GCEA has been an alternate tuning for "tenor" guitars and banjos forever. I am a long time uke player and have no reason to learn other tunings. So far, the only problem is the "glitchy" A7 chord. I...
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GCEA has been an alternate tuning for "tenor" guitars and banjos forever. I am a long time uke player and have no reason to learn other tunings. So far, the only problem is the "glitchy" A7 chord. I...
for gCEA tuning, you press the 3rd string, first fret.
Just got a new Recording King 000 Dirty Thirties tenor guitar with custom strings from Stringjoy for low gCEA tuning. all sounds fine except for A7 cord. For some reason, it sounds out of tune when...
Nope, been several 4 string mandos marketed, especially the electric ones.
I have plans to set up my mandolin as a 5 string (double 1@2). I also recently acquired a crafter 4 string 'cavaquinho', which is converted from their acoustic electric mandolin. I am pondering...
No harder to play than the 4 string except you'd have a little more 'chime'
Ever try, or consider using both E strings?
PS: Just tuned 3rd string to low C without problem, 2 to E and 1 to A. 4th string high G (sounds fine) but will install low g string for gcEA tuning.
Just picked up an old "NEW" crafter cavaquinho which is merely their mando with a cut down headstock and 4 strings. Nut and saddle still reflect where 8 strings go. It's acoustic electric and the...
I just ordered this one for my Crafter after much, much research: ...
I'm confused...which string for the C strings for gCEA tuning?
I'd suggest you set it up like a 5 or 6 string uke, regardless, with just 2 or 4 strings paired. I just thought of it...I have a mando kit and I think I just solved my own problems.
Thank you all for t he replies
Looking at alternative use for an inexpensive adjustable mando armrest like the ones on ebay...i.e. banjo uke. How far will these things open? How thick a body will they accommodate?
Just came from another list of bluegrass instruments that included lap steel and ukulele/banjo uke. My group loves my banjo uke, although I am working on an f style mandolin kit and just got a short...
Banjo mandolins have 8 strings. This is a Kay spruce topped banjo uke. Not common.
Awesome. A nice taropatch in my future one day.........doubt I'll ever play it as well as you though. That Newton taropatch is gorgeous looking and sounding.
There's one on ebay as I write this. The seller think's its Hawaiian for some reason.
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Been considering redoing a mandolin by making a new (or buying a uke) nut to use 4 strings a la mando-uke. I have read that tuning an 8 string mandolin like a uke will make many of he uke chords...
For more of a mandolin sound, I'd look at the Digitech CF-7 Chorus Factory