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04-14-2021, 10:19 AM
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Why I hate to use different tunings?
Even drop D. When I see a alternate tune, I simply refuse. Shell I have more guitars? I don’t know
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04-14-2021, 10:28 AM
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Haha, I don't know why, but I DO know what you mean. It's not like it's really that hard to do, but if I have to retune to play a song I'll just play something else as if it's asked me to do a neck reset before I can play it.
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04-14-2021, 10:44 AM
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Why I hate to use different tunings?
Hate to say it, but if you find yourself often playing different tunings, the best way to deal with it is to have a guitar dedicated to a specific tuning. For what it's worth, I currently have both a 6 string and a 12 string dedicated to DADGAD. Don .
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04-14-2021, 10:55 AM
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I don't worry about it too much if its just drop D - I'm not that lazy.
 However for some of the others (DADF#AD, DADGAD, FACGCE etc.), I do like having a dedicated guitar as it minimizes barriers to playing a song in that tuning. It also gives me a legitimate reason to own another guitar. 
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04-14-2021, 11:01 AM
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Quote:
 Seriously I have forgotten many great tunes because of that 
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04-14-2021, 11:09 AM
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My Larrivee is almost always in an alternate tuning. I keep my Ovation in standard or dropped D as well as my classical. The Larrivee just "shines" in alternate tunings like C or G as well as DADGAD. My Ovation is my primary flatpicking guitar and the Larrivee is primarily fingerstyle.
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04-14-2021, 11:19 AM
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I have three of my guitars dedicated to alternate tuning.
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04-14-2021, 11:27 AM
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I keep my Breedlove tuned a whole step down.
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04-14-2021, 11:27 AM
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...a good tuner and quality tuning machines make it pretty darn easy to drop in and out of various tunings.......it sure opens up a lot of territory with some low hanging fruit ripe for the picking...pun intended...I see no need for extra guitars dedicated to alternate tunings but some folks like the added convenience...
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04-14-2021, 12:04 PM
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I'm with you. Drop D I can live with. But I've spent a lot of years getting the fretboard down...I don't want my notes moving around on me.
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#14
04-14-2021, 12:50 PM
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My guitar teacher is urging me to go ahead and retune, so that i do some ear training each time i retune, and so i am not afraid of alternate tunings. I have been trying this out with a six string, changing from standard to drop D to double drop D to Open C, depending upon the tune.
But I haven’t fully embraced his advice: I still keep my 12 in Open G, and wont consider changing that right now. And i have one 6 string devoted to Open D, because i am still a bit lazy/reluctant.
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