demetan Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 Hi !! I will buy a 7 string but before I want to know if it is possible to tune the guitar in D G C F Bb D G (a minor third higher) ? To get this tuning should I use a special neck : a kind of "soprano neck" or may I do that with a regular neck ?? Many thanks for your answers !!! CIAO CIAO Quote
Jupiter Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 I'd think that for that tuning, you could buy a regular set of 10's, then seperately buy a 7 gauge string for your high e { or high g string, as the case may be }. That would be a really sweet tuning. You may possibly need to buy a new nut for it to accomodate the skinnier-than-usual strings. I wouldn't think the tension would be too tight on it... i've never tried it, but it wouldn't hurt anything to experement. Let me tell you, once you really get into playing 7-strings, you'll never, ever want to go back! Just out of curiousity, why don't you want to tune it like a normal 7-string? Hope this helped! Ben Quote
demetan Posted August 2, 2003 Author Report Posted August 2, 2003 Thanks for your answer !! I don't want to soud too low, heavy and with the tuning D G C F Bb D G when I put my finger for a C (like in usual tuning) the pith is Eb like some saxophone !!! So If i want to jam I only need to read the chord of the Eb-instrument and not transpose all the way. Actually, in the beginning I wanted just to transpose my guitar but with a 7 string I will keep all the bass. Quote
Scott Rosenberger Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 actually if you can find a copy of the Universe Book that used to come with the Ibanez Universe, it mentions tuning the guitar with a Low B (standard) or a High A string so I think you'll be fine. If you comb through Jemsite.com you might be able to find a scan of this book Quote
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