This was posted on Facebook by our some time member @alpep. I have no idea of who the source is.
Guitar Tunings
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merlin6666
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It looks like some preferred selection from the more comprehensive list of presets available with Peterson tuners
StroboStomp HD Tuning & Sweetener Presets
www.petersontuners.com
HeyMikey
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Interesting merlin. I have a Perterson clip-on somewhere. It was too complicated for my needs so it went back into the box. Maybe I need to take another look or sell it to someone who uses a lot of tuning variations.
Veer alert! I've tried a lot of different tuners, and the best one by a long ways is Pano Tuner, which I downloaded for free from the App Store years ago. Not sure if there's an Android version.
I still use the free one, which is ad supported (as you can see), but there is a paid version for $1.99. It is absolutely the most accurate tuner I've ever used, and the only requirement is that there's little to no ambient noise while you're using it. It was a real epiphany the first time I heard a 12 string guitar in perfect tune. Highly recommended!
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Damn! I just (skeptically) tried this on my D-55 and was surprised that it actually worked pretty good. The "cents" on my clip-on tuner are divided by segments of five up to 20, with no indicators for individual cents, so I was approximating as I tuned. The only trouble with this approach is that it just takes more effort than my lazy butt is willing to invest. Good info. to have though.
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The longer my guitars go without a string change, the harder it is to get them to pitch properly. My laziness is shocking. I have the strings.....
And a power winder too! C'mon Tom...
Thanks for your answer Sandy : I suppose this LTG member might have studied with Mr. Fripp, since this tuning to my knowledge is only his and some of his students'...Not a standard tuning (so far at least)...It uses fifths for the most of it (with a last string that's a 3rd up from last note)...
Should have made it more clear maybe, but the particular tuning (C-G-D-A-E-G) is the one Robert Fripp had used for a very long time (don't know if he still uses it)...
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He still uses it almost exclusively, though he has recently been doing some playing in standard tuning when working with his wife.
As someone who also plays a bit mandolin and mandocello, I have often thought about trying this tuning, but have never done it
That's what I was wondering, if he used that tuning in his 'work' to please his wife...He still uses it almost exclusively, though he has recently been doing some playing in standard tuning when working with his wife.
As someone who also plays a bit mandolin and mandocello, I have often thought about trying this tuning, but have never done it
The tuning does use fifths like a cello (don't know if mandocello does, but that would be helpful)...Strange tuning, but it helps getting the notes you want, as opposed to scales or fingers' habits...That is a main interest it has I would figure out...
davidbeinct
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Oh man, you almost had me there until the part about a 12-string in perfect tune! Good one.Veer alert! I've tried a lot of different tuners, and the best one by a long ways is Pano Tuner, which I downloaded for free from the App Store years ago. Not sure if there's an Android version.
I still use the free one, which is ad supported (as you can see), but there is a paid version for $1.99. It is absolutely the most accurate tuner I've ever used, and the only requirement is that there's little to no ambient noise while you're using it. It was a real epiphany the first time I heard a 12 string guitar in perfect tune. Highly recommended!
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Although I have a couple of others, I use Pano Tuner almost exclusively. Great tuner and it's on my phone everywhere I go! There is an android version because I downloaded it to my brother's phone.
I'm not kidding, it really will get a 12 string in perfect tune. Give it a try, it's free!
Aristera
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I've found this page years ago and found it helpful.
http://www.stevemcwilliam.co.uk/guitar/tunings.htm
http://www.stevemcwilliam.co.uk/guitar/tunings.htm
$1.99, and no ads for the paid version. The ads never bothered me, so I just use the free one.