Favourite acoustic tunings...

telecaster90 · 04-23-2007, 07:41 PM

Yeah, it's pretty cool. My favorite of those two is the second one. It's an open Dm9 chord. I need a pick up a slide one of these days and mess around.

DDDorian · 04-23-2007, 10:36 PM

I generally use DADGBD, down half a step. I have a twelve-string on the way which will be getting a major tuning workout (right now I'm thinking open C with droning 9th strings, down half a step). Dropping open strings half a step always seems to fill out the tone, I can't explain why, but it's almost mandatory for open tunings, I think.

distressed_romeo · 04-24-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DDDorian

I generally use DADGBD, down half a step. I have a twelve-string on the way which will be getting a major tuning workout (right now I'm thinking open C with droning 9th strings, down half a step). Dropping open strings half a step always seems to fill out the tone, I can't explain why, but it's almost mandatory for open tunings, I think.

That's the same reason I always go a half-step down on my steel-string acoustics. It just makes them ring more.

BigM555 · 04-24-2007, 01:37 PM

One of my favorites has to be from Don Ross's tune Michael, Micheal, Michael.

CGCGBbC

After learning the tune I picked out all kinds of ideas. Very inspirational.

Buzz762 · 04-24-2007, 02:47 PM

DADGAD down 1/2 step. I use it almost exclusively when I'm writing.

Kotex · 05-05-2007, 04:14 AM

CCACGCE

distressed_romeo · 05-05-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kotex

CCACGCE

Tuning two strings in unison can be cool. Preston Reed uses CGDGGD a lot...

Naren · 05-05-2007, 01:32 PM

When I had some acoustics (I've owned 3 acoustics by now, but own none at the moment), my favorite tunings were: standard (which I used 80% of the time), drop D (10%), and whole step down (10%). I changed my tunings on my electrics 10x more than on my acoustics (I've tried almost a hundred different tunings on my electrics, while I've only tried a total of maybe 5 tunings on my acoustics, only 3 of those which I used regularly).

Jongpil Yun · 05-06-2007, 04:41 AM

Standard, 4ths. That's about it.

Desecrated · 05-06-2007, 08:05 AM

Bminor with a B in the bottom. also C-dim.

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DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,139 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 124	I generally use DADGBD, down half a step. I have a twelve-string on the way which will be getting a major tuning workout (right now I'm thinking open C with droning 9th strings, down half a step). Dropping open strings half a step always seems to fill out the tone, I can't explain why, but it's almost mandatory for open tunings, I think.

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BigM555 I SS.org Salute You! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,448 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: RWG RG777 Rig: GP100 -> MESA 20/20 Thanked: 21	One of my favorites has to be from Don Ross's tune Michael, Micheal, Michael. CGCGBbC After learning the tune I picked out all kinds of ideas. Very inspirational.

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Naren OldschoolGhettostyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 11,911 Real Name: Eric Main Seven: RG1527-GK, RG7EXFX2-IPT Rig: GNX3000 Thanked: 30	When I had some acoustics (I've owned 3 acoustics by now, but own none at the moment), my favorite tunings were: standard (which I used 80% of the time), drop D (10%), and whole step down (10%). I changed my tunings on my electrics 10x more than on my acoustics (I've tried almost a hundred different tunings on my electrics, while I've only tried a total of maybe 5 tunings on my acoustics, only 3 of those which I used regularly).

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