Hello again fellow builders! Thought I'd try a 12 string this time around. Haven't emptied the packing box yet but would like to know when tuning strings do both the eg Low-E's actually have to sound the same?
Hello again fellow builders! Thought I'd try a 12 string this time around. Haven't emptied the packing box yet but would like to know when tuning strings do both the eg Low-E's actually have to sound the same?
G'day Greg,
The thinner strings are tuned an octave above the standard set of 6.
E and B, their pairs are tuned to the same note ie, E and B. G through E their pairs are an octave higher
Last edited by Rossc0; 15-07-2019 at 06:56 PM.
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Oh bugger me, thanks Rossco I'm a bit out of practice
Then there's the matter of whether you have the octave strings below the normal strings... or above them, a la Rickenbacker! My electric 12 has the octaves underneath the normal strings and I'd have to cut a new nut to reverse them...
I've tuned the E and B strings in fourths and fifths, just for the lols, - and got some truely strange sounds! - but unison seems to be the right place...
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Yes, lots of folks tune those high 2 just off straight, for giggles.Originally Posted by corsair
#1 LP1-SS
#2 Non PB Vintage Strat Rebuild
#3 TL1 - Custom
#4 ES-12G (now converted to ES-1)
#5 RC4
#6 STA-1HT
#7 Non PB 52 Tele replica
#8 Coming Soon: 1970's Japanese Les Paul Special Resto.
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others
Made a lot of progress over the past couple of weeks. Used a stain again (maple) and found the electrics on this one fairly simple with only the two pots. Had more success with this one compared to the Tele I built some years ago (I was less experienced!!). I wish Pit Bull would stop including their hopeless strings though I did use them just to get a handle on stringing a 12er. Just put some D-Addario's on today and it sounds sweet. Included a pic of the finished article. Thanks to those guys who answered my query about the octaves.
Just a thought - has anyone tried a two-neck yet? Probably the only one left for me to try. My inventory to date includes a Strat, LP, Tele (6str), Precision Bass, SG, ES335, LP hollow, Resonator and the 12er. Oh I also have a 'real' guitar, acoustic Maton 225. Cheers.
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