What Is The Exact Reason To Down Tune 1/2 Step The Guitar? |
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Jul 7 2008, 06:28 PM
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I really don't understand why.
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Jul 7 2008, 06:29 PM
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We down tune a guitar to get a darker sound ...
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Jul 7 2008, 06:47 PM
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Some people do it to make the Strings looser and eaiser to bend.
Hendrix and SRV, almost exclusively played in Eb standard tuning. |
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Jul 7 2008, 07:52 PM
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Darker sound with more low end is being produced, also Eb key and chords has a nice warm dark sound that cannot be achieved with E chord.
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Jul 7 2008, 08:03 PM
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Thank you guys!
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Jul 7 2008, 09:15 PM
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The Eb tuning is often used i Power Metal music
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Jul 7 2008, 10:09 PM
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Also people tend to down tune to make songs more comfortable for the singer when playing them from E would be a hustle for him and guitarists don't want to bother with transponding chords..
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Jul 7 2008, 10:19 PM
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I think G'n'R tune to Eb on all albums aswell. Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 is atleast tuned to Eb.
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Jul 7 2008, 10:22 PM
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Hammerfall, Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Blind Guardian etc etc uses Eb tuning on their songs
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Jul 7 2008, 11:16 PM
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QUOTE (Slammer @ Jul 7 2008, 11:05 PM)  Of course there are tons of other players who use it, I'm sure another person will list some good ones. Extreme & Van Halen as example. -------------------- ::: Main Gear ::: Guitars: Washburn N4 Vintage | Washburn N2 | Washburn WI67Pro | Washburn WG-587 | Washburn EA20B Amps: Laney GH50L (head) | Laney GS410 & GS212IE (cabinets) | Rocktron PROGAP Ultra (rack preamp) | Rocktron Velocity 150 (power amp) | Marshall VS230 (combo) FXs: Rocktron Intellifex + custom pedalboard (check my video demo) Other: Shredneck | Intellitouch PT10 tuner Picks: Esseti Picks Software & Recording Gear: Cubase 4 | Overloud TH1 | Mackie Onyx 400F | EZdrummer | Korg Pandora PX4D ------------------------------------------------------- myspace.com/jerryarcidiacono Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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