- 1). Tune your guitar. Whenever you are going to use a 12-string acoustic effect, it is important to make sure your strings are properly tuned or the output will sound distorted. Use either a pitch fork or digital tuner to get each of your six strings into proper tuning. Standard guitar tuning, from lowest-toned string to highest, is E, A, D, G, B and E. You may want to experiment with alternative tunings, such as open-D, open-G, drop-D or any of the other tuning options to add another layer of depth to your guitar playing.
- 2). Plug in your guitar cable. Acoustic-electric guitars have a 1/4-inch jack into which you can plug your guitar cable. This cable transfers the electric sounds generated by the pickup in your guitar to your amplifier. Using high quality, damage-free cables will improve the overall sound quality of your output.
- 3). Plug the cable into an effects box that has a 12-string effect. Connect the guitar cable coming from your acoustic-electric into the "In" port of the effect box, and connect another guitar cable into the "Out" port. The cable coming from the "Out" port will be connected to either an amplifier or a digital recorder. On some effect boxes, you can plug a pair of headphones into the "Out" port.
- 4). Choose the 12-string effect. Depending on which effects box you are using, you may have several different effects to choose from. Some effects boxes have more than one 12-string effect available. Choose the 12-string effect that you want and begin strumming your six-string to test for sound.
- 5). Adjust volume. Use the volume controls on both your acoustic-electric six-string and your amplifier or headphones to reach the volume you want. When you begin playing your six-string, the effect box will convert the incoming sound and output the sound of a 12-string guitar.
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