Fender Dual Pro 8 C6 tunings.

[Jerry Overstreet]

Can someone tell me what are the C6 tunings of both Leon McCauliffe and Don Helms.

We have a Dual Pro that I'll be seeing Sunday and I've forgotten which of the 2 C6 tunings I put on it years ago. Don't want to embarrass myself fumbling with the tuning in front of other musicians.

I may be able to tell soon as I touch the strings but it's been years since it was tuned to pitch so....

Please, no variations, just the standard tunings of these 2 players with either E or G on top.

I know everyone has their own custom tunings but I'm just looking for the basic tunings like what you would use to buy string sets etc.

[Joe A. Roberts]

Neither of those gentleman used C6th tunings as far as I am aware.
Don Helms preferred E6th, which is like C6th tuned up a major third and Leon preferred A6th.

For better or worse, “custom tunings” are the name of the game.

Jerry Byrd used:
E C A G E C# C A

Kayton Roberts and Chris Scruggs:
E C A G E C# A A (low)

Junior Brown uses:
G E C A G E C Bb

Joaquin Murphey used:
G E C A C E C# b (unwound)

Hawaiian players often use:
E C A G E C Bb C(low)

A6th strings can also be tuned for C6th and vice versa:
E C A G E C A G

[Jerry Overstreet]

Thanks Joe. I must be confused and have forgotten where I got the C6 tunings. I made notes but can't find 'em now. Hopefully, they are in the guitar case. I know I put some version of E13 on outside neck.

The guitar is somewhere else where we are having a meet up so there won't be any opportunity to change strings or tunings so I was just trying to refresh my memory re: the tunings.

[Tim Whitlock]

The two popular C6 tunings are:

ECAGECAG (3rd E on top)
GECAGECA (5th G on top)

If the string gauges are really tight with the 2nd tuning you should use the 1st.

[Jerry Overstreet]

TY Tim. That's what I thought.