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Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 22, 2012 at 10:03pm

Matt,

Keni Lee Burgess would be agood resource for tunings. Some variants he might recommend would be:

1) split "Celtic" tuning: D-A-D and G-A-D
2) split Drop D tuning: D-A-D and G-B-E
3) split Vestapol tuning: D-A-D and F#-A-D

You've already got split open G.

I bet he can put you on to quite a few more ideas.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 21, 2012 at 6:57am

Matt,

Hahaha! I love the Top spinner idea! Somewhere (maybe on the official band website?) I remember seeing the fittings they used for the furry spinner axes - and I think they were some kind of ball pivot or ball bearing arm attached to the guitar, which hooked into a belt support system.

Comment by Matt Schaub on February 21, 2012 at 6:39am

Thanks all,

@Eric, I was planning on a spinner and the second neck is tuned upside down.  On the back I have a wall plate (the size of an outlet).  I was thinking of drilling it (or using a light switch cover) and running a bolt through it and a belt but there has to be a cleaner easier way... any ideas?

@Roadkill, You are right, it is a tight squeeze but the necks are really long and most of my strumming is at the edge of the box.  I'm guessing back to back and maybe lock arms.  I hope to get a friend over for a demo soon... but gotta make sure he showers first :)

@Oily, You are right and to make it more complicated it is tuned upside down... but I think it can be done.  My biggest concern is that the low DGD is not going to sound as interesting as the higher GBD.  Any ideas on a complete tuning for the 6 strings?

Comment by Seaman Jay on February 20, 2012 at 11:25pm

O sith...

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 20, 2012 at 9:59pm

Looks like your other player would need to be a lefty...

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on February 20, 2012 at 9:05pm

Great idea. What is puzzling me is just how two players would play it at once. It looks as if you would be getting rather intimate with the other player. Anyone for mixed doubles? A demonstration is needed. Good sound.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 20, 2012 at 7:36pm

That there is the sith..I mean, sh*t!

Comment by Clock The Wolf on February 20, 2012 at 2:23pm