Could you put the set of octave strings on a guitar and double up a track that was recorded with another normally-strung guitar to achieve a sort of 12 string sound?
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Could you put the set of octave strings on a guitar and double up a track that was recorded with another normally-strung guitar to achieve a sort of 12 string sound?
Curtis, there's a technique called "Nashville tuning" that's a lot like that. Some or all of the strings in a regular six or short scale (3/4) are tuned an octave higher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashvil..._(high_strung)
I'm pretty sure I've even seen guitar scaled just for Nashville tuning. I seem to remember a little Ovation that we used in sessions I used to play at a local studio in the mid-70s.
Used to do that. We replaced the E,A,G with the top 3 of a set and tuned them up one.Quote:
Originally Posted by silent j.
No need to now, as it's easier to to emulate it. Octave up on a .050 delay on one side and .030 on the other, and EQ out the real high stuff. Add in about 30 percent chorus and you're there. Plus, you can mix the octave in or out to make it more or less dense where you want it. Adds a lot of dimension an focus to the 12 sound, which can be pretty overbearing sometimes. YMMV.
Right-o! Just seems to me that it might be easier to fake up a 12 string sound than dealing with a cranky, poorly-intonating, borrowed cheapy 12 string. :D
Well, I'm getting what I need from it.... just a couple of Cowsills-y fills.
Interesting thing... when I use the 12-string to play single lines, any place it doubles the top line being played by the acoustic piano, it stops sounding like a guitar and starts sounding like synth horns. :)
I really do think I may be screwing together a Warmoth bari this year, though. Unless somebody makes a good one for less.
Jim, my son just got one of those Gretsch Electromatic "duo-jet-type" Baritones, and it's pretty damned nice for $489. Intonates well. Goes down easily to A (he's also got a Dano baritone that goes to B, so he wanted one that goes to A) and has a good Bigsby.
I love it. Wish I had one of my own! :D
I'll have to find one of those to try. I think I could use a baritone maybe six, seven times a year. That would more than pay for a $500 guitar.
If I ever get this Dano 12 in tune, I'm gonna solder the machines!
LOL! (about the Dano).
By far my favorite low-down instrument is the original Dano baritone...but the newer ones aren't as nice. The one my buddy has - that I played on my album - is kind of like the 56 U2 model. My son's Dano is one of those goofy-shaped ones that came out a few years ago.
The Gretsch is a solid, gig-worthy instrument.
I love the Fender Bass VI too but it's so freakin' pricy!
Edited to add: I'll bet you would like the Eastwood Sidejack Baritone, too! That's a bit cheaper.
Baritone update:
I bought a used Dano baritone, a black singlecut two-pickup deal that tunes to an A, just like the one Buddy Miller plays. I think it should work out fine. It'll arrive this week, but I'm probably too busy to report on it... I'll post some impressions/clips as I soon as I get a chance.