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Not to be argumentative, but the Gypsy jazz examples you posted were NOT new licks nor new music as that style was developed in the 1930's and has been popular for decades.

Wasn't thinking about that. I was more thinking about the stuff Douglas and Ickes are doing. The Jerry Douglas band is putting out some pretty cutting edge stuff. I used the Gypsy jazz example of someone playing more jazzy stuff on dobro tuning.

And new licks don't really have anything to do with the style of music.

Hold everything!
You mean Bob Dunn gave lessons?
I'm calling Houston right away.... wonder if he does Zoom?

Bill McCloskey wrote:

Not to be argumentative, but the Gypsy jazz examples you posted were NOT new licks nor new music as that style was developed in the 1930's and has been popular for decades.

Wasn't thinking about that. I was more thinking about the stuff Douglas and Ickes are doing. The Jerry Douglas band is putting out some pretty cutting edge stuff. I used the Gypsy jazz example of someone playing more jazzy stuff on dobro tuning.

And new licks don't really have anything to do with the style of music.

Ok, what the guys you mention are doing is quite good!

I'll still be using A6, C6, etc.

"I'll still be using A6, C6,"

Which is great. But my guess is you play more genre based music.

...Which takes us back to my first post in this thread

There is no tuning that is “best”. The best tuning for any and each of us is the tuning that lets us play the music we want to play.

For me, that’s D6 (Bm7). It gives me easy major blues, minor blues, and blues-rock—which is 99% of what I play.

For Bill M. it’s Dobro open G. For David it’s A6 or C6. For b0b it’s GBDF#AD. Other players; other tunings. We still haven’t heard back from the OP with what his playing expectations are...

.Thanks for all of the members imput.I have been playing open G,classic old country mostly.Just got started playing Open D,nice but i am going to give C6 and A6 a try.A6 looks interesting.Again thanks everyone for your imputs.
Carl

WHEW!!!

David M Brown wrote:

Brooks Montgomery wrote: What are the round gourd looking drums above the bass drum?
I can’t make them out on my phone.

Chinese temple blocks - semi-tuned woodblocks. They were common in the 20's and into the 30's on trap sets.

Yup. Chick Webb had a set shaped like skulls IIRC.

If you are now playing G and comfortable with it keep on until the voices urge you to try something different, C6 is much different than G. G is 135135, C6 is135613, much different sounds but I have discovered for myself the C6 is more fun after you start getting used to it. Then look out. you will wantto go 8 string and add the 7. Just let it happen. Mean time lots of good music in G. Playing music is
what it is all about. Can play the same songs in any tuning. Takes time and pracice.