This is awesome....
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:46 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:15 pm
Really similare to the way Rickenbacker does it.
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:29 pm
That's actually really cool
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:14 pm
I think that's a common solution to 12-string headstock tuner placement problems. Otherwise there might be spacing issues.
It'd be a tight fit. (TWSS)
It'd be a tight fit. (TWSS)
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:58 pm
I think that guy has been doing those conversions for many years now. Really clever. All the same, after the Squier Bass VI came real, I'm holding out for the Squier XII.
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:03 pm
SQUIER BASSXII
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:07 pm
SEE!
SEE!
THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE DONE!
SEE!
THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE DONE!
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Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:15 am
YES! I'm planning to make a 9-string of my Goth SG using that method. And probably fail miserably
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:20 am
Waait...
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:39 am
I've only ever played acoustic 12-strings and found all of them nearly unplayable although I've got relatively strong hands and fingers. It stands to reason that 12 strings should provide more resistance than 6, but is there anything that can be done to mitigate this?
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:19 am
Bon Hoga wrote:I've only ever played acoustic 12-strings and found all of them nearly unplayable although I've got relatively strong hands and fingers. It stands to reason that 12 strings should provide more resistance than 6, but is there anything that can be done to mitigate this?
Tune 'em down.
Even acoustic 12-strings've traditionally been tuned at least a whole step below standard.
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:27 pm
well, not traditionally. that's a more modern practice...when i was a sprout everybody tuned 12-strings to standard pitch--e.g. Roger McGuinn, George Harrison--and i still do. most 12s have the strings too far off the fingerboard, and people use strings which are too heavy. i always use the lightest strings i can find on my acoustic 12, and i still have to swap the octave G for a .008 because the .010 most sets provide ALWAYS breaks before it gets to pitch. with a proper setup a standard-tuned 12-string is about as playable as a 6 as long as you can deal with fretting a string pair with one finger and you don't try gonzo note-bending.
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:30 pm
dubkitty wrote:well, not traditionally.
Like many of the first 12-string players, Leadbelly played a Stella 12-string, which he tuned down to C. The lower pitch gave the guitar a rich, booming tone. Stellas were larger than the other 12-strings being made at the time, measuring 16 inches across the lower bout. The larger body also produced the louder volume that was so important in the pre-electric guitar world.
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:58 pm
I play 12's pretty much exclusively now, I tune to c standard and can play pretty much whatever I want with no issues. Other guys who are great players have had some issues trying to jam on my guitars, I think it;s just something that takes a little getting used to. Using lighter strings especially at first will help.
Its more effort and learning how the instrument acts and responds a little differently pays dividends. Here's a shot of my newest one-
Here's one of our songs with all the guitar being played on a 12
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGuD2jStTW8[/youtube]
Its more effort and learning how the instrument acts and responds a little differently pays dividends. Here's a shot of my newest one-
Here's one of our songs with all the guitar being played on a 12
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGuD2jStTW8[/youtube]
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Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:08 pm
Mudfuzz wrote:dubkitty wrote:well, not traditionally.Like many of the first 12-string players, Leadbelly played a Stella 12-string, which he tuned down to C. The lower pitch gave the guitar a rich, booming tone. Stellas were larger than the other 12-strings being made at the time, measuring 16 inches across the lower bout. The larger body also produced the louder volume that was so important in the pre-electric guitar world.