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Post by fatfingerjohn on Mar 20, 2021 7:54:26 GMT
Don't know if any one has come across or even tried one of these. Having tried dozens of 12ers before I bought my Auden 12er I know that each one is very different in terms of playability and the setup is crucial. And, on a standard 6er string spacing/nut width, squeezing another 6 strings into the neck width seems dodgy for playing accuracy? So somehow I can't see how this thing can give you the right profile etc to make it playable on any 6er? Also would worry about the possible extra strain on the guitar build without the extra reinforcement normally associated with a 12er. (And no I won't be risking it on my beautiful Francis Milsom 'Lacey'! ) Somehow I don't think our esteemed luthiers on here would approve!
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Post by oustudent on Mar 20, 2021 9:18:59 GMT
Ugly looking and it will never catch on
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 20, 2021 9:59:55 GMT
I was put off when they said “takes away the need to buy another guitar” what kind of heresy is that?
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Post by jackorion on Mar 20, 2021 11:40:52 GMT
just something else to add to the long list of ideas that seem like good ones... you wouldn't believe some of the stuff I had people try to sell me when I was the Manager at Mansons... just because it solves a 'problem' that one person feels needs solving doesn't mean it's actually useful.
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Post by frankieabbott on Mar 20, 2021 11:41:12 GMT
Not for me. I would just put my foot down and tell the missus that I'm going to buy another guitar....a 12 stringer. Then I would run and hide in my 'mancave' for fear of verbal reprisals from her.
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Post by tangledfool on Mar 20, 2021 11:47:44 GMT
A solution searching for a problem.
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Post by ocarolan on Mar 20, 2021 13:43:57 GMT
Crazy. It would make more sense to develop an unobtrusive system of selective string mutes for a 12er. Then you could have not only a 12er, but a 6er or a 6er in Nashville tuning. Plus any combinations in between if you really wanted. It would no doubt feel odd playing a 12er with only 6 strings sounding, and the right hand technique would still need to play the 6 as if it were a 12, but at least the guitar would look normal unlike the one in the vid.
Keith
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 20, 2021 13:54:24 GMT
An air port They're all right - just trying to get by. At least they're not ruining people's health by selling foods rich in sugar or salt wrapped in plastic and then pretending that they don't know what they're doing.
The shirt could easily be an entry for the Molly Tuttle jumper competition though.
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Post by fred7 on Mar 24, 2021 0:51:34 GMT
I could see how this might be a good thing for the travelling musician and imagine this would come under the heading 'If IKEA did guitars'. However, the thing costs more than I paid for a whole new Lag 12 string guitar (with case) which is a surprisingly good instrument for under £300. It needs to be a lot more cost effective, which I suppose it would become, given the chance.
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Post by fuzzbox on Mar 24, 2021 8:08:51 GMT
As we leave behind the industrial age and blink expectantly into the new dawn's light of the cyberlogical age, it always been a personal sadness that we never really solved the problem of how to thinly slice a number of boiled eggs simultaneously.
Hang on a minute...
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Post by vikingblues on Mar 24, 2021 15:20:35 GMT
Just wondering .... If you put this thing on the guitar and secure the extra strings at the nut end with a capo, does that mean the extra strings sit on top of the nut? In which case when playing the first fret would the extra length from the top of the nut vs the length from the bottom of the slot on the existing string not make the strings out of tune? As in why on a badly cut nut on a cheap guitar there's all the intonation problems on the chords / notes near the nut. Plus will the additional bass E string not be awfully near the edge of the fretboard? Is there also an effect from the different break angle of the strings at the bridge end? Quite possibly my brains malfunctioning or I've got the physics wrong? I'll go back to vegetating now .... my brain hurts after this self-inflicted thinking. Mark
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Post by martinrowe on Mar 24, 2021 16:00:40 GMT
Just run that by me again.
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Post by fuzzbox on Mar 25, 2021 7:32:02 GMT
To pinpoint the moment exactly, it must have been when I accidentally snorted bath salts by mistake.
It occurred to me that it is often the moment we wake when we are at our most creative, with an idea for a new song or riff in our minds. But the inevitable routine of the day, getting ready for work, preparing the kids for school, often disrupts this and that precious moment is gone.
Introducing the new HEAD-BUTT!
The Head-Butt is a revolutionary piece of technology that is a butter knife that clamps to the headstock of the guitar. This allows easy immediate access to spreads, condiments and increased sustain.
Paul McCartney famously woke up with the idea for “Yesterday” as “Scrambled Eggs”. With the new Head-Butt system why choose? You can have both!
The Head-Butt is forged from military grade Sheffield steel, with our patented “i-out” protective tip, making it safe for use in all commonly crowded cooking environments. Such as the kitchen, the tent or the nudist camp.
Why not visit our website, where for little over a week’s salary we will “patron-ize” you with exclusive content and our hilarious “blooper reel” of what can go wrong around a cupola of molten metal.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we can now narrow the gap even further between an E minor chord and lemon curd. You can shred while you spread, and every shred will be golden.
So guitarists everywhere, give yourself a Head-Butt and fire up the toaster while you prepare for your next jam.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 25, 2021 8:17:58 GMT
To pinpoint the moment exactly, it must have been when I accidentally snorted bath salts by mistake. It occurred to me that it is often the moment we wake when we are at our most creative, with an idea for a new song or riff in our minds. But the inevitable routine of the day, getting ready for work, preparing the kids for school, often disrupts this and that precious moment is gone. Introducing the new HEAD-BUTT! The Head-Butt is a revolutionary piece of technology that is a butter knife that clamps to the headstock of the guitar. This allows easy immediate access to spreads, condiments and increased sustain. Paul McCartney famously woke up with the idea for “Yesterday” as “Scrambled Eggs”. With the new Head-Butt system why choose? You can have both! The Head-Butt is forged from military grade Sheffield steel, with our patented “i-out” protective tip, making it safe for use in all commonly crowded cooking environments. Such as the kitchen, the tent or the nudist camp. Why not visit our website, where for little over a week’s salary we will “patron-ize” you with exclusive content and our hilarious “blooper reel” of what can go wrong around a cupola of molten metal. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we can now narrow the gap even further between an E minor chord and lemon curd. You can shred while you spread, and every shred will be golden. So guitarists everywhere, give yourself a Head-Butt and fire up the toaster while you prepare for your next jam. You’re about a week early:)
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