Experimenting with 12-string slide guitar

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- February 28, 2020 at 10:05 am #161330
  bwade913
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  I picked up a moderately priced 12-string guitar with the idea of experimenting with 12-string slide playing. This probably had something to do with seeing a Leo Kottke show recently at the Boulder Theater. I decided on this Orangewood guitar over a similarly priced Chinese made Takamine and am happy with what I got. I raised the action with a shim under the saddle, switched out the strings for some heavier gauge and tuned it down to Open C#. So far I am having a lot of fun with it. I’m able to play the same songs I’ve been playing in open tunings but now I get extra stuff from the octave strings. – Bret
- February 28, 2020 at 10:28 am #161344
  Dieter
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  A bit of Leo Kottke is to hear. I like 12-string sound.
  
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- February 28, 2020 at 6:17 pm #161463
  Duffy P
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  You get a lovely tone, very sweet. Kottke is one of my favorites, but I’ve had the feeling it would take me a lifetime to get passable at it. Seems to have taken you much less.
- February 29, 2020 at 4:10 pm #161938
  Lights
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  You nock me down, man! Amazingly well played very cool song, really! Like your guitar and the approach to the playing style. Great idea about the tuning, you gave me a good idea and reason to try with 12 stringer.
- March 1, 2020 at 4:57 pm #162545
  bwade913
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  Thanks for watching guys. After watching your videos maybe I should try “Falling Leaves” next for 12-string slide experimenting! Lights, I think you have posted some 12-string work in the past. Am I remembering correctly? – Bret
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