I have been playing for about 8 months and recently have gotten into recording some of my songs. Mostly so my mom could hear how I was progressing, but also so I could keep track of improvments. Well today I couldn't seem to hit the high notes with my voice so I tried droping my tuning down by half a step. Wow what an improvment that does to my voice. I can hit every note now without even trying. I didnt think something so simple could help so much.
Yeah.. I tend to do that too! Hendrix started the trend, then SRV, Kurt Cobain, and alot of others did it too. :)
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It also makes bending easier, which is definitly an added plus.
Steve-0
Losing weight also help with bending.
Oh, did you mean string bending? Sorry.... :lol:
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Losing weight also help with bending.
Ah! So THAT'S my problem... I was wondering why I was having such a hard time with these 12's...
Seriously though, congrats on getting everything in your range. That's one thing I always thought was cool about Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the down tuning gives all his riffs and solos a little bit of extra "growl", in addition to making some of the songs more singable in the baritone/tenor range.
I don't normally think my independent intonation is good enough to tell when a guitar is off a half step without some sort of reference, but you can definitely tell there's something going on there, and I LIKE it! :D
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