Members NotDead Posted November 24, 2008 Members Share Posted November 24, 2008 Has anybody ever chromatically tuned a 12-string? I mean, it'd probably have to have a REALLY strong neck and a capo somewhere to be stable, but it might be cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 24, 2008 Members Share Posted November 24, 2008 Please explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asatnutz Posted November 24, 2008 Members Share Posted November 24, 2008 It would tear the sound board right off the body. man, would I like to see that in slow motion! Holy {censored}.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 24, 2008 Members Share Posted November 24, 2008 Brazilian Arto Lindsay tunes his 11-string (12-string missing the octave string for the low E) so that it would make a sound that he calls SKRONK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 SKRONK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outdoorgb Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Please explain I googled and am confussed. I understand chromatic tuners but chromatic "tuning"? Thanks for explaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Wrong terminology... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I googled and am confussed. I understand chromatic tuners but chromatic "tuning"? Thanks for explaining! My understand of the term "chromatic" is every note of the scale - all 12 including the sharps and flats. So I guess what the OP is saying is they would start with some note on the lowest string, say C and go C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G yadda yadda. The way the strings are layed out it wouldn't work as I tried to point out - each pair or "course" is so close together that you could not pick individual strins. So when you played the first "course" you would get C and C#, the second would be the D and D#... kind of like hitting the two keys on a piano next to each other (white and black) Seems like a bad idea to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 What if you left out sharps, flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 SKRONK? SKRONK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 It's actually a pretty accurate description of his guitar playing. Check out the ending of "The Prize" for example: http://www.deezer.com/#music/result/all/arto%20lindsay. I'm a big fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 SKRONK? Hmmmmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted November 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 SKRONK! I should sig that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 Jimmy Bryant would tune a couple of courses on his 12-string electric to harmonic intervals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I remember reading about a 12 string tuning that involved courses tuned to thirds and fourths. You could play harmony lines with yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I should sig that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I remember reading about a 12 string tuning that involved courses tuned to thirds and fourths. You could play harmony lines with yourself. Now there's an interesting thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I remember reading about a 12 string tuning that involved courses tuned to thirds and fourths. You could play harmony lines with yourself. IIRC Jimmy Bryant did exactly this on Stratosphere Boogie. Danny Gatton (who didn't know that's what had been done) figured out those lines on a regular sixer ... part of the reason he developed those wicked double-stop runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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