raising to b tuning

HumbleMonkey · Unread post by **HumbleMonkey** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:11 pm

this is the first time i changed to raised b. i already changed the strings. i tuned them to the right notes but it was real low and the strings were somewhat lose. do the strings get real tight if you do it right or are they lose?

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:19 pm

they are suposed to be a little loose, not too much though.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:59 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:they are suposed to be a little loose, not too much though.

Loose?when I tuned raised B my strings were still tight as hell.. I believe there is a chance you're an octave low.. cause Raised B the strings are still tight and Bari. the strings are loose as shit

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:42 am

well... there are 2 ways to tune to B... low and high... raised b implies they want high which makes ya strings hella tight. low makes em loose and shit. i prefer to capo

Reckless · Unread post by **Reckless** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:43 am

I think they're supposed to be pretty tight. I mean to the point of almost breaking.

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:51 am

mine is in raised b, theyre not too loose, just not as tight as standard. then again, i have raised b on my electric,

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:13 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:mine is in raised b, theyre not too loose, just not as tight as standard. then again, i have raised b on my electric,

Same here, and I have an acoustic tuned to raised b

Also, if you tune them an octave low . . . isn't that baritone tuning then? Wouldn't your strings just be flopping all over the place, with no tension?

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:32 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:mine is in raised b, theyre not too loose, just not as tight as standard. then again, i have raised b on my electric,
Same here, and I have an acoustic tuned to raised b

Also, if you tune them an octave low . . . isn't that baritone tuning then? Wouldn't your strings just be flopping all over the place, with no tension?

yeah....hmmmm

SpoonInSpoon · Unread post by **SpoonInSpoon** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:46 pm

i tried lower my e and a to b and e for an another thing. they were floppy, but got the effect down. its good with just those two down to do a base line playing with a normally tuned guitar.

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:00 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:mine is in raised b, theyre not too loose, just not as tight as standard. then again, i have raised b on my electric,
Same here, and I have an acoustic tuned to raised b

Also, if you tune them an octave low . . . isn't that baritone tuning then? Wouldn't your strings just be flopping all over the place, with no tension?

Yeah...acoustic raised B the strings are still extremely tight, tighter then standard, but not too tight to snap 'em

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:05 pm

SpoonInSpoon wrote:i tried lower my e and a to b and e for an another thing. they were floppy, but got the effect down. its good with just those two down to do a base line playing with a normally tuned guitar.

ummmm.... reason its called raised b, the strings are raised to a higher pitch, you tuned down to baritone, wich cant be acheived on a standard guitar, (it can with a special tuning that i use, but not with the actual notes)

you have to do somethinspecial to get them that high though, read the DMBtabs faq.

SpoonInSpoon · Unread post by **SpoonInSpoon** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:22 pm

yeah i know about raised b. and i wasnt talking about raising b. i was just staying on the topic of "b" in general

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:37 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
SpoonInSpoon wrote:i tried lower my e and a to b and e for an another thing. they were floppy, but got the effect down. its good with just those two down to do a base line playing with a normally tuned guitar.
ummmm.... reason its called raised b, the strings are raised to a higher pitch, you tuned down to baritone, wich cant be acheived on a standard guitar, (it can with a special tuning that i use, but not with the actual notes)

you have to do somethinspecial to get them that high though, read the DMBtabs faq.

to go baritone, you have to have a longer neck scale

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:39 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:
SpoonInSpoon wrote:i tried lower my e and a to b and e for an another thing. they were floppy, but got the effect down. its good with just those two down to do a base line playing with a normally tuned guitar.
ummmm.... reason its called raised b, the strings are raised to a higher pitch, you tuned down to baritone, wich cant be acheived on a standard guitar, (it can with a special tuning that i use, but not with the actual notes)

you have to do somethinspecial to get them that high though, read the DMBtabs faq.
to go baritone, you have to have a longer neck scale

ideally but not necessarily

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:53 pm

praisedave wrote:
DMBFan63 wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:
SpoonInSpoon wrote:i tried lower my e and a to b and e for an another thing. they were floppy, but got the effect down. its good with just those two down to do a base line playing with a normally tuned guitar.
ummmm.... reason its called raised b, the strings are raised to a higher pitch, you tuned down to baritone, wich cant be acheived on a standard guitar, (it can with a special tuning that i use, but not with the actual notes)

you have to do somethinspecial to get them that high though, read the DMBtabs faq.
to go baritone, you have to have a longer neck scale
ideally but not necessarily

For traditional baritone guitars, the neck scale is longer

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