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Does Guthrie tune his guitar down?

 
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Duncan113



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:31 pm    Post subject: Does Guthrie tune his guitar down? Reply with quote

A half step? A whole step? Those extreme bends made me wonder.

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theblackcat



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As far as I know, no, he's tuned to A440 normally, but on some songs he does altered tunings, like slidey boy for example (drop B?)
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JD0x0



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Blackcat has it right. Im 99.9% sure that GG uses standard tuning for a majority of his songs. There are a few songs with drop tunings, but it's nothing like how Hendrix and SRV would down tune in order to reduce string tension.

His bends are a result of finger strength. Guthrie uses 10 gauge strings AFAIK. To me, 10's are very slinky. I use 11's personally, for similar playing and rarely have a problem pulling 3 step bends.
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