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Topic: 12 string or 10 string bar |
Alan Bidmade
From:
Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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Posted 16 Aug 2017 10:47 am |
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Here's a question.
I play a 10 string Ben-Rom pedal steel.
I find that I want the feel of the heel of the steel bar closer to the joint between my thumb and palm but if I try this with my 10 string BJS bar I find I'm 'short' on the upper strings.
(I guess there are 12 string players using a 10 string bar but their input might be just be too confusing for me.)
So... are there 10 string players using a 12 string bar?
Pros and cons???
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Mike Spaeth
From:
Springdale, Arkansas
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Posted 16 Aug 2017 11:33 am 12 string
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| No cons I know of. I am using a 12 string bar on my D10. I find it more comfortable for the same reasons you described. |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2017 12:21 pm
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| I use a 10 string bar on my 12 string guitar. I have big hands but it's easier for me to do slants and hammer ons with a 10 string bar. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 16 Aug 2017 12:44 pm
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| Jim Smith wrote: |
| I use a 10 string bar on my 12 string guitar. |
Me too. I have yet to encounter a situation in which I need anything longer.
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