| Author |
Topic: C6 tuning, modified |
John Orr
From:
Oregon, USA
|
Posted 10 Aug 2016 6:59 am |
|
Has anybody out there heard of modifying a 10 string tuning on a C 6 neck, and substituting a new first string, say "B", and getting rid of the 10th string (C) to make room for the change. Chris W. Mentioned it and I find the idea intriguing. An 11 string is not currently feasible.
Thanks,
John |
|
|
 |
Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
|
Posted 10 Aug 2016 7:47 am
|
|
I've never tried it, but I can see some virtue in having a D & B as the top two strings, emulating the F# & D# on E9. The 10th string C is probably the least used, so it could be worth the trade.
_________________
Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
|
|
|
Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
|
Posted 10 Aug 2016 11:20 am
|
|
| Ian Rae wrote: |
| I've never tried it, but I can see some virtue in having a D & B as the top two strings, emulating the F# & D# on E9. The 10th string C is probably the least used, so it could be worth the trade. |
I agree. My dream C6 would be a 12 string with a D on string 1, and a B on string 2. G on string 3. The regular tuning from there down.
_________________
Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
|
|
|
Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
|
Posted 10 Aug 2016 3:05 pm
|
|
I find strings 9 and 10 useful.
_________________
2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
|
|
|
Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
|
Posted 10 Aug 2016 11:25 pm
|
|
I find string 9 indispensible. It's a question of whether 10 is more or less useful than an extra high one.
_________________
Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
|
|
|
Jeff Harbour
From:
Western Ohio, USA
|
Posted 11 Aug 2016 4:21 am
|
|
Curly Chalker went the other way with it... he had Nothing above his high E, and opted for a low A below the low C.
You are correct though, the B would be useful if you can sacrifice the low C. I haven't done that with a D-10, but I do use Reece's 12-string non-pedal tuning. It has a D and B for the first two, then the high G for the third string. |
|
|
|
b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
|
Posted 11 Aug 2016 8:21 am
|
|
If you are thinking of eliminating the 10th string for some reason, consider this:
My 8-string is the same as the middle 8 strings of a 10-string C6th (raised a step, but let's ignore that). The only change to the standard C6th pedals is that P5 lowers the bottom string F to D instead of raising it to F#. I feel that the low root of the D9 chord is more important than the F#.
I've been thinking of going back to 10 strings, and the idea of a high B is appealing. There are precedents. Bobby Black's 10-string C6th lap steel has D and B on the top 2 strings. In his later years, Buddy Emmons was experimenting with a middle C# on his E9th, essentially making it an E13th. This gave him the same intervals you describe on the top 7 strings.
_________________
-𝕓𝕆𝕓- (admin) - Robert P. Lee - Recordings - Breathe - D6th - Video |
|
|
|
