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I do have a friend who plays a 7 string quite well, and one of the amazing things he does with it is treat it two ways - he can think of it as a standard tuned 6 string (top six strings) with an added low B string, or as a standard tuned baritone with an added high string. By changing 1 string by a half step, he can flip between these two, so I've watched him play songs in standard tuning on the top six strings, then just shift his hand over a string, (after retuning that 1 string) and plays exactly the same thing down a 4th as if it was a baritone. Rather mind-boggling :-)
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As far as taking a 12 string and just removing some of the octave strings, I have seen people do that (often removing the 6th and maybe 5th to get a more solid bass), but it does mess up the string spacing. You'll have a bigger space between strings where you've taken off the octaves. I imagine you could get used to it, but it will be a bit weird at first. Taylor's 8 string felt right to play, because they dealt with the string spacing as part of the design.
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I really like this D-D idea on the Guild. Any recordings?
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What I find interesting about the 8 string guitar, be it standard tuned or baritone tuned, is that most people have no idea what they are.
Most guitar shops don't carry them for people to try out. If more places had 8 string guitars for people to play, I know that they would sell a lot better. People just don't understand that an 8 string like the Guild, is played the same way as a normal 6 string guitar. Some tuned to standard and others tuned baritone tuning or somewhere in between the two. It surprises a lor of folks when I play mine. I have both a standard tuned and a baritone 8 string.
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you use standard guitar medium strings in D-D? D-G-C-F-A-D Then add a 12 for the octave F? Then a 16 for octave C?
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Yes and no. I use a .010 and a .012 for the octave strings, when I use medium gauge strings and tune D to D.
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I did some math, based on D'Addario formula and string weights that I had previously looked at for D-tuning a standard guitar. I comparing Standard Guitar and scale vs Baritone Scale and various pitches and string weights. The RED boxes are mix-n-match gauges. I've done custom sets through String Joy a couple times. Anyway, this is my take on a 27" scale Baritone tuned D-D, what I might try first.
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