Fit the vocal range? Maybe they just liked the sound of it? Made bending easier? Hah, I don't know to be honest with you... most (if not all) early Van Halen was all a half step down too.
Eb and the Hendrix DVD
Any of youy guys know why Jimi and SRV tuned half a step down (Eb)?
I'm asking thisthis because I got the insturctional "Guitard World" DVD "Axis:bold as love". On the first part of it they make you tune down.
Any clue?
By the way this a very good instructional DVD
Thanks for your time
I'm asking thisthis because I got the insturctional "Guitard World" DVD "Axis:bold as love". On the first part of it they make you tune down.
Any clue?
By the way this a very good instructional DVD
Thanks for your time
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yup, all of the above. SRV used huge strings for fatter tone, the half-step down tuning helps retain some bendability.violation said:Fit the vocal range? Maybe they just liked the sound of it? Made bending easier? Hah, I don't know to be honest with you... most (if not all) early Van Halen was all a half step down too.
Slash did it in Guns N Roses too, mostly for Axl's vox I heard
eb
you should try to tune down to c# this tuning has a sound all its own.
evilGuitar:
you should try to tune down to c# this tuning has a sound all its own.
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