How Should I Tune my new guitar? |
8 String E9 G#, E, B, G#,F#,E,D,B |
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10 String E9 with Chromatics F#,D#, G#, E, B, G#,F#,E,D,B |
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50% |
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10 String extended E9 G#, E, B, G#,F#,E,D,B,G#,E |
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0% |
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10 string with low E and chromatic F#. F#,G#, E, B, G#,F#,E,D,B,E |
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0% |
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Other |
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25% |
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Total Votes : 4 |
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Paul Strojan
From: California, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2023 3:49 pm
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I’m thinking about commissioning a standup steel guitar from Jackson and I am exploring what kind of setup I want to get. The music that I really like is the late lap steel music and early pedal steel music. I want to inhabit a similar space as Don Helms, Ralph Mooney, Kayton Roberts or Bud Isaacs.
I am leaning towards 4 pedals and at least 8 strings. The tuning would be standard E9.
Pedal 1 raises the Es to Fs
Pedal 2 A pedal raises the Bs to C#
Pedal 3 B Pedal raises the G#s to As
Pedal 4 Lowers the Es to D# and the D to C# for a B6 add 9
My question is 8 or 10 strings and what would I do with the extra strings? |
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Tom Campbell
From: Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2023 7:21 am
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On an 8 string set-up I would tune the top four string as:
1st string E
2nd " C#
3rd " B
4th " G#
This would give you the E maj.chord, The relative C# minor chord, an E6 chord and by raising the C# to a D you would have a E7 chord. |
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