Does anyone have an acoustic dedicated to Nashville tuning?

I have a Go parlor guitar that's been set up as a high strung guitar for a couple months. It has a Sunrise PU in it and I'm using it on a current project. I'm thinking of getting another Go parlor and keep this one as is.

As far as cheap goes, the Go is around $1000, so it's not too cheap.

I love the sound, I'm setting up a MIM tele as a high strung for stage work.

http://www.go-guitars.com/

 

Was using a Taylor C-612 for that for about 2 years. Nice sound, but I used to own a Martin 0001 which was even better sounding to my ears.

Brett

 

yeah ...good question , i have a couple of guitars in mind . When my rebuilt old duo sonic is ready next week ..I`m going to string it up weird . Short scale has me wondering about tuning it up a fourth or something weird like that .
QUESTION to the experienced Nashville cats out there ...Do we want a flat top with a lot of bass to fatten up the high notes OR do we convert an otherwise bass anemic flat top into a nashville tuning so we don`t waste the instrument ???????...

 

No but my Taylor K22ce (all Koa) is in Taro Patch tuning because I use it just for Hawaiian slack key music.

 

What is Nashville Tuning?

 

I have no live experience with Nashville tuning, but do cut tracks with the high-strung sound quite regularly. We use an el cheapo '76 Epiphone acoustic. I'm sure there are tons of sonically superior instruments out there, but that thing tracks like a dream every time. For recording, it's just a matter of mic choice and placement, and EQ.

By the way, whenever I cut Rickenbacker 360 12 string, I always double the track with the high-strung guitar. RIC 12's are notorious bitches to play cleanly; the doubled Nashville-tuned guitar masks my imperfections in playing the RIC, and furthermore adds clarity and detail to the track.

 

a cool variation on Nashville is to use regular light or medium guage for 5th and 6th strings
kind of a brown sound on acoustic
might serve your 1 guitar thing well

 

Yes, I do have an acoustic dedicated to Nashville tuning. I pretty much only use it on sessions. I got a pretty cheap Hondo (martin copy) and had my local tech set it up for Nashville. We put a fishman undersaddle pickup in it, mostly just for tuning ease.

It works great to this end.

If I was going to do it again - I would try and find an acoustic like the Martin D-15 which is all Mahogony. I really feel that that would mellow out the tone of the Nashville tuning so it doesn't sound so much like "swisha swisha" over the strings. Mine works fine but a darker sounding instrument would improve the tone.

 

Must you split up a 12-string set to do this or does somebody sell Nashville string sets?

 

I also have it on my Variax.

Super cool acoustic

 

I've never seen a Nashville tuned set but wait...

Nope - I thought I'd check www.juststrings.com to see if they sold Nashville sets but they don't.

So, yeah - I break up 12 string sets. I think next time I'm going to get some silk & steels if I can find them for a little softer, darker tone. There's plenty of shimmer with the Nashville tuning.

I'm told that "Wild Horses" by the Rolling Stones is actually a Nashville tuned and a regular 6 string and Not a 12 string guitar. When I listen to it now, I think I can hear that.