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Topic: Tuning coming from C6 pedal steel |
Sam Werbalowsky
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New York, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2020 11:26 am |
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I just impulsively bought a 6 string Gretsch G5700 used so I can have something I can travel with or mess around on when I'm away from the pedal steel. I'd like some sort of 6th tuning to play western swing and some simple jazz melodies.
Can someone recommend a tuning and some possible string gauges? |
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Fred
From:
Amesbury, MA
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Posted 8 Jun 2020 1:04 pm
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How about C6
E C A G E C high to low
You can get packaged sets by clicking the Strings link at the top of the page
Fred |
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Sam Werbalowsky
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2020 2:03 pm C6
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| That seems good to me, and was something I thought I should try. Thank you! |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2020 2:43 pm
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| Fred wrote: |
How about C6
E C A G E C high to low |
That's the tuning you want, Sam. Same as removing the 1st, 8th, 9th, & 10th strings from your pedal steel (assuming you're playing a D-10, of course). |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 8 Jun 2020 2:44 pm
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The low C can be droped a full tone to Bb flat for a jazzier sound. or up half tone to C# for C6th/A7th. without having to change string gauges.
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 9 Jun 2020 9:00 pm
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Andy Volk's slide rules book has lots of tuning ideas https://www.amazon.com/Slide-Rules-Tunings-Bottleneck-Resophonic/dp/0976070545
Also highly recommend his Exploring c6 book especially if you haven't been playing slants, behind bar bends etc.
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