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Topic: A6 string gauges |
Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 6:15 pm |
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| I have A6 on the back neck of my Emmons Legrande 2 and the 3 bottom gauges-.50,.56,/68 feel really loose and spongy. They go out of tune if you press the bar down at all. All the other strings feel great. Any suggestions? I am only a few years into this and not sure what to do. Thanks, TC |
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 6:17 pm
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Check out Herb Remington's A6 tuning in the copedant section on the forum. He has the gauges he uses.
Tony |
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 4 Jun 2010 6:09 pm A6
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| Could not find copedant section or any Herb Remmington string gauges. I may just have to try lower gauges than the chart says to. Really dont like the mushy bass strings. |
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2010 6:20 pm
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Tom, go to the top of this page and click on "Links" then go to the top of that page and click on "Copedents" and scroll down the page. There's alot of different tunings on that page.
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 6:37 pm A6
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| Thanks! I found it. I think the solution is to go back to the C6 gauges for the bass strings. Should do the trick. Thanks again |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2010 10:33 am
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You can also go to Fender's site and download the 400 or 1000 manual - their 8-strings were based on A6, but there's also chart with recommended gages for particular open notes.
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2010 11:15 am
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| Larry Petree has A6 on his back neck. Try emailin him to find out what he uses. Larry's a really nice guy and a great player as well. Email Larry Here |
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