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Topic: Two E9 necks on a D-10? |
T. C. Furlong
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Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 12:36 pm |
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I was in Nashville last night working a show as a sound technician. As I was watching David Spires doing an absolutely stellar job with Jo Dee Messina, a thought occurred to me. I was thinking that many road players play only E9 during the show and the C6 neck many times goes unused and probably doesn't even get tuned up for the show. So why not put a duplicate tuning on the rear neck for emergencies like broken strings, mechanical issues or tuning. I am sure that we all have been in a situation where it would have been really nice to flip a switch, move your left leg over and be back in business. So then I started thinking about the possibilities of using both necks at the same time playing open on one neck and barring on the other with each foot on the pedals of one of the necks. I am thinking octave unisons, harmonies, split chords etc.
Also, maybe the secong E9 neck could be the experimental knee lever neck or even the experimental pedal neck. I have been thinking of dropping the "C" pedal and adding a 4th string whole tone raise on a lever. But I am too chicken to show up at a session or important gig without the familiar "C" pedal.
I realize that this wouldn't work for some players (including me) because C6 is always used.
Has anyone done this?
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Gere Mullican
From:
LaVergne, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 12:47 pm
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A spare E9 tuning sounds good to me (non-C6 player). Playing both necks at the same time (E9 and C6). Can work great if you are dexterious enough. Listen to Doug Jernigan play Bonnie Marie where he plays both necks at the same time. Beautiful song.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 12:54 pm
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Well, one downside is that all the levers would be a little stiffer (working both necks), every 2-string change would become a 4-string change. Of course, on the floor, you could have 4 or 5 separate pedals for each neck, so they wouldn't be a problem.
A more interesting thing to do might be to have one neck tuned an octave lower, for a sort of baritone E9th effect. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 1:40 pm
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| ...or alternatively you could have two C6 necks ! |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 2:43 pm
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Here is a previous discussion.
Scroll down and read my post.
Lee, from South Texas
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Michael Douchette
From:
Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 2:58 pm
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Uh... doesn't Mooney tune them both the same?
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Fred Jack
From:
Bastrop, Texas 78602
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Posted 4 Nov 2006 3:04 pm
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| No, Moon has Gmaj on upper neck |
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