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10-11-2003, 10:45 PM
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1/2 step tuning and Guitar Center
Does anyone ever get those lines from salespeople...."Oh baby listen how low that guitar is...thats true bass growlin at ya...you cant get that on any other guitar"...then u notice on that the guitar is tuned 1/2 step down, if not more...
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10-11-2003, 11:06 PM
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Heh, heh, heh...
You know if the guitar in question is a Baby and they feed you that line, it's time to leave the store. That said, my last trip to GC was quite a surprise. I must have cught them on their "once a decade string change out", because almost all of the display guitars had fairly fresh strings. Of course, they were in various states of de-tuned, but nothing new there. 
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10-12-2003, 08:26 AM
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I have noticed that GCs in the Seattle area tune at least 1/2 step to a full step low. Makes the guitars a little "easier" to play - less string tension on the fingers. Mediums feel like lights.
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10-12-2003, 10:23 AM
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Yep, a common guitar store ploy. I always scold the sales people. But of course they could care less what I think. Until I start looking at that Liberty Tree seriously.
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10-12-2003, 11:34 AM
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Now you know why I never shop for acoustics without a tuner with me . Thank goodness for Korg's little tuners that are not much bigger than a credit card.
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10-12-2003, 11:59 AM
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That has got to be one of my biggest pet peaves EVER! I can almost hear perfect pitch and when people around me are out of tune I cant hold my tounge and have to tell them to tune. That gets really interesting with people at guitar center that I dont know....
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