10 string spacing vs 12 string spacing

Charles Turpin · Post by **Charles Turpin** » 8 Aug 2004 6:02 pm

Jerry Hayes i will say you are on the right track for that Travis and Chet Atkins finger style licks. The Universal is where that is at. I Have played regular guitar for 40 years before i went to pedal steel guitar. The C6th just isn't where that style is cause the 5th note of the C position isnt present on it unless you have a special kneel lever that raises the 9th string F to a G note. Where as on the E9/B6 you got a whole first, fourth and 5 donminant 7th chords in the bass. That is one thing i always say is a present you do get with that 12 string. Then also another style that people over looked of Chets was his abilities to use the 3rd and minor 3rd intervals, in a style. When playing Chets style always remember when he used the two note harmonies chet would slide or more or less glide into the notes. get that effect by a short slide just before picking the two together. Listen to any Chet Atkins or Jerry Reed, or Merle Travis Picking and you can tell what i am talking about.

love this style of guitar. These where my days of paicking. PS What happen to picking like that

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Bob Kagy · Post by **Bob Kagy** » 10 Aug 2004 3:02 pm

Check out this previous thread involving this topic. It has fascinating comments by both Paul Franklin and Buddy Emmons.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/007797.html

Also, when Buddy ordered his new JCH guitar with both a 10 string and 12 string neck, you'll see an answer down in this following post about how the string spacing was handled. So this one may be interesting also.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum4/HTML/006463.html <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bob Kagy on 10 August 2004 at 04:06 PM.]</p></FONT>

gary darr · Post by **gary darr** » 11 Aug 2004 10:08 am

I am trading my S-12 Dekley for this very reason,its hard to grab big fat chords,
not sure if Dekley 10 string steel has same spacing as the 12? Will be getting a fessenden S-10, hope this one's a keeper

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Dekley S-12 Session 500,American standard Strat,Shecter tele,Peavy Classic 50