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Post by Lm2 on Apr 26, 2016 20:50:48 GMT
I don't know if they have this particular model, but Eastwood makes good guitar for a fair price range. Thomann sells their guitars! So I noticed you bought the Eastwood 12 string  . How it is like ? |
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Post by marit on Apr 27, 2016 9:57:50 GMT
I don't know if they have this particular model, but Eastwood makes good guitar for a fair price range. Thomann sells their guitars! So I noticed you bought the Eastwood 12 string . How it is like ? It's great! I got it b-stock over at Bax-shop.nl, the playability is very good, don't notice at all it's got 12 strings on and the sound is good too! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 11:31:25 GMT
So I noticed you bought the Eastwood 12 string . How it is like ? It's great! I got it b-stock over at Bax-shop.nl, the playability is very good, don't notice at all it's got 12 strings on and the sound is good too! Interesting marit. I like the idea of a 12 string that you don't notice has 12 strings on it. I get in a right mess with my Epiphone one. The tension is so tight that barre chords are pretty much impossible to fret without some buzzing somewhere, particularly where a heavy gauge string is twinned with a light one. I don't see how a finger can possibly squash a thin string when it's huddled in the shadow of a thick one. Guess I don't have fleshy enough fingers. Then comes finger picking, again there's not enough room to dig in. Especially with the thumb and I've tried long nails and short nails and even those finger picks to overcome the problem. I did wonder whether to restring it Rickenbacker style to see if the reversed order of thick to thin strings helps at all. Not done it yet. Anyone had a go at doing that? Is the Rickenbacker way better than the traditional one? As it stands, I'm happy to leave mine as a 9 string tuned Nashville style! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 15:08:54 GMT
I really hate string change ...  on the 6 string that is. I can only imagine I would hate it twice as much on a 12 string  But I do like the fresh string sound afterwards (I need a roadie like now) |
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Post by marit on Apr 28, 2016 21:11:22 GMT
It's great! I got it b-stock over at Bax-shop.nl, the playability is very good, don't notice at all it's got 12 strings on and the sound is good too! Interesting marit. I like the idea of a 12 string that you don't notice has 12 strings on it. I get in a right mess with my Epiphone one. The tension is so tight that barre chords are pretty much impossible to fret without some buzzing somewhere, particularly where a heavy gauge string is twinned with a light one. I don't see how a finger can possibly squash a thin string when it's huddled in the shadow of a thick one. Guess I don't have fleshy enough fingers. Then comes finger picking, again there's not enough room to dig in. Especially with the thumb and I've tried long nails and short nails and even those finger picks to overcome the problem. I did wonder whether to restring it Rickenbacker style to see if the reversed order of thick to thin strings helps at all. Not done it yet. Anyone had a go at doing that? Is the Rickenbacker way better than the traditional one? As it stands, I'm happy to leave mine as a 9 string tuned Nashville style! Yeah it really plays very nicely, other reviewers have mentioned the same. I'm not sure how they've done it but they've done good. I don't do fingerpicking on the 12-string, as you say I don't think that's really possible unless you use a plectrum (in which case you'll be able to get both strings). Sweet, Nashville sound  I don't know if there's any HB 12 strings that you've got an eye on? Eastwood is a bit higher budget. Perhaps HB make good once too. I've bought the White Falcon knobs for it. My boyfriend (poor him) has recently put D'addario EXL150 strings on it, 0.10 thickness. They're fine to me. As I said I don't have any trouble having to squeeze hard at all, maybe I'm lucky but I've got an acoustic guitar that's similarly easy to play. I mostly strum and I like the fuller sound you get from a 12 string. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 21:53:07 GMT
.10's are VERY light for an acoustic marit . I've never gone that light. Perhaps I should try it. It'll certainly take all of that tension out. Not sure I'll strum it though. It'll take up every inch of my mixes and cause a right row in the studio! Have you tried Harley Benton strings? |
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Post by marit on Apr 28, 2016 22:14:05 GMT
.10's are VERY light for an acoustic marit . I've never gone that light. Perhaps I should try it. It'll certainly take all of that tension out. Not sure I'll strum it though. It'll take up every inch of my mixes and cause a right row in the studio! Have you tried Harley Benton strings? I've noticed for 12-string acoustic and electrics the general choice is .10 and not .12 like usually for acoustics. Maybe that's why your Epiphone is so difficult to play, is it electric or acoustic? My boyfriend has .11 electric strings (guitar tuned to D) and he's happy with them and they sound good |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 22:21:08 GMT
.10's are VERY light for an acoustic marit . I've never gone that light. Perhaps I should try it. It'll certainly take all of that tension out. Not sure I'll strum it though. It'll take up every inch of my mixes and cause a right row in the studio! Have you tried Harley Benton strings? I've noticed for 12-string acoustic and electrics the general choice is .10 and not .12 like usually for acoustics. Maybe that's why your Epiphone is so difficult to play, is it electric or acoustic? My boyfriend has .11 electric strings (guitar tuned to D) and he's happy with them and they sound good It's a 1970's acoustic. Sounds big and lovely bit the tension puts me off. Just spotted two sets of Harley Benton 0.10s on ebay for £5.99. Are HArley Benton strings worth the risk though, since they only seem to put D'Addarios on their own guitars! |
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Post by salteedog on Apr 29, 2016 18:50:53 GMT
The HB strings are identical to the ones you can buy in Lidl whenever they do their musical instrument stuff... Middling at best...but handy to have around for spares I guess. I've found them a tad dull...both in tone and sheen.
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Post by marit on Apr 29, 2016 21:36:53 GMT
My boyfriend plays mostly NY, who's got the same strings on he had in the 1970s (just joking, but almost) so I guess HB strings are just right. 2 for 6 pounds is expensive, I can buy any thickness set on Thomann for 1.50 euros - new and guaranteed. For that prize I definitely took the risk as I order them along to get to the amount where I don't have to pay shipping, as mentioned always handy to have around.
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