aziltz Does anyone have any experience or opinion about high-tuning a short scale fender guitar?I'm thinking G - C - F - Bb - D - G. I'm wondering because i play a lot with capos on 3 on regular scale guitars. Thanks
aziltz well yeah...but i'm getting ready to build a few guitars (long project obviously) and i think it would be really cool to have this tuning, it would make bends close to the nut alot more stable (opposed to a standard guitar with a capo).
aziltz thats the point of this thread.has anyone used "Terz" tuning on short scale guitars? G-C-F-A#-D-G
tragictravisty aziltz said: well yeah...but [...] i think it would be really cool to have this tuning...yea, i got the point of the thread , you didnt seem to. you said youd get a short scale and hard tail it. i suggested two hard tail short scales, you replied:
aziltz the title is high-tuned short scales.i didnt ask how to achieve it. i asked if ppl had used it.i said "make" a hardtail mustang because thats the only body i like thats short scale, and i'm getting into building guitars.
Blindingsun no one else can waste YOUR time on a forum. in answer to the OPyeah i've high tuned my mustang.. and it puts alot of stress on the neck with anything higher than 10gauge strings. prolly not the best idea in the world
SmutVendetta Yeah. I bought a few extra guitars that I'm now getting rid of, just for alternative tunings. I suggest not using one with a strat tremolo. Wears the springs and it can come up, and then it doesn't want to go back down even tuned to regular tunings.
tragictravisty it shouldnt put stress on the neck with low-gauge strings. isnt the point to acheive the same tension with smaller strings? put high-tuned guitars can sound awesome. case and point: johnny marr.
tragictravisty he plays other guitars than the jag. i know that his tele is high tuned, i dont know about his jag. sometimes you hear a really jangly guitar though and you know its marr.
