Zen and the art of the 12 string guitar,now there is a book to be written.
I've had one of these beasts for years, and although I don't use it much and the others in the session groan when I bring it along, I love it.
For finger picking it would be better to have the 11 and 12,9 and 10 strings etc reversed so that you pick the bass string first but I would have to cut a new nut and I'm lazy.
When I bought the 12 about 12 years ago it had already had a life and had been tuned from new a semitone low.The shop guy,a realy gifted player told me to leave it like that and play with a capo on the 1st fret.If I did that he said I would never have neck problems with it and it would hold tune better.
Oh my god!! say the purists,but I have to say that it is over 20yrs old and the neck is perfect.
I realy should use it more,in fact I'm going to get it now and have a play.
Doug.
1 2009-07-24 23:30:13
Re: 12-string or not (35 replies, posted in Acoustic)
2 2009-07-24 22:25:34
Re: Can't tune it (27 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hi Guys,
I'm new here.
Make sure the tuner is set to concert pitch 440,my tuner easily changes if you touch the wrong button when tuneing in a hurry or bad light at a gig.
Music and the guitar helped me out of depression a few yearsback ,and I went from not playing at all to 34 gigs in a band inside of a year.
It's good therapy so give him my best.
Doug.