Hi all.
I've been away from building guitars for well over a year due to depression after a family bereavement. My current build is two three string necks and a four string for good measure. The thing is, I don't know what to do with it as far as tuning. I initially thought to do a major, minor and 7th tuning (hence the four string) but now I'm wondering how common it is to have major, minor and 7ths together in blues tunes. Commonly enough to warrant a triple neck guitar?
So, to the request for advice and the question. How would you tune a triple neck guitar with two three string necks and a four? As above? Maybe you would have the root, the 4th and the 5th of a scale? Perhaps you'd go minor, major 7ths (or just 7ths I think they're referred to) and minor sevenths? Maybe you would have two three string necks and a baritone or tenor ukulele? Do you have other suggestions? I initially planned on having it as all slide necks hence the triple neck configuration but I've also been wondering about fretting the necks using the wire wrap method.
I really need advice here so any help is hugely appreciated.
Thanks in advance and I hope that you're all keeping well.
Bear.
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Build 4 string, tune minor, play barre for minor (7th)chords, or barre plus fret up one on 4th string for Major chord.
Does anyone have any help to offer, please? Literally any and all suggestions could and likely will help. Thanks.
Hi there Dani And Bear !
reading treu the stated problem, a set up for the 3 necks , and this is personal playing preferens;
two 3 tree's one and two from top to bottom, and lastly the 4 in a set up for slide, the top tree string, EAD the second tree(3) GBE ,that way you have a low and a high end neck to strum or play on, and the slider ill go GDGB ,hope it helps ! thats my offer Have a nice Day and keep the spirit high!
Kind greeeeettsszz to you and Dani from A.D .from Holland ! youl do wonders !or Dani!