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Post subject: How to tune Half Step Down - like Slash?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:22 am
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Hey so I want to ask how to tune half step down my guitar through Fender Fuse tuner?


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Post subject: Re: How to tune Half Step Down - like Slash?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:58 am
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I haven't used Fuse but I'm assuming that like any chromatic guitar tuner it will register Eb,Ab,Db,F#, Bb, Eb.

But I was just wondering though why you want to tune down? It's typically used by players that use heavier guage strings to ease string tension to make bending more manageable eg SRV and Hendrix, although it's sometimes used to help fit a players more natural singing key where open chords/playing are favoured.

If you just want to play along to mp3's there's an excellent little free program called 'Best Practice' that lets you 'cheat', & allows you to change the key of mp3's/CD's without altering their pitch.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... tice.shtml

or here

http://download.cnet.com/BestPractice/3 ... 94555.html

I use it myself & it's brilliant - you can even save a stepped up/down track to practice with later. It also allows very minor changes (much smaller than a tone) which is great if you have a track that's somewhere between two 'steps' - some (particularly older) albums/tracks were recorded like this for some reason.

Rich :wink:

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Post subject: Re: How to tune Half Step Down - like Slash?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:16 am
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Thanks for the prog. bro.But the tuner dont shw Eb Ab Db etc... it must be other aww need help


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Post subject: Re: How to tune Half Step Down - like Slash?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:10 pm
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Fuse shows sharps, not flats. Mustang amp also shows sharps. So the "Gn'R" tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) translates to D# G# C# F# A# D#, of course.

But it seems there is some sort of a bug, or maybe a missing font, or a wrong font atleast in my Fuse. Instead of the sharp sign, or the number sign, or hash (#) it just shows a square.

Edit: of course I made an error with the Gn'R notes, corrected :)


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Post subject: Re: How to tune Half Step Down - like Slash?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:03 am
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So Its D# G# C# F# A# D#...Thank you very much :) I will try the tune now


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