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Comment by Ice Bob on April 28, 2011 at 3:45pm

Comment by Ice Bob on April 28, 2011 at 3:33pm

working on 2 songs with a local female bass player singer Angel from Montgomery i did in E she does it in D so (DGbd). the other song is Goldust Woman im tuned (DGdg) she wants a video so stay tuned

Comment by Ice Bob on April 21, 2011 at 2:28pm

played with Kenny D last night on the1 string  scooby bass retuned my A string down to G'F'E and up to B'C. i think i did D on it but not sure if it was high or low.  1 string tuned to the root or key of the song. didnt even need the tuner. thru in some theramin squeeks we had a good time

Comment by Dirty Dan Peel on April 3, 2011 at 11:19am

Hey thanks Doctor Steven. I tooled around with the steps you outlined, and I think I got it to a pitch I'm pleased with. At least to my ears it sounds good. I did forget to mention that I built my guitar with a 24" scale (I thought that was the standard, though since it is fretless I guess its just a matter of moving the bridge forward an inch). But everything is sounding good now. The few simple tunes I know do sound a bit better.

Comment by Doctor Steve on April 3, 2011 at 8:14am

Sorry.  I mean if you detune by 2 steps you get FCf.  C is the major 5th of root F.  As in G minus 2 steps equals F, D minus two steps equals C.

Comment by Doctor Steve on April 3, 2011 at 8:11am

The size of the strings and the length of the guitar scale are 2 variables that each affect the note that plays.  Given the 3 strings that you have, there is a limited range of pitches you can tune to.

If the 3 open strings are pitched too high (you're saying they are GDg) you can lower them as as you like, and keep the same relative notes (intervals) between them.  This is G as root, D as the major 5th (7 steps above the root), g as the octave (12 steps above the root G or 5 steps above the D).  Then you play the guitar just as you always do, since the relative notes are the same.

Saying this another way: tune the lowest (bass) string to whatever sounds good to you.  Tune the middle string to match the 7th fret of the lowest string.  Then tune the highest (treble) string to match the 5th fret of the middle string.

For example, if you lower all 3 strings down by 2 steps you get FEf.  This means detuning the lowest string 2 steps (by whatever reference you have, even could be a song on the radio), detuning the middle to match the 7th fret of the lowest string, then detuning the highest string to match the 5th fret of the middle string.

Hope this helps.

Comment by Dirty Dan Peel on April 3, 2011 at 7:35am

Thanks for the feed back Ice Bob. I don't have another guitar for reference, but I'll give your ideas a try and see what I comeup with.

Comment by Ice Bob on April 2, 2011 at 11:36pm

well lets see a 44 is an A string so tune it down from A to G 1 full step. a 30 is a D string so its ok. and a 22 is a G string so you only have 1 string tuned down a full step and 2 tuned reg if you have a standard tuned guitar around plunk is strings for a reference tone or use a tuner remember that the 44 is an A string tuned down. this all applies to standard 23" scale length guitars. measure from the nut to the bridge. feel the strings if there to tight they get real hard hope it helps

Comment by Dirty Dan Peel on April 2, 2011 at 8:00pm

Hi, hope everyones weekend is going well. I have a noobie question for ya. I bought some light strings (42, 30, 22) for my fretless 3 string. I usually tune it to GDG, but they seem too high pitched. I was wondering if there is a better tuning for strings of this size. Thanks. PS- Dumb the answer down, I'm a musical beginer.

Comment by Ice Bob on March 29, 2011 at 10:53am

Keni Lee thanks for this.Here is a little list of possibilities. Two different tunings in two different keys using the same strings. If you use medium gauge strings on a standard scale length, tuning down will be easier on your neck. The numbers are the major scale tones.

1) Standard Strings: EADG
Tune down: DGDG (Key of G 5151)
Tune down: DADf# (Key of D 1513)

2) Standard Strings: ADGB
Tune down: GDGB (Key of G 1513)
Tune down: ADF#A (Key of D 5135)

3) Standard Strings: DGBE
Tune down: DGBD (Key of G 5135)
Tune down: DF#AD (Key of D 1351)

Enjoy, you Tiger's Blood drinking Warlocks. LOL

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