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Topic: 8 Sring C6th Tuning/ Gauges |
KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 30 May 2005 6:13 am |
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What is the standard 8 string C6th tuning,and the string gauges to use? Here's what I thought would be:
A
G
E
C
A
G
E
C,or
G
E
C
A
G
E
C
A
Just a different inversion.
Let me know what your tuning is.  |
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Mark Ardito
From:
Chicago, IL, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2005 5:57 am
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Kenny,
I like to use the second version you have there. It is really just a Emmons 10 string version of the tuning with the 2 low strings removed.
From low to high...
A C E G A C E G (sometimes I de-tune the high string to D for some songs...)
Cheers!
Mark
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Wayne Carver
From:
Martinez, Georgia, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 4:33 am
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| Why do 8 stringers have a high g but on a 6 string a high g is "too thin"? |
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George Rout
From:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 6:32 am
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Has anybody seen the booklet "60 Modern Tunings For Eight String Steel Guitars" put out by Paul Bigsby in 1953. I bought it when I got my Gibson Console Grande in 1953. I think it was the first more or less comprehensive booklet on 8 string tunings. While it doesn't talk about string gauges, it was quite interesting for its time. I still have it.
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 7:12 am
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The C6 tuning I use on my D8 from top to bottom
D G E C A G E C
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Wayne Cox
From:
Chatham, Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 8:37 am
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KENNY,I am not sure that there is such a thing as a "standard tuning" for a steel guitar,but,the most prevalent non-pedal C6 is (hi to lo) GECAGECA. Second to that is (hi to lo) ECAGECAF. JERRY BYRD used a hybrid tuning C6/A7 which was something like this (hi to Lo) ECAGEC#A and he also often tuned the 7th string to C. I don't know why he didn't use an 8-string version of this tuning,but as far as I know, he didn't. The possibilities are as endless as chords themselves. The main thing is to select one and start practicing.
~~W.C.~~[This message was edited by Wayne Cox on 02 June 2005 at 09:39 AM.] |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 11:29 am
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| from high to low: E-C-A-G-E-C-Bb-G. As far as i know, nobody uses an A string on top. [This message was edited by Dan Sawyer on 02 June 2005 at 12:30 PM.] |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Jun 2005 11:35 pm
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Jerry Byrd did use an 8-string C6/A7 tuning: Lo-A—C—C#—E—G—A—C—E. This can be retuned to other variations, such as D9/A6: Lo-A–C–C#–E–F#–A–C–E or B11: Lo-B–A–C#–D#–F#–A–C#–E
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’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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