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Topic: Open E Tuning |
Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 23 Aug 2024 6:47 am |
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RECOMMENDED string gauges for 6 string open E?
E B E G sharp B E
Thanks all.
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning.Just bought back my old SX lap steel that i modified, in open G |
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Bill McCloskey
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Carl McLaughlin
From:
St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 23 Aug 2024 9:56 am Open E
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Thanks for the imput guys, much appreciated
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning.Just bought back my old SX lap steel that i modified, in open G |
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K Maul
From:
Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 23 Aug 2024 10:16 am
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Like the medium set but prefer 14 rather that 13 on the top.
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2024 2:39 pm
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I like:
E. 0.015
B. 0.018
G# 0.022p or 0.024w
E 0.030w
B. 0.038w
E 0.054w |
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Steve Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, GA
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 23 Aug 2024 8:46 pm
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Unless it’s for a Weissenborn you can use the same strings you used for open D. They might feel a bit stiff.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Carl McLaughlin
From:
St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 14 Dec 2024 3:57 pm SX Lap
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Just bought back my old SX that i modified. Glad to have it back. Presently tuned to open G.
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning.Just bought back my old SX lap steel that i modified, in open G |
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