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Topic: S10 or D10 |
Ben Godard
From:
Jamesville NC
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 4:41 pm |
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I have never owned a double neck psg before so this may be a dumb question . I'm thinking of buyin one in the near future. I have a couple of questions. Does having a double neck negatively affect the way each neck plays individually. What I mean is if you want to play E9, does the fact that it is a double neck cause any more detuning or other issues due to fact of having much more mechanics under the carrige. To put it more simple, Will the E9 single neck generally always play better than an E9 on a double neck.
What are the pro's cons of a single neck vs double neck. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 4:46 pm
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A double is a little larger, a little heavier, a little more expensive...but a lot more fun!
Provided you get something decent, there'll be no tuning problems or other issues to worry about.
Doubles might sometimes sound a little better (because of the larger cabinet), but that's not an issue you should concern yourself with.
Any modern guitar is capable of a lot more than the guy behind it (no matter who he is). |
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 4:57 pm
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| What Donny said. I've never had an issue that way and I've never heard of it being an issue. My most comfortable feeling E9th setup ever is on my D-10 Fessenden, with my SD-10 Fessy a close second - they feel almost identical, but there is something special about the particular D-10 I have. I had an S-10 Fessenden as well, and for me the double body is more comfortable, but over the years I ahve had mostly SD-10's or D-10's so its probably just what I'm used to. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 6:25 pm
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| does the fact that it is a double neck cause any more detuning or other issues due to fact of having much more mechanics under the carrige |
Nope, just more stuff to make mistakes with  |
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Ron !
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 11:08 pm
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| Any modern guitar is capable of a lot more than the guy behind it (no matter who he is). |
uuf-da...ain't that the truth.
Ron |
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Ernie Pollock
From:
Mt Savage, Md USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 4:06 am Humm?
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Ahh! theres just nothing like the feel of the D-10, I love C6th and S-10's are like having just half the guitar. If you have the resourses, buy a D-10, you won't be sorry!!
Ernie 
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 4:52 am
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| Ben, It was not quite clear if you presently have a single frame or double frame guitar. If you have a single on a double frame, the differences should be slight when converting to a D-10. If you are currently playing a single frame guitar, there may be an adjustment period because your seating position at the guitar will change when playing the E-9 tuning. This is due to the fact that the E-9 neck is now ahead of your knee levers rather than directly above them. The C-6 neck should feel more familiar. (unless of course the guitar has the Chalker or Mooney setup). |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 7:58 am Re: S10 or D10
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| Ben Godard wrote: |
| Does having a double neck negatively affect the way each neck plays individually. What I mean is if you want to play E9, does the fact that it is a double neck cause any more detuning or other issues due to fact of having much more mechanics under the carrige. |
Actually, a double neck is more stable. Since there is more tension on the body, any change in tension caused by pedals is a smaller percentage of the overall tension. The net result is that double neck guitars have less "cabinet drop" than single neck guitars.
I discovered this when I removed the back neck from a guitar. The difference was about 3 cents more drop on the high E string when pushing A+B - barely audible, but measurable. Anyone with a D-10 can verify this by removing the strings from the C6th neck.
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