"I just got my hands on this 9-String acoustic from Furch Guitars and it’s just got that deep blues, vintage voodoo vibe! …so I decided to pull out my rattlesnake tail, slip it under the low E string, tune the low E to a low A, and before I knew it, John Lee Hooker’s “Crawlin’ King Snake” just wanted to come out! You don't often see 9-strings, and especially ones built as well as this Furch Guitar. The 9-String is strung up to where the 3 treble strings are similar to how you would tune a 12-string, but the bass strings are similar to a 6-string. This gives you the fullness and chorus effect on the high strings, while getting the pronounced bass attack and ease of picking on the bass strings. I can’t put this thing down! I’ve always loved the 12-string for that old-time acoustic blues and ragtime, but I think the 9-string is about to win me over." - Justin Johnson
TUNING: LOW A (after inserting rattlesnake tail behind second fret) - A-D-G-G-B-B-E-E
"I just got my hands on this 9-String acoustic from Furch Guitars and it’s just got that deep blues, vintage voodoo vibe! …so I decided to pull out my rattlesnake tail, slip it under the low E string, tune the low E to a low A, and before I knew it, John Lee Hooker’s “Crawlin’ King Snake” just wanted to come out! You don't often see 9-strings, and especially ones built as well as this Furch Guitar. The 9-String is strung up to where the 3 treble strings are similar to how you would tune a 12-string, but the bass strings are similar to a 6-string. This gives you the fullness and chorus effect on the high strings, while getting the pronounced bass attack and ease of picking on the bass strings. I can’t put this thing down! I’ve always loved the 12-string for that old-time acoustic blues and ragtime, but I think the 9-string is about to win me over." - Justin Johnson
ReplyDeleteTUNING:
LOW A (after inserting rattlesnake tail behind second fret) - A-D-G-G-B-B-E-E
GEAR:
Furch Guitars (Yellow Gc-CR 9) 9-String Acoustic/Electric Guitar
CEntrance Mixerface R4R Recorder
beyerdynamic m160 Ribbon Microphones
Rattlesnake Tail
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