XB-40

["d.m.fairweather" <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx>]

phil wrote:


>If you can bend, and are tired of fooling around (how much time have you got? 
>Life is too short!) try the XB-40 -- it's the greatest thing since sliced 
>bread (and now you have to pay extra to get bread that is not sliced.)

Well if the XB-40 is the greatest thing since sliced bread, then the XB-Melody is
better than buttered toast with jam!

The problem with the stock XB-40 is that several notes in the chromatic scale can only
be achieved via slippery "in-between" bends that are harder to hold than a greased pig.
The XB-Melody tuning gives every note its own stable location.  The only "in-between"
bends on the XB-Melody are enharmonic equivalents to unbent or fully bent notes.  That
makes a world of difference when you're trying to play chromatically. 

Additionally, the XB-Melody gives you all the advantages of the Lee Oskar Melody Maker
tuning without its worst disadvantages: the low-end draw bends remain identical to
Richter tuning and every note on the harp bends 1/2 step or more.

Look me up at SPAH and I'll be happy to demonstrate.