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- Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:35 am
- Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
- Topic: Tuning for 8-String Lap Steel Blues
- Replies: 5
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Re: Tuning for 8-String Lap Steel Blues
Just a quick update. Reality got in the way of my plans. We'll have to play the rest of the summer by ear. After doing some digging, I'm leaning towards a variation of C6 tuning. One I liked had a b7th as the lowest bass string (an Open C6/7). I'll have to see what I can add to reduce another slant....
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:59 pm
- Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
- Topic: Tuning for 8-String Lap Steel Blues
- Replies: 5
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Re: Tuning for 8-String Lap Steel Blues
Like BB, I'm no help, 6 strings are more than enough to me. :big_smile: But the scale generator http://12bar.de/php/scale_generator.php can handle up to 8 strings so you can print scale/chord sheets if you need. :wink: Yup. I've started playing with that. That's how I caught the major/minor/inversi...
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: Blues Guitar Playing
- Topic: Tuning for 8-String Lap Steel Blues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9888
Tuning for 8-String Lap Steel Blues
In a moment of "I've got to build something" tempered by looking at the pieces/parts I've accumulated over the years, I decided to build an 8-string Lap Steel guitar. Right now, the expectation is 85% dirty, raunchy blues, 10% Gilmour-esque and 5% Steve Howe-esque. The question is how to m...
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:20 pm
- Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
- Topic: 'Nother Newbie Saying "Hi!"
- Replies: 3
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'Nother Newbie Saying "Hi!"
Subject says it all!
Howdy from the U.S. MidWest.
Ray
Howdy from the U.S. MidWest.
Ray