Tuning to Fifths and 1/4 Step down

Se7enMeister · 04-09-2008, 05:59 PM

I dont know anything about any tunings diffrent than a440.
I have heard about tuning to fifths, what does that mean?
and how do you tune a quarter step down? I keep my schecter in A standard
How do i do this with a regular tuner?

ibznorange · 04-09-2008, 06:13 PM

for example, in drop d, the bottom 2 strings are a fifth apart. so tune your whole guitar that way.

FortePenance · 04-10-2008, 01:09 AM

Basically tune using the 7th fret opposed to the 5th fret as you normally would.

Quarter step down, i'm not sure, but i think it had something to do with changing your tuning note to 430hz or whatever. @_@

Brewtal_Damage · 04-10-2008, 07:35 PM

actually 435hz

bostjan · 04-10-2008, 07:43 PM

Quarter step down means 50 cents flat.

I play from time to time in 19-EDO or in quarter tones. It opens up some new possibilities.

Do you have a tuner that has a read out in cents?

In Hz, A down 1/4 step is 427.474 Hz. Anything between 425 and 430 Hz should sound close enough.

Tuning a six string in fifths is a great way to add a ton of range. If you stick to high E, the whole guitar low-to-high, would be: BbFCGDAE. The Bb is a half step below the standard B on a seven string guitar. You could tune this up aor down a half or whole step no problem. Tuning a seven string in fifths is pretty difficult to do without multiscale or special strings.

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