What Tuning Do You Mostly Play In? |
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What Tuning Do You Mostly Play In? |
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Jul 1 2007, 08:41 PM |
That's what i mean! It sucks to hear the string ringing E and the amp playing D or whatever....unless you are stone deaf. So that's why you can't play Variax on low volumes because you will ALWAYS here the wrong note coming from string ringing!!! What was that supposed to mean? well, i can only say what i think it means. which is, one has to be careful about technology, it will suck out your soul, and you won't even know that has happened. i quit watching tv for the same reason some time ago. not an original observation, this is an author who has written books on this subject, surrender of individuality and free thinking to technology. This is his most famous book. He has another directed more specifically at technology in general. But the thesis is similar in both avenues. http://www.amazon.com/Amusing-Ourselves-De...4945&sr=8-1 i see this happening, which is why watching tv is painful for me. i like the guitar to maintain a solid tie to what it has been for the past 5,000 years, i see no need to take it past the general area it was in the Jimmy Page/Hendrix era, not in a technological sense. ---------------------------------------------------------- Back on the subject of tuning, the Winding Roads thing (where he tuned it down a semi) has made me think that is not a bad idea to do sometimes, maybe on one of my guitars. This post has been edited by fkalich: Jul 1 2007, 08:44 PM |
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Jul 1 2007, 08:44 PM |
That's what i mean! It sucks to hear the string ringing E and the amp playing D or whatever....unless you are stone deaf. So that's why you can't play Variax on low volumes because you will ALWAYS here the wrong note coming from string ringing!!! Its less of a problem than you might think unless you are playing very quietly - the Amp sound (or headphones) totally overwhelms it. I have had no problem with it at all, and my pitching and playing by ear is such that it really would bug me if I could hear it ... -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Jul 1 2007, 10:25 PM |
Its less of a problem than you might think unless you are playing very quietly - the Amp sound (or headphones) totally overwhelms it. I have had no problem with it at all, and my pitching and playing by ear is such that it really would bug me if I could hear it ... Why i am asking is - i practice a lot in the late hours, after midnight and than i can't go loud on amp so in most cases together with the amp i can hear the string ringing so that's why i was curious about Variax! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jul 1 2007, 10:30 PM |
Why i am asking is - i practice a lot in the late hours, after midnight and than i can't go loud on amp so in most cases together with the amp i can hear the string ringing so that's why i was curious about Variax! Yea, that might suck, unless you go for headphones. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Jul 1 2007, 10:38 PM |
Yea, that might suck, unless you go for headphones. I hate headphones on my head! My head gets 100 degrees hotter with headphones on. Add concentration on scales and sweeps to it and you get a hell of an A-Bomb consequences in your room! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jul 1 2007, 11:04 PM |
I hate headphones on my head! My head gets 100 degrees hotter with headphones on. Add concentration on scales and sweeps to it and you get a hell of an A-Bomb consequences in your room! I guess the Variax way is just not for you Here's an idea - Ibanez have a beautiful guitar called the Jem, and I have heard that Rusty Cooley has just released a new signature 7 string guitar called the RC7 - i would guess they would be great for you -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Jul 1 2007, 11:11 PM |
I guess the Variax way is just not for you Here's an idea - Ibanez have a beautiful guitar called the Jem, and I have heard that Rusty Cooley has just released a new signature 7 string guitar called the RC7 - i would guess they would be great for you Really? Oh i'll make sure to have those! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jul 3 2007, 06:14 PM |
Youre excited of a pick that lights up like a glowing pimple?
Kidding I normally us standard E or dropped D and rarely Dropped C -------------------- _____________________________________________________
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Jul 3 2007, 08:27 PM |
just the old standard e tuning...my goddamn floyd rose wont let me do anything else
i still love you floyd just the old standard e tuning...my goddamn floyd rose wont let me do anything else i still love you floyd -------------------- The coolest new community: Lockerz Wanna join Lockerz? Send me a PM with your mailadress. |
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Jul 3 2007, 09:01 PM |
I use alot of differnt ones, im a tuning whore i guess.
Standard Drop D D Standard C Standard B Standard Drop B Drop A My most common ones i use. |
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