Nashville High Tuning

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

(as opposed to Rocky Mountain High tuning)

I wondered what it would sound like. I thought I'd hate it because a plain third on an acoustic makes me want to wretch. But I like the sound--sort of like a lute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uetjZHz2Jk

Is there some unique trick to getting this set-up right? Like a higher or lower saddle/bridge, certain type bridge pins, etc?

 

[Jeff]

Nashville tuning, you mean using the octaves from a 12 string set.

I high strung my F20 this way for a while. Never knew to change the wound 3rd ?

High strings gave the F20 a unique sound, kind of mandolin (ish), but not. Didn't sound at all like the guitar on Youtube, must not of had the tuning just right.

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Jeff,

That reminds me. I'd like to get an 8-string flat-top acoustic guitar with a real small body so I could get a sound like a ballsy mando.

It also reminds me that I'd also like to get an Oud with a bouzouki-size body and 12-string guitar neck.

All of which reminds me that I need to call Dr. Phil.

 

[BobsterMan]

Dr Phil plays mandolin?

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Bobster,

Are you and Coastie ganging up on me?

hf

 

[john_kidder]

Never knew to change the wound 3rd ?
Didn't sound at all like the guitar on Youtube, must not of had the tuning just right.

If you didn't have the high G from the 12-string set as your 3rd, did you just replace the E, A, and D with the 12-string octave strings? That would certainly give the F-20 a different tone than also replacing the G - for my money, it's the break between the high G and the regular B (the B used to be a 3rd up from the G, now its a 6th down) that gives the unusual sound.

The Youtube guitar sounds similar to my M-20 that I keep high-strung (well,alright, it is a better guitar) - just seems to have fair amount of distortion on the output?

 

[JerryR]

(as opposed to Rocky Mountain High tuning)

Obviously not what I get when I put my 'Nashville' capo on the 5th fret :mrgreen:

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Does anybody use Nashville high tuning on electric guitars?

 

[hansmoust]

Does anybody use Nashville high tuning on electric guitars?

Yup, I do! My old M-65 3/4 is set up for that.

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Well, now I have to try it.

 

[West R Lee]

Heck, I can barely do the Texas standard tuning :shock: !

West

 

[JerryR]

What is 'tuning' :?: Aren't you just supposed to play it as it comes from the shop :?

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Jerry,

Yes, but sometimes you have to re-tune it because they welded it wrong.

hf