACEG? I see that commonly as well. |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 11:00 am Giving this some tho't............
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I think "I" would first listen to as many artists that you can access.......
Out of that vast array.....I'd pick the "ONE" that I'd most like to sound like....not copy....but rather, sound like.
From there, one can determine his tuning, adopt that tuning for awhile and then.........after giving it a spin render a decision as to whether it's in your best interest to continue laboring with it.
From there on, it's merely a matter of pick and choose until you find the magic formula. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 11:06 am For what it's worth.........
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I have to agree with you Gerald......
I've found C6th to be my mainstay for several decades now and there has been nothing I couldn't find or play on it. It's a very versatile tuning.
Personally, I've found the seven string set-up to work best for me E-C-A-G-E-C#-C |
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Chris Berney
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 11:13 am Thanks!
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| I am definitely expanding my music library as part of this. Listening to a lot of Lindley right now. I think I'll start in C6 now as I have it and it seems the most versatile. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 3:27 pm
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C6 or C6/A7 is a great tuning and you can do Lindley stuff in there, it just may take some time to figure it out. Lindley plays in Open E.
Look for a Josh Cho YouTube vid where he plays some of Statesboro Blues in C6. Floored me the first time I saw it. |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 22 Sep 2013 12:45 pm
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Great job Gerald, and some funny stuff. Would love to attend one of your classes.
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Rose Sinclair
From:
Austin, TX, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 10:15 am
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You are funny, Gerald!!
Great playing, too!  |
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Jan Oelbrandt
From:
Herzele, Belgium
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 8:00 am
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I like the C6 moved up a string,
that's
A - C - E - G - A - C
and when playing pieces with a lot of minor chords, I found that tuning the 1st string half down (to B ) is very useful.
Other than that, I second what Ray said: listen, pick a tuning, try it for a while. |
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