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Topic: new at this no pedal stuff! |
Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 2 Aug 2001 6:51 am |
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Damon:
Welcome! Those are the 3 tunings I use. There was just a discussion about this topic so do a search on No Peddlers. The consensus was essentially "The simpler the better". For me the 6th tuning covers about 80% of what I do, and the 13th the other 20%. But then there's Tom Morrell who can play anything on a single neck. After dinking around with lots of tunings I decided it was best to learn to play the guitar and not the tuning!
Have Fun!
DD |
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Steve England
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 2 Aug 2001 7:14 am
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Hi Daymon, I use prety much the same tunings on my Fender Pro triple neck, except i have the F as the low string on the C6 neck with a high E instead of G, so as not to have exactly the same intervals on two necks.
PS Love the Profex[This message was edited by Steve England on 02 August 2001 at 08:15 AM.] |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2001 7:15 am
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Damon,
Those three are indeed THE three tunings you need.
However, don't hesitate to change a string or two for a given song. Jerry Byrd was a master at retuning between songs. And also DURING a song he has been seen raising a string; only to lower it back later in the tune.
In fact, the ability to change tunings quickly only enhances your musical attributes and makes you a better player. It is ear training at is very best.
Just one example of changing a tuning is reaching down and quickly tuning the bottom C (C6) to a C# for a song or two, and immediately returning it to a C for other tunes.
Try it! 
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 2 Aug 2001 9:22 pm
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If you want a learning experience and daily challenge, why not utilize C6th +7th; B11th; and JB's diatonic. There is more versatility there than you can possibly imagine. Just a tho't.
A lot of the very old steel guitar instrumentals were performed in C6th, C#min, A6th and E7th. Just a another tho't. |
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Keith Grubb
From:
Petaluma, CA, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2001 8:07 am
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Hey Ray,
How would you tune the B11th?
A B C# D# F# A C# E
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F# A B D# F# A C# E
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B F# B D# F# A C# E
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B A C# D# F# A C# E
I tried the second tuning for a while but didn't make much progress with it because I don't have any tab in B11th. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 3 Aug 2001 10:34 am
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| I prefer the final version of B11th with the low B. Check over in the tab section, Keith. I posted a simple Hawaiian tune in B11th for you. [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 03 August 2001 at 12:35 PM.] |
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