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08-03-2015, 06:54 PM
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Anyone use Big strings + Downtune + Capo?
Anyone use 13s or higher, tune the guitar down 2 half steps, and then use a capo on the 2nd fret?
I am wondering if this will keep the top moving well, while still playing at 440 pitch, and yet keep the tension of the strings down. Anyone her do this?
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08-03-2015, 07:08 PM
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It will absolutely change the tambre, but I think it will be a little less complex, a wee darker, with more of an undertone cushion. May lose some shimmer. A gutsier sound.
Try it with your 12s for fun, see how u like it.
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08-03-2015, 07:16 PM
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Are you talking 2 whole steps? E down to C? I used to have an HD-35 tuned down 2 whole steps, with 13s. Lived most of its life in the rumbly loud world of Neil Young and anti-war songs.
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08-03-2015, 07:25 PM
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Pretty sure he means two half-steps if he's going to get 440 capoed at the second fret.
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08-03-2015, 07:28 PM
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downtuning
I regularly downtune the 12er two steps (D to D) and sometimes I use a capo, the idea being that with double the strings there is double the tension on the tops and slackening it off a bit puts less pressure on it. It also gives me the ability to play with familiar chord shapes, but with a slightly lower voice. That can be useful.
My baritone of course is tuned way low and sometimes I use a capo on it too. The idea is to adjust its voice to my own while keeping the fingering familiar. There are many other reasons of course. It uses significantly heavier strings. I usually keep it B to B, but have gone a full step higher or lower upon occasion. Doing things such as this may or may not set well with you, but it can lead to new sounds and new inspirations.
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08-03-2015, 07:36 PM
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I'm assuming you mean one step (or 2 half steps mentioned above). I do this sometimes with half step and capo on the first, when I'm doing a lot of movement on the lower frets. The bouncier feel enables me to move around quicker and get some tweaks I can't achieve with just standard tuning and no capo. This is actually why I am intrigued by the "zero fret" nut, though my techie luthier guy keeps discouraging me from zero fret. It definitely can open up some new possibilities.
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#7
08-03-2015, 07:42 PM
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