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Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:21 pm
by Nj0rd
i've been meaning to try alternate tunings but never really knew where to start (due to a deep seated laziness). So thanks!
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:26 pm
by kbit
PumpkinPieces wrote:I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.
Tried this, sounds pretty cool.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:35 pm
by NihilistNixon
kbithecrowing wrote:PumpkinPieces wrote:I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.
Tried this, sounds pretty cool.
I'm having a hard time getting my low e to a d. Besides that I'm good.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:54 pm
by kbit
What's giving you trouble?
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:28 pm
by madmax1012
i need to look into playing some different tunings. maybe when i restring the tele this weekend
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:31 pm
by NihilistNixon
kbithecrowing wrote:What's giving you trouble?
Im using a Korg GA-1 and no matter how much I lower the string it's not hitting D.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:37 pm
by kbit
NihilistNixon wrote:kbithecrowing wrote:What's giving you trouble?
Im using a Korg GA-1 and no matter how much I lower the string it's not hitting D.
See the button that says "flat"? Hit that twice, which will lower the note it tunes to by a whole step, and tune again.
Then you should be good to go.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:39 pm
by NihilistNixon
kbithecrowing wrote:NihilistNixon wrote:kbithecrowing wrote:What's giving you trouble?
Im using a Korg GA-1 and no matter how much I lower the string it's not hitting D.
See the button that says "flat"? Hit that twice, which will lower the note it tunes to by a while step, then tune again.
Then you should be good to go.
Ah! Why thank you, kind sir. A thousands blessings your way.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:41 pm
by kbit
You are very welcome
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:54 pm
by NihilistNixon
kbithecrowing wrote:You are very welcome
So now that my E is a D i realize how fucking heavy Aen Standard is.lol
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:57 am
by the Life Aquatic
NihilistNixon wrote:kbithecrowing wrote:You are very welcome
So now that my E is a D i realize how fucking heavy Aen Standard is.lol
playing it in a step down? its sick right? i love how huge i can get my to guitar sound when i play in this
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:24 pm
by NihilistNixon
the Life Aquatic wrote:NihilistNixon wrote:kbithecrowing wrote:You are very welcome
So now that my E is a D i realize how fucking heavy Aen Standard is.lol
playing it in a step down? its sick right? i love how huge i can get my to guitar sound when i play in this
I'm in Standard Aen, I'm gunna tune it down later today. But yeah it sounds as dark as Hell itself already.lol I love it. I think Aen is my new favorite. I gotta hear it half step down though.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:26 pm
by NihilistNixon
kbithecrowing wrote:PumpkinPieces wrote:I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.
Tried this, sounds pretty cool.
What sorta tone does that give off?
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:18 pm
by Astricii
GCDGCD - Csus 2 with a G Bass note
is pretty rad
DADAAD- Like DADGAD but just a set of D and A Root 5th Pairs
EADGAE - Almost like standard but your major barre chords turn into ADD 11 on the E string and Sus 2 on the A string. (this is my new standard tuning)
EADGBbD - Mission of Burma's Academy Fight Song tuning. Standard up top but instead of an Eminor drone on the high strings you get a Gminor. Really fun tuning
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:56 pm
by kbit
NihilistNixon wrote:kbithecrowing wrote:PumpkinPieces wrote:I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.
Tried this, sounds pretty cool.
What sorta tone does that give off?
Very much an open-tuning vibe. Most open tunings I've tried sound very pretty to me.
But I have only tried 3-4 of them, so I'm by no means an expert.
I usually like using minor/dissonant sounds and I usually stray away from that with open tunings because of how easy it is to make them sound consonant. It's not impossible to get minor/dissonant sounds, but it's hard for me to do sometimes. I probably haven't spent enough time with any alternate tuning to give them a fair assessment, though. I'm still finding new things I like about standard tuning.
Astricii wrote:EADGBbD - Mission of Burma's Academy Fight Song tuning. Standard up top but instead of an Eminor drone on the high strings you get a Gminor. Really fun tuning
I should try something like this. I primarily use the low strings so having the high strings for a more drone-like purpose would be cool. Thanks
