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Topic: Would this Tuning/Copedant be Musically Practical? |
Marty Broussard
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Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2020 11:50 am |
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This is especially a request for feedback from the advanced 10-string 6th players out there.
Would the copedant below be practical for a "fly/road" or "honky-tonk" guitar? I have a SD10 guitar that I could add additional pedals/levers to, but want to be sure it is musically practical and worth the added weight.
Essentially, I think I would be sacrificing:
-The 2 lowest bass notes on a typical 10 string 6th tuning
-The ability to Raise the root(B)a 1/2-tone
-The typical/original Pedal 4 changes
The B6th Lock-Lever would create a minimum of an 8-string 6th tuning via strings 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Notice all of the notes in beige highlight.
Note: If I found a changer or guitar with 4 Raises available I could have a lever raise the appropriate strings to obtain a C6th tuning rather than lower the ones listed for a B6th tuning, but my current guitar is 3R/3L on the changer.
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Scott Swartz
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St. Louis, MO
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Posted 11 Dec 2020 1:16 pm
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I wonder if it would easier to look at it as an E6 (plus 9) and have the lever lock only lower 2 and 9 to C#.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2020 6:04 pm
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I don't think you'd want to lower string 10 on the vertical. It would mess with some of the B6th chords.
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Marty Broussard
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Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2020 6:34 pm
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Thanks for your responses. All worthy comments that Iām taking seriously.
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Former steel guitarist for Tracy Byrd & The Byrd Dawgs, Mark Chesnut & The New South Band, Mark Nesler & Texas Tradition, Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun, Belton Richard & The Musical Aces
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