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reingarnichts
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 Higher Tuning SB8 Hi there,
I'm a happy owner of a 10 string railboard, but I'm thinking about going 8-string someday.
I was just wondering, since the SB8 is a 36" instrument, would it still be possible to tune it in a rather high tuning like (from bass to treble, with the first d# beeing the d# one semitone below the low E on a bass):
D# G# C# F# B E A D
so just a downward extension of the classic tuning's melody side .
This would give the range of a standard 4-string bass and a standard guitar.
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Boaz
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 i guess this request falls under custom tuning
ask Emmett if that's possible
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Stick Enterprises
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 reingarnichts wrote: Hi there,
I'm a happy owner of a 10 string railboard, but I'm thinking about going 8-string someday.
I was just wondering, since the SB8 is a 36" instrument, would it still be possible to tune it in a rather high tuning like (from bass to treble, with the first d# beeing the d# one semitone below the low E on a bass):
D# G# C# F# B E A D
so just a downward extension of the classic tuning's melody side .
This would give the range of a standard 4-string bass and a standard guitar. This is no problem. A high D is the same pitch as the highest note on the Classic tuning. If you have any other questions about custom tunings, please email me directly at sticksupport@aol.comHappy Tapping, Greg
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reingarnichts
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 That's what I thought. Thank you for the confirmation!
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waltschwarzkopf
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 I was thinking about the same! Starting with the highest string tuned to a D and the lowest to D#, al divided uniformly in 4ths.
Did you retune your SB8 already? If so, how did it turn out?
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ixlramp
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 A quick related point: If SE made a 9 string single region instrument (it could be done by using the 10 string as a basis and slightly widening the string spacing), all fourths downwards from highest possible tuning D4 would end up on Bb0, the lowest official SE string:
A# D# G# C# F# B E A D
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waltschwarzkopf
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 ixlramp wrote: A quick related point: If SE made a 9 string single region instrument (it could be done by using the 10 string as a basis and slightly widening the string spacing), all fourths downwards from highest possible tuning D4 would end up on Bb0, the lowest official SE string:
A# D# G# C# F# B E A D Yes, I think there was a post of a guy that tuned his 10-string like that, although strings 5 & 6 were tuned to the same pitch. But basically, exactly what you said. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 That is interesting - having strings tuned the same. On my 1985 Ironwood - which is in Classic tuning - string # 1 is tuned the same as string # 3 Don't ask me why but it works, and it was a happy accident on my part  But it sounds like Greg has once again provided the solution, Bravo Greg !!
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waltschwarzkopf
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8 Big George Waters wrote: That is interesting - having strings tuned the same. I guess it was to use all ten strings on the stick AND have them al tuned in fourths. Also, since the 10-string has a grouping space, it would make an easier interface between to groups by having one string overlapping.
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waltschwarzkopf
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Re: Higher Tuning SB8
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