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Location: Westchester, NY | I have an old Celebrity acoustic that I tune to Open E, I recently found small vertical cracks in the finish just below the bridge. I think the open tunings might have something to do with this.
I recently bought a used Elite, I want to start tuning it to open E, but Im afraid it might crack the finish like it did on my Celebrity. Should I be worried?
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | While I am very doubtful the open E tuning is an issue here, it would be helpful to know what gauge strings you are using. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Answer; NO. go for it.
Ever play anything in open Em? |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | There you have it!
I play in open Em7(add 4). ;) |
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Location: Scotland | There's lots of factors that can cause finish cracks, open E tuning isn't one of them. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | How about Em? Hopefully that won't cause cracks either. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I've never tried Em, Mr. B (oh nooooooooooooo!!).
Tell me about it. |
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Location: Scotland | I've been using E modal a lot lately for slide and lap steel. (DADGAD up 1 tone) Might just drop that A down to G and try Em.
Just discovered a great lapsteel tuning. Take a major tuning like E (or D) and drop the first string a half-tone to the major 7th. Then take the 5th string up a tone to the 6th. Great for western swing and early country. Kinda gets some of that 8 string vibe on a 6 string. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Just like Dm but up two. Sonny Landreth does "Congo Square" in Dm. I recently did a tune in open Dm with a slide. You work around the 5th, 7th and 12th and anywhere else you can get away with it.
Goob, you must have played some slide in your days, no? |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Pedal steel, only. Oh the insanity!!
Sonny knocks me clean off by bar stool, though!! |
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Location: Westchester, NY | Thanks for the replys, I use Medium Adamas Phosphor Bronze strings.
I never tried Em Or Em7(add 4) but Im game (so many tunings so little practice time).
Paul, is there a thread or FAQ that speaks to finish cracks and their causes? |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | BTW, welcome foyle!
Em7(add 4) is just fancy schmancy way of saying regular tuning. Sorry for any confusion, but that's why I'm GOOBER.
Most finish cracks in my Ovations occurred due to radical temperature changes the guitars were exposed to over a short time span. I can't speak for others on this matter. |
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Location: East Tennessee | :confused: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Oh yeah, welcome Foyle
try this is Em
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That was the lick of my tune, then 5th fret and back open, 5th fret and slide up to 7
There ws a right hand picking pattern too but just play around with the chords, you'll find your own. I like using a heavy glass slide for acoustics, better tone. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Bill, are you just raising the 4th and 5th strings 2 frets? I have never studied Landreth's tunings, I just love his touch and tone and notes and feel and......... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Landreth's South of I-10 is one of my all time favorite CDs. And Congo Square is my favorite Landreth song. I am definitely going to try that Em tuning. Thanks! Love his stuff with Hiatt and the Goners too. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | And Buffett, too! He is an irregular part of Jimmy's band now and has played on his last several CDs. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Goober, That's basically the tuning. I usually use Dm so I leave those two and drop everything else down 2. It's a fun tuning to play around with. Make sure you have the slide handy. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Got it. Thanks....now to find that old Cori bottle around here somewhere. |
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Location: NJ | y'gotta get one of those Nunwell blown-glass ones from Matt Smith's website . . .
they's "th'Shizzle"!!
(make great shot glasses, too . . .
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Do like Gatton and use a 3/4 full Henekin over the top. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by foyle:
so many tunings so little practice time Well said.
I've been working hard to get acquainted with open G and open D. I'm still pretty slide-spastic, though.
Jason, did you ever send that slide? I never got it. I'm still using a Craftsman 11/16. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | it only holds about half a shot though. |
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Location: NJ | I got fat fingers . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The"short cut capo's" are pretty cool for getting alternative tunings with still familiar chord forms. Temp showed me the theory behind it. It's fairly simple and sounds great. |
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