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my motivation was listening to the theorbo, along with my experiences with an 8 string and my baritones, and my pleasure playing my tenor (4 string) which is tuned in 5ths
Then I realised I could get that range on a 6 string, Just trying to find what works on it now, G below normal E is pretty low
I've been doing this on an acoustic, but might try on a 30" electric
Difference with a cello would be mostly letting a bass string sustain whilst playing melodies and harmonies on the top 2-3 strings
i liked the idea of the extended range on a 6 string but with the 4ths you keep all the notes within manageable blocks and was just more practicle.
I think you only lose a few really nice chords anyway.
CGDAEG tuning actually duplicates cello tuning on the low strings. If you want to play conventional scales then yes, you need to either stretch a lot or shift position. For me at least, part of the appeal of alternate tunings is that you can't play all the stuff you play on autopilot in stardard tuning. "New Standard Tuning" (although I hate the pompous name) puts big intervals under your fingers much more easily than "Old Standard Tuning" which gives you a very different sound to the tone/semitone intervals you get with standard, unbroken scale patterns.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
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Do wonder how much thought he put into that name, maybe he was trying to put people off.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.