A440 or step down tuning for you?

[duhvoodooman***]

so then what is the advantage to tuning down? I just tuned my strat knockoff to Eb and it sounds good but is there a real advantage to tuning down?

Well, for example, if you want to play along to a Stevie Ray Vaughan CD, tuning down to Eb, as he does, makes it a whole lot easier! That's one of the main reasons I keep my Strat tuned to Eb.

There are other "tricks" you can use to get around this, though, if you don't want to change your tuning. Audacity has the ability to change a track's pitch independent of tempo, which is a handy way to adjust the pitch of a recorded track to match your tuning. Rip it from the CD, import it to Audacity, and adjust the pitch to your needs.

There's a plug-in for Windows Media Player and WinAmp called Chronotron that lets you do the same basic thing. That one is particularly useful, since it uses a simple slider control on the fly during playback to let you match up the pitch by ear.

[warren0728]

Well, for example, if you want to play along to a Stevie Ray Vaughan CD, tuning down to Eb, as he does, makes it a whole lot easier! That's one of the main reasons I keep my Strat tuned to Eb.

now that makes sense voodoo! i think i'll keep my "strat" tuned to Eb for just that reason!

ww

[Tone2TheBone]

No no...I had forgot to say yes all your other strings are flat as well. Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb and Eb. I thought about this last night and I knew I would confuse you! Sorry!

Edit - Sorry I posted this before I saw the corrections of my quote from the other guys.

Oh also as a side note of most importance...this is the best reason why we need several guitars. *nods* Truly. Explain this reasoning to your wife/gf.

[warren0728]

this is the best reason why we need several guitars. *nods* Truly. Explain this reasoning to your wife/gf.

hey i'm always looking for "reasons" to have several guitars!

ww

[duhvoodooman***]

Oh also as a side note of most importance...this is the best reason why we need several guitars. *nods* Truly. Explain this reasoning to your wife/gf.

Lemme see, there are 12 half-steps to the octave, so.....

(Yelling over my shoulder) Hey, honey, T2TB says I need 9 more guitars!.....Yeah, 9....No, I don't know exactly where he lives, but I'll ask.

[Tone2TheBone]

LMAO - Hey I'll take the heat for the suggestion!

[marnold***]

Some use drop-D tuning, which is detuning the low E string ONLY to D. The only advantage I see there is that you can play one-finger power chords. If/when I get my Charvel Tele project finished, I'm going to detune it 1/2 step to Eb for SRV stuff. I'm going to keep my Fender in standard tuning.