So we complain and find it hard with 6 strings!

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Just think about having a go at learning to play this beast! The mind boggles :joy:

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What he heck did I just see? :open_mouth: :dizzy_face: :exploding_head: :rofl:

Truely stunning vid. I wonder how this one is tuned? :thinking:

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The real challenge is making music with only one string…

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Basically it’s a 6 string Bass and an 8 string guitar joined together. Not sure about the tuning as yet :grin:

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It’s not as difficult as you might think!

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Doesn’t Justin teach you that in Grade 1 Module 2 :thinking:

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My first reaction is . . . Why?

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Because they can - what else?
There have been guitars with 18 strings around for years, the Gibson double neck traditionally had a 12 string on top and 6 string on the bottom; but there have since been other variations.

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Looks like maybe, just maybe, it weighs more that my Les Paul… :man_shrugging: :wink: :grinning:

Cool post!

Tod

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That was a decent bit of playing but boy is that neck wide.

I think I’d just stick with a 12 string. :wink:

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Nice! Sounds sweet :slight_smile:
I wonder how the left hand wrist would go with that, especially playing the bass strings a lot :thinking: be cool to try one though

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Learn the notes on the fretboard. . . :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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It’s not really that difficult, you just split it up and treat it as two different instruments, 6 string bass and 8 string guitar, in this case there is some overlap between the bass’s thinner strings and the 8 string’s lower strings, but in this case the open strings don’t have the same tuning.
8 string guitar is F# – B – E – A – D – G – B – E
6 string bass is B - E - A - D - G - C

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A shout out to the archlute, the theorbo and the orpharion.

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Cool share, Darrell! They’re able to wrangle that beast and make it sing! Amazing playing! And what a guitar! :smiley: :+1:
It’s funny as I was only just talking about these types of guitars with Andrea the other day and I shared the below, being a fairly hilarious collab from a couple of YouTube guitar content creators (both very good guitarists in their own right) taking the p*** a bit out of the guitars (and themselves). I think this might be when things get taken just a little too far though… :rofl:

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Mmm… at this point, why not just play a harp :smiley:

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I would go for a harp :heart_eyes::notes::heart_eyes::notes::heart_eyes:

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Oh no! That is taken a little bit too far :rofl: :rofl:
That hurt seeing them be covered in sand!

But also answers my thought about playing the bass strings, so mostly from over the top of the neck - be much more comfortable

Nice! Harps are sweet! It’d be fun to try that too! :heart_eyes:

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Yes harps are fun, especially if played like this

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: that’s hilarious! and OMG it’s a real thing!!
It even comes with a little brother… the Li’l Tooter! :laughing:

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