Is it pointless to do drop tunings on small acoustic guitars? I heard you can only do them on medium or large gauge strings which large acoustics like dreadnaught and jumbo can only handle.
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Define small acoustic guitar. It all comes down to tension. String gauge can help vary tension as well. Are you chasing a sound or a pitch? Guitar woods can vary the sound so consider that if it is a "sound" you are chasing. In summary, you can detune anything so long as it is reasonable.The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.
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Smaller bodied guitars won't produce as much bass, so may not give you the effect you're looking for with the lower tuning. If you're dropping the tuning you're lowering the tension, so can probably fit heavier strings than are recommended for the guitar.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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There are fingerstyle players who exclusively play baritone acoustics, and it is amazing. The California Guitar Trio plays in a 5ths-type tuning, CGDAEG, and it is really wonderful.Administrator of the SDUGF
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