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Topic: Thoughts on hybrid A6 tuning? |
Mark Evans
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2025 4:58 pm |
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Recently stumbled into an Ace (Rickenbacker) locally that appears to be almost unused. What a hoot! Boisterous pickup, nary a hum. It’s the shortest scale lap I have, so I’m trying an A6th tuning (all the other long scales are in D, E, C etc).
I’ve tried a few. Variants, settled on one that a fellow forumite suggested.
A C# E F# A C#
I’ve been watching some Western swing rules with Eddie Rivers. One thing he mentions is that he prefers an E on top. I twisted my tuning so that it reads:
A C# E F# A E
I’m finding some cool stuff… but what would you call this? Another A6?
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Larry Pogreba Baritone 'Weissenheimer
Late 30’s Oahu Tonemaster
Early 40’s Rickenbacker Ace
Asher Electro Hawaiian
Hermann Guitars style 1 Weissenborn
2017 Richard Wilson Style 1 Weissenborn |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2025 9:12 pm
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| E on the top is by far the most common version of A6. You have a nice major triad on the top three strings and a relative minor on 2,3 and 4. |
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2025 9:59 pm
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Yes, the most common 6 string A6 tuning, which I use a lot, is low to high:
C# E F# A C# E
The one with C# on top is a lower version of the C6 tuning, L-H
CEGACE |
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