My Carbon Fiber

[Song]

Congratulations! The Amicus is a machine. I use 8-38 slinkies and tune down to A or G.
The recommended or design tuning of D with those heavy 9-42s (X2) is far too much tension for me.
I also had the nuts and saddles on both my Emeralds replaced with bone by forum sponsor
Brian Howard http://www.brianhowardguitars.com
He included some bone shims to adjust the action. Great guy!

[Earl49]

Originally Posted by Song

.....those heavy 9-42s (X2) is far too much tension for me.....

As a point of information, my X20-12 came wearing heavy gauge (54-12) EJ-37 strings from the Emerald factory -- 336 pounds total tension according to the package. Putting EJ-38 (47-10, 250 pounds tension) on it made it much more playable. These things are strong!! The heavier strings worked great tuned down to C# instead of standard E-e.

Maybe I lost a little tone and volume, but the heavier strings were a real handful to play for anything other than cowboy chords, especially on a twelve string guitar.

[K20C]

Originally Posted by Song

Congratulations! The Amicus is a machine. I use 8-38 slinkies and tune down to A or G.
The recommended or design tuning of D with those heavy 9-42s (X2) is far too much tension for me.
I also had the nuts and saddles on both my Emeralds replaced with bone by forum sponsor
Brian Howard http://www.brianhowardguitars.com
He included some bone shims to adjust the action. Great guy!

I just got some 9-42 carbon slinkies that I will put on. I agree, I don’t like playing the Amicus tuned all the way up to D. I usually keep it in B. I’ll try G and see how it sounds/feels.

Did the bone make a noticeable difference in sound?

[Song]

Originally Posted by K20C

I just got some 9-42 carbon slinkies that I will put on. I agree, I don’t like playing the Amicus used all the way up to D. I usually keep it in B. I’ll try G and see how it sounds/feels.

Did the bone make a noticeable difference in sound?

It may have. I sent them off to be setup by a pro and bone seemed a good choice.

[K20C]

I’m thinking about putting heavier gauge strings on it and lowering tuning all the way down to E. Has anyone done this?

[K20C]

Originally Posted by K20C

I’m thinking about putting heavier gauge strings on it and lowering tuning all the way down to E. Has anyone done this?

Sean said that won’t do.