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Posted by: Jesse Nov 1 2008, 03:34 PM

(Tune up 1/4 step)

Posted by: Jakub Luptovec Nov 1 2008, 03:46 PM

Using a chromatic tuner? You can put it preciesely in between E and F for example.. Another option is to change reference pitch, but I dont know how much.. I am not classicaly musically trained and instructors could help you more exactly:)

Posted by: ZakkWylde Nov 1 2008, 03:47 PM

The God of Heavy Metal Said in his wisdom:

''Thou shalt nto tune up your guitar, only drop it down to a deeper tuning!''

But seriously I don't know how to do it

Posted by: kjutte Nov 2 2008, 02:16 AM

Why do you want that? you can't play with any ordinary songs then.

Posted by: Rolls Nov 2 2008, 02:25 AM

There are some recordings (mostly on tape I believe) that are sped up or slowed down. The tuning changes and for a lot of these songs changes by 1/4 step. If this is what you are trying to do, how about tuning from the song itself?

Posted by: Jakub Luptovec Nov 2 2008, 09:04 AM

For example Flood by Pantera is 2 and quarter tone downtuned

Posted by: Jesse Nov 2 2008, 10:29 AM

its for some ac/dc songs!

Posted by: botoxfox Nov 2 2008, 01:26 PM

Posted by: Velvet Roger Nov 2 2008, 01:39 PM

Use a tuner and set the A on the tuner to about 450/455 Hz instead of 440 Hz and it will be 1/4 step up as far as I know

Posted by: berko Nov 2 2008, 01:47 PM

That's the way I would do it too, a very common example is Metallica solo Fade To Black - it is also tuned to 450Hz A note and that can be considered a 1/4 step upwards...

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 2 2008, 03:23 PM

I suggest you play them in standard tuning because the main reason why they played 1/4 step down in those days is for the is for for the sake of speeding of the studio tape recorders.

If you do wanna do it, just take a chromatic tuner and tune one 1/4 step down all the strings.

Posted by: Jesse Nov 3 2008, 07:00 PM

K, But I won't be able to play along