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Jasonc · March 12th, 2005, 07:47 AM

I have been playing my Tele tuned down to 'D' (D-G-C-F-A-D) for a week now. I must admit that I really like the sound. Does anyone of you tune your guitar to D (or E-flat) for better (fatter and twangier) sound?

Joe-Bob · March 12th, 2005, 11:23 AM

No.

Stumpy · March 12th, 2005, 01:13 PM

for owning extra Tele's!

I usually have one tuned down a step, great for blues!

Mike Fleming · March 12th, 2005, 01:15 PM

I keep one guitar tuned to D for fake baritone lines. It's pretty fun, it definitely sounds different than E. I think Pete Anderson did some fake bari licks with a tele tuned to D on a couple Dwight tunes.

Mike

KBR · March 12th, 2005, 01:31 PM

Sure do, a very low down sound, I have recorded some in this tuning and so did Jimi...
Take a Listen to the Live Voodoo Child from Electric Ladyland, It's in D, but Jimi is playing in E.
I recorded this on my Soulful Blues cd and got a Big ol sound on a Red Tele with neck Van Zandt Strat pup.

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Kenny Blue Ray

Mike D. · March 12th, 2005, 07:22 PM

It's John Fogerty's secret. Some of his biggest hits like Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising are in that tuning. He keeps his LP Classic in that tuning and always plays it on these songs. It's a really cool way to get something to sound a little different.

stevedenver · March 14th, 2005, 01:31 PM

d is great-

but for real big fun, i have a pitch shifter which actually drops my normally tuned broadcaster down to "B" and holy moly-definitely gets that ghost riders marlboro theme kinda grind-whats really interesting is how key/pitch affects the sound-

Aen · March 14th, 2005, 05:11 PM

Heck yeah! I actually haven't come out of a D tuning in 6 years on my #1 guitar(s). I also went down to a B on my partscaster. All you need is a big old nut slot and some big old strings. No need for a $200 baritone neck.

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Jasonc TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 70	Tuned down to 'D', better sound? I have been playing my Tele tuned down to 'D' (D-G-C-F-A-D) for a week now. I must admit that I really like the sound. Does anyone of you tune your guitar to D (or E-flat) for better (fatter and twangier) sound? __________________

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Joe-Bob Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 5,533	No. __________________ Why didn't the Psychic Network already know I was gonna call?

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Stumpy TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 87	Sure, it's a good excuse ... for owning extra Tele's! I usually have one tuned down a step, great for blues!

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KBR Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 667 10 Photos	Down a whole step in "D" Sure do, a very low down sound, I have recorded some in this tuning and so did Jimi... Take a Listen to the Live Voodoo Child from Electric Ladyland, It's in D, but Jimi is playing in E. I recorded this on my Soulful Blues cd and got a Big ol sound on a Red Tele with neck Van Zandt Strat pup. 8) 8) Kenny Blue Ray __________________ KBR http://home.earthlink.net/~blueray/

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stevedenver Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the mile high city Posts: 1,264 14 Photos	d is great- but for real big fun, i have a pitch shifter which actually drops my normally tuned broadcaster down to "B" and holy moly-definitely gets that ghost riders marlboro theme kinda grind-whats really interesting is how key/pitch affects the sound- __________________ Im really a Les Paul guy at heart, but .....

March 12th, 2005, 01:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mike Fleming Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 379	I keep one guitar tuned to D for fake baritone lines. It's pretty fun, it definitely sounds different than E. I think Pete Anderson did some fake bari licks with a tele tuned to D on a couple Dwight tunes. Mike

March 12th, 2005, 07:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mike D. Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 576	It's John Fogerty's secret. Some of his biggest hits like Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising are in that tuning. He keeps his LP Classic in that tuning and always plays it on these songs. It's a really cool way to get something to sound a little different.

March 14th, 2005, 05:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aen Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 942	Heck yeah! I actually haven't come out of a D tuning in 6 years on my #1 guitar(s). I also went down to a B on my partscaster. All you need is a big old nut slot and some big old strings. No need for a $200 baritone neck. __________________ Alt-country and psych-rock-tronica! Hey, be happy you can choose one genre for yourself! http://www.myspace.com/aenpage

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