charlie brown Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 There is a 1967 Riviera 12-string (sunburst) on E-bay right now, in case anyone's interested. I just ran across it, while I was checking out what other "Riviera's" were listed. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbirchett Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 yes they are traditionally..... but don't like the tone of bar chords beyong the 5th fret... I like keeping the g-string in unison The one course that seems to ring out above all others is the g string with the octave string. That's the theory behind the Martin McGuinn 7 string guitar. He can get most of the sound of the 12 from having all strings single and adding the octave on the G string. IMO I think you are missing out on some of the best sounds of a 12 by putting the G in unison. If you have tuning problems, take it to a good tech and he can make adjustments at the bridge or nut to put that octave G where it needs to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 ok, i restrung her last night to standard and what bear that was. i plan to check tuning tonight. It really sounds good, different from what i expected. i went with d'addarrio coated. the colored ball ends really help sort out the madness. thanks everyone for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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