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Topic: Need advice for D8 tuning |
Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Jul 2004 8:30 am |
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Just got a Gibson D8 and need some tunings
and string gauges.
Thanks |
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 5 Jul 2004 12:03 pm
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Hi Chuck, Try these tunings.
Front Neck E13
.013 F#
.012 G#
.015 E
.018 C#
.020p B
.024w G#
.034 E
.036 D
Back Neck A6 or C6
.015 E E
.018 C# C
.022p A A
.026w F# G
.034 E E
.038 C# C
.046 A A
.054 F# G
Roger |
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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Jul 2004 1:35 pm
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| Thanks Roger. Sounds like a plan. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2004 1:56 pm
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E13th
E
C#
B
G#
F#
E
D
B
C6
E or E
C C
A A
G G
E E
C C#
A C
F A (LOW LOW A note)
The right hand A7/C6 tuning is from Jerry Byrd's D-8 Excel.
carl[This message was edited by C Dixon on 05 July 2004 at 02:57 PM.] |
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Bill Bosler
From:
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2004 4:50 pm
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Chuck:
The only change I would suggest is put the A6 tuning on the front neck and the E13 tuning on the rear neck. You'll end up playing the A6/C6 tuning far more often than the E13 when you find out how much fun it is. |
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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Jul 2004 2:56 am
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| Thanks for the advise guys. I love this forum. |
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2004 6:35 am
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I use the following tunings on my 56 Ricky
top neck
G#
E
C#
B
G#
E
D
B
Bottom neck
D
G
E
C
A
G
E
C
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jul 2004 7:35 am
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Chuck-you can't do any better than the tunings mentioned. Here is a couple that i had on my D8 , copying Alvino Rey. Back around 1939.
Top neck E7-E9-G#min6-Ddim.
E13 if you drop the 2nd string D to C#
E
D
B
G#
F#
D
B
G#
Bottom-your choice-A6-C6 or I used E6 so the bar positions are the same on both necks.
E
C#
B
G#
E
C#
B
G#-- OR A for A Maj7th bottom
I played many years and lots of jobs with lots of bands with this setup back in the old days. A picture of me playing that guitar , a Vega Birdseye Maple D8, with a big band is on my website......al 
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Jul 2004 3:05 am
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Thanks to all. I'm busy changing strings and
changing tunings. |
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