couldn't you have just strung & tuned a normal guitar in a similar way?
Understood if you use the same gauge strings in the same spots but why not put a normal 5th string on the 6th string, 4th on 5th, etc & then just get a 008 or 009 for the 1st string? Can't imagine tension being an issue doing that.If you tried to tune up a normal scale guitar that far, the strings, or the neck, would snap. You're tuning UP a 4th. Shorter scale is the only way to get there. With a 22-3/4" scale, it would be as if the fretboard started at the 2nd fret.
Unfortunately I'd need to need to sell off a few to buy this one.....because I'd love to be playing that little thing.
Sort of a "soprano" electric archtop and I'm imagining some very interesting musical places to go.
I had a Martin 5-15 terz guitar at one time that was made to be tuned up a minor third from standard.....quite nice....but this would be one very interesting stratospheric electric jazzer.
Ah well......nice to see anyway.
z
6th string or 1st string? The latter makes more sense to me. That was my only concern.Zelja said:
"Understood if you use the same gauge strings in the same spots but why not put a normal 5th string on the 6th string, 4th on 5th, etc & then just get a 008 or 009 for the 1st string? Can't imagine tension being an issue doing that. "
I tried that very thing. I wanted a guitar I could switch to and play "E" and "G" patterns in "A" and "C" without a capo on the 5th fret. I kept busting the 6th string when I was playing and decided it wasn't reliable enough to play live that way.
Just happened to stumble across this while looking for something else, but man that neck is short!If you tried to tune up a normal scale guitar that far, the strings, or the neck, would snap. You're tuning UP a 4th. Shorter scale is the only way to get there. With a 22-3/4" scale, it would be as if the fretboard started at the 2nd fret.
Maybe he's really, really big!Just happened to stumble across this while looking for something else, but man that neck is short!
Really stands out when you see him actually playing it:
OK I know that's huge but the ad copy is cool!
wow, never seen those floating hums before. Seems a side alley in terms of Guild's instrument development