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Topic: c6 dobro |
John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 13 Nov 2004 8:10 am |
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| i'd like to put my dobro in a c6 tuning. i could use some suggestions on tuning and string gauges. thanks, john |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2004 9:50 am
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| John...I have an Am7 tuning on mine. Low to high: A C E G A C (just like the inside 6 of my PSG's C6) Works great, especially for jazz and blues, and it's easy to re-tune to standard bluegrass G tuning from there. |
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John Hinsley
From:
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2004 3:26 am
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| I have been using the Jagwire set available here at the forum. I tune my re-coned Regal to standard C6 and the sound is huge. |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2004 9:38 am
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My Regal resonator is tuned to C6th:
E - .015p
C - .018p
A - .022p
G - .024p
E - .030 Bronze Wrap
C - .036 Bronze Wrap
I think the "Bronze" is because it's an acoustic string. I got this set from Scotty's music. |
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Bryan Bradfield
From:
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 14 Nov 2004 9:49 am
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If you have been playing dobro in high bass G tuning, you might want to try G6 instead of C6. Just raise the 4th string a whole tone.
From low to high: G, B, E, G, B, D.
Obviously, I used the same gauges as for normal G tuning; however, I broke some 4th strings while changing back & forth, so I would now reduce the gauge of the 4th string, if there is a need to move back & forth in the tuning. |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 14 Nov 2004 12:07 pm
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thanks, everybody.
i sticking with the c6 tuning. that's what my lapsteel is, and i just don't have enough brain cells to learn two tunings.
john |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2004 5:27 pm
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E>.015p
C>.018p
A>.022p
G>.026w
E>.032w
C>.038w
Is what I use and certainly Bronze wound.
Ricky |
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