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Topic: 8 String Reso's ?? |
James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2004 6:30 pm |
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I'm playing a couple of different Reso's...One Regal RD45 that I really have a ball with , and then my Tut Taylor that I am more carefull with ...The Regal sounds great as I have modified it a little bit, and a little bit goes a long way !!....It's no Tut Taylor, but neither is the price...The Tut is very smooth and distinguished sounding ....Very polished tone ....I can't help but wonder how an 8 string Reso sounds ...I just can't envision 2 added strings that go lower than what's already on a 6 string ....The lower strings on a 6 string are had enough to get good sound from ....Am I missing something ?....Do the the lower strings on an 8 string really sound out ??..... Do you run different gauges when stringing up an 8 string ?..
Thanks in advance to all replies ....Jim |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2004 11:06 pm
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James,
I play a 6 and an 8 reso. For example, hi bass G, put an E on the 4th string for a lush G6th sound. I will often tune the 8th string to a b7th or a 5th.
You can tune up to C6th with a G on the first string.
The extra strings gives you more room in the middle for other tunings. Not just for low strings.
E13, B11, etc.
Hope this helps.
Ron |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 7:56 pm
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Ron,
Thanks for your reply.....I can see the added tuning's , and can now also imagine tunning the same tuning , but tuning it differently on different Reso's...
Like an open G tuning being tuned differently on each reso ....Thanks, Jim |
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