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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I've determined my 1615 is an "ugly duckling". It has a nasty neck repair, the binding is pulling off both sides of the waist (opposite of my personal experience), fissures in the top, mismatched tuner buttons, and various bruises & contusions. However, it is still tuned to pitch, and holds its tuning. Electronics work, too!
Put a light set (.009-.046) on it, just-in-case.
Took Lanaki's advice & printed off "Wreck". With my left-hand dominance (read, limited right-hand technique), I can manage a passable rendition. Now, learning all them lyrics will take a LOT more repetition, and probably, medication. |
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Location: ranson,wva | the problme ive got chris, is the left hand cant keep up with the right hands picking..lol...jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I have that right-hand problem too. I have no rhythm. My non-guitar friends have the mistaken idea the left-hand is the hard part. (and it is, but...) But I have trouble getting some of the strum/pick patterns down. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I spend about 75% of my practice time on my right hand. Perhaps why I appreciate a 12'er- only so much fingerpicking you can do- unless you're gifted like Leo Kottke.
Good for building left-hand strength & stamina, though.
Some of Dylan's stuff sounds OK, and Hotel California, well, that's a natural- long & LOUD!! One of the classic chord progressions of all time.
Anyrate, whatever tuning you choose, it just takes time. A 12 is a different critter, altogether.
I do an interesting drill with playing the 1615, or 1115 for awhile, then switch to Shine, the JW, with similar wide neck & 12 frets. I can hear different overtones & helps with the rhythm & cadence. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I recall someone mentioning a 12 string as an "accessory guitar". I'll have to agree that one can do without a 12, but I personally find it an absolute necessity at times. I have been short a second guitar player in our worship band for the last three weeks, and that 12-string comes very close to filling the void, that is IF it is a deep-bowl Ovation (:
I feel so blessed to have come across this beautiful Custom Legend. I haven't found another 12-string that even comes close to playing and sounding so good. (and I've tried plenty) I only wish I could some day try an old Adamas 12. I've never tried the alternate tunings, but I hope to some day when I get the time. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i xan keep perfect time strumming but since my accident a few years back my chord changes have got verry slow. so thats a challange but ive been known to overcome most...i love playing my 12 but by far my most played critter is still the folklore...jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I'm having fun with my Christmas Present to self. The action is nice, but I have to get used to the wider neck. And the High/thin G seems so light, I have to Look! (Do I got it?) Also some of the songs in my repetoire do sound crappy on a 12. But a bunch sound like a symphony.
So I guess I oughta switch to my other Christmas Present to self... the 1621-4.
[What's the "4" for?] |
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Location: NJ | Color-(Natural). |
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Location: ranson,wva | my favorite finish color...jason |
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Location: South Jersey | The -4 is the color code. Yours should be a natural color (light wood). I just bought my 6751-4 from a friend. It is also a 12 string. I am enjoying songs like "Wish You Were Here" and "Mr. Tamborine Man". I always wanted a 12 string and this is a beauty, 2 years old. just hummmmmsss. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Oh? Thanx! |
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Location: ranson,wva | #4 finish on 1567-4 legend ssb  |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah, that's the color my 1621-4 is. The 4861 is lighter. |
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Location: ranson,wva | that one is 23-24 yrs old. it now resides with oster in canada....best sounding ssb ive ever played or owned...jason |
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Location: Canada | Originally posted by johnny cash 83:
that one is 23-24 yrs old. it now resides with oster in canada....best sounding ssb ive ever played or owned...jason Cheers and Merry Christmas Jason! I haven't got it yet but apparently it is on my side of the border so maybe this week. :cool: |
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Location: South Jersey | The one in the picture is a lot darker than my newer 6751 12 string. I guess the "natural" depends on the wood - duh. Some are darker than others. Anyway, I am also a big fan of the natural color. I have two sunbursts (one cherry and the other tobacco). The natural color is my favorite. |
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Location: ranson,wva | merry christmas owen. i just looked the number up this morning and seen its in country now. you should have it this week....jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay, I've had this 12 string for six days... I take it outta the case, and the High G string is broken!! It wasn't broke when I put it away!? I have not gotten extra strings in the mail yet, and I ain't walking to the store for one string. So I put a regular G string that I had in the sixth slot, and I tuned it to regular G. Sounds okay, but even I can hear the difference. (And I got a 79 on the tone-deaf test!) So I gotten tuned like I mentioned before, for people who break their hi-G too much.
It broke up at the head, right on the peg. Did the folks who strung it screw-up?
Has this happened to anyone? [the string breaking in the case]
All comments and suggestions gracefully accepted. |
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Location: SoCal | I don't know what to tell you. Strings don't break on Ovations..... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah,yeah... Just twist the knife alittle... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Interesting challenge. Send me the guitar, I'll put a new set on (at my expense) an give you my opinion as soon as I have one.
But I still have The Police cranked and my friends are leaving for my prefered "home town" of Puerto Vallarta tomorrow and I p'd off and jealous....so don't trust anything I say.
(I warned the wife, but she didn't listen 30 years ago....) |
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12-String Tuning?
