tunings

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this caught my eye:

>Tunings:
>
>Anybody out there using unusual guitar tunings to cover up the lack of 
>bass in
>your loops?  I've been trying several variants of tuning in 5ths (eg 
>FCGDAE,
>DAFCGD or GCGDAE, low-high) which give very lush-sounding chords but can 
>be a 
>nightmare when it comes to playing single-note lines (hence the 4th in the
bass 
>on the G-E tuning, my current fave).  Anyone else have similar 
>experiences?
>

I now only play in RF's new standard tuning for guitar.  In conjunction 
with
using the new tuning, I also make extensive use of various pitch devices so
I can access both very high and very low tones.  

So, if I take the time, I can really cover a large spectrum "pitch-wise".
And having the low C as a starting point helps too...



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