I'm going to take the plunge and order it, I have a few questions for those that have taken the course before I buy.
How much of the course can I complete on a 6 string tuning? I know Jerry used a 7 string quite a bit, and most of the tab that I have seen for his pieces is written for 8 string tunings.
I have a D6 Iolana that I will be using for the course after I replace the tuner buttons, which tunings should I use on the two necks?
My other lap steel is a valco single 6 that is always in C6, so I could tune the Iolana D6 to the instructional material if it is applicable to 6 string tuning.
Thanks!
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"How much of the course can I complete on a 6 string tuning?"
All of it. It takes you through a number of tunings before getting to C6. It is all written for 6 string. A tuning is the first one, I believe, then E7th, and it goes from there.
All of it. It takes you through a number of tunings before getting to C6. It is all written for 6 string. A tuning is the first one, I believe, then E7th, and it goes from there.
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Excellent question. As Bill says, the course is written for 6 string. You can tune one of your Iolana necks to an open E (E,B,E,G#,B,E lo to hi)and get the E,E7 and C#min tunings that he covers without changing pitch more than a whole step on any string. Tune the other neck to A (A,C#,E,A,C#,E) for the first chapter. You can change strings 4,5 &6 on that neck when you get to the C6 chapter but you already have a C6 guitar so between those three necks you'll have it covered.
Note: this advice is for solid body lap steels only - not acoustic lap steels.
Note: this advice is for solid body lap steels only - not acoustic lap steels.
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Just pulled out my course. For the first tuning (A Major tuning) Jerry recommends 15, 17, 19, 30, 32 or 34, 42
For next tuning (E major) you keep the same strings.
Next tuning is E7th, same strings used.
next tuning is C# minor, no indication of string gauges changing.
Next tuning is C# minor 9th. Recommendation is to change 5th string to 30 and 6th string to 34
Next tuning is E13th: 3rd string changes to 16, 4th to 22(plain), 5th to 28, 6th to 30
next tuning is B 11th, no change of string gauges
Then you get to C6th recommend gauges are 15, 17, 22, 23 or 24, 30, 35
For next tuning (E major) you keep the same strings.
Next tuning is E7th, same strings used.
next tuning is C# minor, no indication of string gauges changing.
Next tuning is C# minor 9th. Recommendation is to change 5th string to 30 and 6th string to 34
Next tuning is E13th: 3rd string changes to 16, 4th to 22(plain), 5th to 28, 6th to 30
next tuning is B 11th, no change of string gauges
Then you get to C6th recommend gauges are 15, 17, 22, 23 or 24, 30, 35
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