[wannalearn01]

I was thinking about this today and didn't know so I thought I would ask.

If you had a 12 string and only strung it for 6, would the neck get all messed up without the added tention?

Just curious...

T^roy

[dadfad]

I doubt it. I've done it before a lot of times (once I used 6 strings on a 12 for several years and never noticed any problems).

[okiejohn]

A fella at the local guitar shop suggested that I do just that when I was bitchin about my hands and fingers bein too big to make certain chords. He said that would give me all the neck I would ever need.

[dadfad]

A fella at the local guitar shop suggested that I do just that when I was bitchin about my hands and fingers bein too big to make certain chords. He said that would give me all the neck I would ever need.

Same thing God said to the giraffe!

(Sometimes I crack myself up...)

Anyway, that's why I did it too, because I like a wide neck for fingerstyle. Until I finally got that old '34 Gibson which has a helluva wide neck on it already.

[okiejohn]

A fella at the local guitar shop suggested that I do just that when I was bitchin about my hands and fingers bein too big to make certain chords. He said that would give me all the neck I would ever need.

Same thing God said to the giraffe!

(Sometimes I crack myself up...)

Bad, Dad...real bad, but I did read your posts about your little road trip, and it made me feel nice to read that the art of "Shine" is alive and well in the south.

I used to try to keep a jug around the house.

[grzegorz_panek]

A fella at the local guitar shop suggested that I do just that when I was bitchin about my hands and fingers bein too big to make certain chords. He said that would give me all the neck I would ever need.

Too big fingers?

I'm struggling hard to get that right in a certain tune:

CODE

8-----------------e
5-----------------B
6-----------------G
4-----------------D
-----------------A
-----------------E

But I'm struggling on a classical, on acoustic it's easy.

[dadfad]

A fella at the local guitar shop suggested that I do just that when I was bitchin about my hands and fingers bein too big to make certain chords. He said that would give me all the neck I would ever need.

Same thing God said to the giraffe!

(Sometimes I crack myself up...)

Bad, Dad...real bad, but I did read your posts about your little road trip, and it made me feel nice to read that the art of "Shine" is alive and well in the south.

I used to try to keep a jug around the house.

And in the North too, Okie.

[okiejohn]

A fella at the local guitar shop suggested that I do just that when I was bitchin about my hands and fingers bein too big to make certain chords. He said that would give me all the neck I would ever need.

Too big fingers?

I'm struggling hard to get that right in a certain tune:

CODE

8-----------------e
5-----------------B
6-----------------G
4-----------------D
-----------------A
-----------------E

But I'm struggling on a classical, on acoustic it's easy.

Yep, got those hands that palm basketballs, and those long fingers aren't the slim graceful ones either, ring finger is size 13.

The ladies always say I have nice hands..haha.

I guess too big fingers are way better than two big fingers.

What chord is that, grzegorz?

[wannalearn01]

Good to know...I was thinking if 12 strings are only like 50 bucks more for their 6 string counter part...maybe it would be worth it just in case I had the urge to do some 12 stringing...

Thanks guys

T^roy