Tuning in fifths....

nate 0 jt · #1 01-11-2002, 05:02 PM

I want to try this out and see how it goes, how should I tune it, I know to tune them in 5ths, but what should I tune the E string too and so on? Thanks a lot. Nate M

Christopher · #2 01-11-2002, 10:39 PM

Do this:

C (110-125 gauge)
G (90-95 gauge)
D (80 gauge)
A (35-40 gauge)

It's pretty cool.

neptoon · #3 01-11-2002, 10:47 PM

i tried this with my warwick thumb once...it's really cool. it allows you to play some pretty large intervals without all the stretch...i would go for a .060 guage string with the d, though...i think that's what you meant

Christopher · #4 01-11-2002, 11:16 PM

Yeah, a typo. Wouldn't want anyone messing up their neck.

neptoon · #5 01-11-2002, 11:29 PM

right on....i knew what you meant, man....a really neato tuning, though

Peter McFerrin · #6 01-12-2002, 11:38 AM

I used to tune my guitar in New Standard Tuning, CGDAEG (I'm a big King Crimson fan). Hearing some of those chords is the coolest thing ever--the voicings are so beautifully wide...