I'm interested in knowing whether anyone has had to make a decision about playing a particular song on 12 string vs. 6 string. Some songs couldn't/shouldn't be played on anything but a 12 (i.e. Hotel California intro; Walk Right In; Green Green; most of The Seekers repertoire).
Are there songs in your book that you will only perform on one type of guitar or another? Like blues or bluegrass?
Are there some on which it doesn't matter? Like maybe gospel or anything around a campfire?
I often try to arrange my set to keep songs together that I feel are best suited for one or the other, just to avoid changing guitars too much and distracting the audience. But sometimes, I really want to insert a song in the set that I've only ever played on 12, but I'm wearing my 6, or vice versa. It's worked out for the better sometimes, didn't work well on some, and other times made no difference at all.
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Are there songs in your book that you will only perform on one type of guitar or another? Like blues or bluegrass?
Are there some on which it doesn't matter? Like maybe gospel or anything around a campfire?
I often try to arrange my set to keep songs together that I feel are best suited for one or the other, just to avoid changing guitars too much and distracting the audience. But sometimes, I really want to insert a song in the set that I've only ever played on 12, but I'm wearing my 6, or vice versa. It's worked out for the better sometimes, didn't work well on some, and other times made no difference at all.
All 2¢ worth should be forwarded to Don to help keep the forum running.