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GMC Forum _ GEAR & PRODUCTION _ How Far Down Can You Tune A Baritone?
Posted by: mhskeide Feb 28 2010, 06:43 PM
Howdy fellas
Just a quick question here. How far can I downtune a baritone guitar which minimum 27.5" scale length?
Can I tune it all the way "down" to E 
?
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Mar 1 2010, 01:54 PM
I'm not sure if this is possible, and what string gauge you will need to go to such a big jump as fifth down. You can try with some thicker strings, but who knows how that will sound like 
Posted by: ZakkWylde Mar 1 2010, 02:20 PM
Sure you can! 8 String guitars are aleady tuned to f# when they are in standard tuning so you go just one step down and you have an e-standard tuning one octave lower (basicly a guitar tuned like a bass).
-It WILL sound muddy, guitars aren't made to reproduce such low tones correctly
-you WILL need string gauges like 10-68 or 11-70 for that tuning even on a 28'' scale baritone guitar
Posted by: mhskeide Mar 1 2010, 10:05 PM
-It WILL sound muddy, guitars aren't made to reproduce such low tones correctly
-you WILL need string gauges like 10-68 or 11-70 for that tuning even on a 28'' scale baritone guitar
Will it still sound muddy if I play through a bassamp or a 15" speaker
?Stringwise, I have my eyes on a Ernie Ball 13-72 set, should do the trick?
Posted by: JVM Mar 1 2010, 10:20 PM
If you really wanna go down an octave, I recommend an octave pedal like the EXH micro pog. Sounds really good. I assume it would sound even better on a baritone guitar with thick strings than it does on my strat.
Posted by: mhskeide Mar 1 2010, 10:54 PM
I actually plan to buy one of those anyways
Posted by: JVM Mar 1 2010, 11:12 PM
Are you trying to go TWO octaves down?
Posted by: sted Mar 2 2010, 10:23 AM
Why would you even want to tune that low? Itll sound pants!
Downtuning is the new wah pedal, everybody will do it for a year then throw it in the cupboard when they get bored.
Posted by: mhskeide Mar 2 2010, 10:53 AM
Nope, the POG will be used with an ordinary guitar for suboctave or 12-string simulation...or some serious sub while palying the bass
Baritone + POG will be a bit too much I think
Posted by: Marcus Siepen Mar 6 2010, 07:08 PM
I have a Steinberger baritone for the low tuning stuff, but I have to admit I never went below C, that is definitely enough for my taste. Everything below this tuning will only sound muddy in my opinion.
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