nashville high string tuning

[Paddlefoot]

Anyone set up a Guild for Nashville High String Tuning? What guitar did you use and do you have any tips for those who want to try this?

 

[cjd-player]

There was a good post on that several months ago. I suggest you try the search feature.

I was going to give io a try, but I think it's kind of pointless just playing solo.

I think it is more appropriate to use it as a doubled part on a recording or playing along with someone.

 

[Paddlefoot]

Thanks I should'a figured there would be something in a search

 

[solenoid lopez]

Not on my Guild but on my backup. For recording it's a great sound to have in the arsenal.

 

[marcellis]

I've set up the Guild D25 for Nashville tuning before.
It was kind of wasting the great tone though.
After that, I started stringing other guitars
with octave strings when I needed a high-string guitar.

When I go back to the States, I'll probably string
one of my VN guitars for Nashville tuning.

 

[Guild Beginner]

Nashville tuning is pretty fun (and adds awesome texture) if you're recording or playing with another guitar player. For reference, one of the guitars on "Wild Horses" is in Nashville tuning. The Stones used it quite a bit. In my experience, it works better on small-body guitars. I'm thinking of putting my Martin 0-15 back to NT. It would probably be awesome on an F-30 or M-20.

 

[Paddlefoot]

OK, sounds like a fun thing. My daughter has a Baby Taylor that I've been wanting to experiment on since she took over my D-35(Guild).

 

[dreadnut]

Hey Marc, when are you coming back Stateside? and where?

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

OK, sounds like a fun thing. My daughter has a Baby Taylor that I've been wanting to experiment on since she took over my D-35(Guild).

I tried it on a Baby and a Big Baby.
Both sounded very good but the Baby had a hard time staying in tune.
I like to use Nashville Tuning with smaller guitars.
It just fits them better.

 

[Paddlefoot]

What was the Baby's problem TMG. I noticed the same thing with my daughters guitar. I guess I would call it an intonation issue. I put light strings on it and that seemed to help some. Your comment just made me wonder what you thought was going on with it. The NT stringing should have standard tension shouldn't it?

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

I think that it was intonation.
Not a lot of effort goes into the Baby Taylor line of guitars.
I never had the saddle replaced but I know that a compensated bone saddle would have helped.
I just sold the 2 Baby Taylors and moved on.

 

[GuildFS4612CE]

I believe string gauge is part of the intonation equation...an example being wound vs unwound g string on an electric requiring set-up changes.

 

[marcellis]

Hey Marc, when are you coming back Stateside? and where?

Hi. I was just back all August. Mostly I was in SE Louisiana NOLA area & Houston.

But I did have a side trip to San Jose. I flew back across the pond in early September.