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Topic: Double 8 how do I tune it? |
Robert Todd
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Atlanta, Georgia USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2005 8:23 am |
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| I just bought a Fender double 8 and don't have a clue how to tune it, can anyone help me? |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 7 Mar 2005 9:02 am
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Probably the most common tunings are C6/Am7 and E6/7. These are the two tunings I'd use, but I'm sure you'll get other responses.
Do a search on the archives of this same forum to see the many other topics just like this.
C6/Am7 (bass to treble):
A C E G A C E G
E6/7 (bass to treble):
B D E G# B C# E G#
Many more tunings here.
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2005 9:14 am
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Hi Robert, I've got the C6 tuning (ACEGACEG) on one neck of my Stringmaster and it's great. I play swing, hawaiian, and some blues with it. The A6 (F#AC#EF#AC#E) is cool too played with same finger patterns as the C6 but It's got a lower pitch to it, very full and mellow soundin. What style of music do you want to play on it?
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Fender Stringmaster T8, Carter D-10, 54' Fender Champion, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Mar 2005 7:25 pm
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You'll get as many different answers to that question as there are players. Here are the tunings I use . .
Rick Alexander
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Mar 2005 10:31 pm
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Just my suggestion:
C6/A7 Combo Lo-A–C–C#–E–G–A–C–E and C-Diatonic: C–E–F–G–A–B–C–E
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’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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