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The percussive strummi9ng and top end twinkle sat really nicely in the mix with Ronson's mid-honk, cocked wah LP into a marshall thing
I'll have to politely disagree with you though @ICBM, there are some features of a 12 string that make it tricky to tune - being the octave string for the G being very thin e.g. 0.008 which can be very prone to breaking/tricky to tune, especially over a scale of 650mm be it tuned to concert pitch or a semitone or 2 below. The octave string for the A string unless it's a wound string can be lacking tension, especially for open tunings and with a wound string it can be pretty hard work for the fingers.
Tuning the octave/unison strings are a different issue to tuning the regular strings.
Yes, a 12 string can be a PITA to tune, restring and it can be tough on the fingers/picking hand (for fingerpickers especially) but IMO it's worth all the additional gripes for the sound.
Well, it is true that the sets I use have at least a 9 for the octave G (can't remember, might even be a 10) and a wound octave A, because they're 11s. If you're using strings light enough for that not to be true (usually 10s) you need to tune to E since that's what those gauges are for.
Er... you turn the machinehead key and adjust the pitch of the string .
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What I meant to say was I've found tuning the octave strings to be slightly more difficult to tune mainly for the plain strings which seem to lack the tension of the standard wound counterparts - the octave A & D's with plain strings in the 10-47 sets seem to lack tension whilst the octave G with a 0.008 tuning upto standard pitch is something which isn't something I approach with a great amount of enthusiasm.
I consider these aspects some of the instruments more 'esoteric' niggles are something which does make the 12 string guitar what it is and it's an instrument I love greatly and it's an instrument that I believe it shouldn't be feared but more so respected! A 12 string acoustic guitar played well is a truly wonderful thing.
ok the tuning post is designed to help 'lock' the string (on it's self) i.e. it's concave shape around the string hole, like a ships capstan.
With thinner strings I like about 6 wingdings around the post below the string hole - as you tighten the string the concave shape makes the winds 'ride' upward chocking the string going through the hole and to an extent 'locking' it'.
Wrapping the string this many times spreads the tension over a bigger area taking the 'load' from the troublesome - weakening kink that is created by the string exiting the hole ( on the tension side).
try it.
PS. some tuner post holes can be left rough at the exit points - check and needle file smooth if ness.