Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

[Open lane]

I have several guitars in eb tunings and also a couple in standard.

When i use my collection, i typically switch guitars every few months. If i were to switch guitars i’m using with dif tuning every hour or so, do you think it will screw over my ear when improvising?

 

[shupe13]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

No.

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[Open lane]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

Ty.

 

[Open lane]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

I’m sorry. I just realized this post is in the wrong area of the forum. Moderators, i understand if you want to move or delete it. Sorry for the inconvenience

 

[AlexR]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

Does your improvising ear only have 1 key it works in???

Because all you are doing is changing key.

 

[Open lane]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

Ok. Ty.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

Think about it this way.......by tuning down 1/2 a step your Dm improv on the 10th fret box is actually a C#m improv.

 

[RorySquier]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

I tune all my guitars to concert pitch (432 Hz) which is in between E and Eb.



;>)/

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

I tune all my guitars to concert pitch (432 Hz) which is in between E and Eb.



;>)/

Dude, I bet the chicks dig that $hit.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

Does your improvising ear only have 1 key it works in???

Because all you are doing is changing key.

You have a way with words alex hehe. :knockedou

 

[kramersteen]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

I just play In E-stando and more than likely always will. I used to be a half step down but ditched it a number of years back.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Re: Will swapping from Eb to standard e tunings skew my ear?

I don't see it interfering with your playing or improvising in the slightest. E flat tuning never bothered me, nor did dropped D.

Microtuning is another matter though. I tuned my bands to A-432 for years and I do believe it made a subtle difference. But it also screwed with my sense of vocal pitch a bit. I became so immersed in it that what I naturally heard in my head as an E didn't match what most music calls an E. When you have good pitch it's inconvenient being slightly out of tune with the rest of the musical world.

That never affected my guitar playing at all though.

Even so, I went back to 440 after a couple of years.