My guitars tell me what tunings they want.

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Chris Z
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My guitars tell me what tunings they want.

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Charvel E and Eb
PRS 408 E and Eb
PRS 594 E only
LP E only

I've tried different tunings, different gauge strings, adjusted truss rods and they either sound good or don't depending on the tuning. I guess its the scale length that dictates it? :blah:

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maggotspawn
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Re: My guitars tell me what tunings they want.

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You should try D Standard on the Charvel. Brings the DOOM.

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Marc G
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Re: My guitars tell me what tunings they want.

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I could put any of my guitars in E or Eb.... BUT 10s for E and 11s for Eb so they more or less feel the same..... some do need to set up tweaks if I'm going from E to Eb though.... just minor tweaks
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screamingdaisy
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I have a bass that sounds like a monster in Eb, but for some reason it sounds kinda bland in E. No idea why.

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My guitars try to tell me what tunings they want to be in, but they can get fucked. They don't own me. Some bullshit.
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Guitarbilly
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Re: My guitars tell me what tunings they want.

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I only play in E Standard so that's what all my guitars are tuned to. Well, actually, I have a partscaster in Eb just for when I need to learn a song that is originally in Eb like VH etc...


Regardless, I do agree that some guitars sound better in an specific tuning. I think there is something to do with the frequency guitar resonates vs the frequency it's tuned to.

But I think you can somewhat work around that by changing the string gauge and set up a bit. For example a guitar that sounds great with 10s in E standard, may need heavier strings and a bit higher action to sound good in Eb or D. I know for a fact that my main Les Paul sounds best in Eb because that's how I used it in my previous bands and when I tuned up to E I immediately felt a difference. But over the yeaqrs I was able to dial it in where it sounds great in E now. It's a bit of a balancing act.

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Most my electrics are kept in E standard, my strat is usually tuned down a half step or full step. I think strats sound and feel better when you tune them down.
Acoustics, I always keep 12 strings down a half. 6 string acoustics, I play around with different tunings on those.
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macaronisalad
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Re: My guitars tell me what tunings they want.

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I agree about Strats sounding better tuned to Eb, just adds something nice. My Pacer seems to be ideal in E, the other 3 are pretty flexible.
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Chris Z wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:46 pm My guitars tell me what tunings they want.
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linthat22
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macaronisalad wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:19 pm I agree about Strats sounding better tuned to Eb, just adds something nice. My Pacer seems to be ideal in E, the other 3 are pretty flexible.
Funnily enough, I was thinking the same thing the other night, my Strat prefers Eb over E or D.

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