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re: alternate tunings

Nashville Tuning, as I’ve come to understand it is actually the four lowest strings being replaced by octave unison strings. Think using a 12 string set but taking out all of the fat strings and just using the octaves on strings 6 through 3. GHS offers a set that ranges from string 1 to 6 ; .012,.016, .010, .012, .016,. .024w.  I string my Martin 5-15 terz size guitar with this set and it sounds shimmery and lovely and is great for doubling parts or playing arpeggios. I like using Nashville tuning and then retuning to an alternate tuning like DADGAD, would that make it NashGad???  I’m really enjoying SUS2 tunings like DADEAD, because like DADGAD they can work with either minor or major keys due to the absence of the 3rd.

 bill