[email protected] writes: > Is now the time to point out many people play guitar with "alternative > tunings"? I know I do, it makes it MUCH easier. Notice how many > performers keep switching guitars between songs, that is probably because > the guitars are tuned differently - i.e. to make the song easy to play.
Sometimes, but not often. To be more precise: I estimate 90% of the guitar players to play in the standard tuning. Professionals often change guitars due to the specific sound (e.g., acoustig, electical, nylon versus steel versus phosphor, jazz-guitar versus country guitar, fender versus gibson), technical issues (e.g., piezo versus soundhole element, single coil versus humbucker) and not in the least, the playability of a specific piece on a specific guitar (e.g., small versus wide neck, cut away). Of the guitarists I've seen playing with differing tunings, most played in DADGAD and switched guitars for the exactly the same reasons as mentioned above. Only very few did change guitars because of the tuning. Most of them just retune on stage. Of course, I've seen only a limited number of guitarists... -- Johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
