Can you tune the E to G.....

fenster1977 · Post by **fenster1977** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:13 pm

without it snapping?

somebody came up with a tab for J. Johnson's "The Cove" and he has it with a G bass note through the whole thing.

the tab actually says to do it, but i dunno. and i don't wanna test it.

anybody ever tried it? i've never gone more than a half step.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:15 pm

absolutely you can. you can tune it up to a B with out it snapping

fenster1977 · Post by **fenster1977** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:20 pm

B?! A whole 3.5 steps.

please don't be messing with me. i don't wann lose an eye.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:37 pm

fenster1977 wrote:

B?! A whole 3.5 steps.

please don't be messing with me. i don't wann lose an eye.

swear to god man, raised b. some dave songs is in it such as oh.

fenster1977 · Post by **fenster1977** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:39 pm

whoa, whoa whoa....

don't you use the A string from a set of ex lights in place of the low E when you tune to Raised B?

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:40 pm

fenster1977 wrote:whoa, whoa whoa....

don't you use the A string from a set of ex lights in place of the low E when you tune to Raised B?

not necessarily. i know filmdude has a 2nd guitar thats always in raised b

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:57 pm

so you have to use a b string in the place where the high e string is and switch other strings up as well.. if you try to raise it to b it will break

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:58 pm

6_strings_for_life wrote:so you have to use a b string in the place where the high e string is and switch other strings up as well.. if you try to raise it to b it will break

now now, ive heard different, somebody back me up here...

SpoonInSpoon · Post by **SpoonInSpoon** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:02 pm

...

im playing my raised b right now

the strings in order (not the tuning)

adgbeb.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:03 pm

gur... ive tuned up with the normal ex light strings.... i may be the only one tho

You_Enjoy_Myself · Post by **You_Enjoy_Myself** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:21 pm

You can put your E up to a G, I do it for Pearl Jam's Daughter.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:33 pm

praisedave wrote:
fenster1977 wrote:whoa, whoa whoa....

don't you use the A string from a set of ex lights in place of the low E when you tune to Raised B?

not necessarily. i know filmdude has a 2nd guitar thats always in raised b

yes its always in raised b, because you have to string it specially. cant tune it.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:35 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
praisedave wrote:
fenster1977 wrote:whoa, whoa whoa....

don't you use the A string from a set of ex lights in place of the low E when you tune to Raised B?

not necessarily. i know filmdude has a 2nd guitar thats always in raised b
yes its always in raised b, because you have to string it specially. cant tune it.

well im wrong... ill be leavin now...

fenster1977 · Post by **fenster1977** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:39 pm

sooooooooooo......don't try it?

i'm confused.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:47 pm

fenster1977 wrote:sooooooooooo......don't try it?

i'm confused.

you can do the g, not the b