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Post subject: tuning a tele to C
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:45 am
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does anybody here play a tele tuned to C F Bb Eb G C and what does it sound like?

just my band is looking to cover some QOTSA songs and my second guitar is a tele. i know it would be good on a les paul or a similar guitar but i only have the tele available, any opinions would be really appreciated

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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:07 am
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I don't know about C, but I tune all my guitars (10 are Teles) to DGCFAD...what does it sound like? It sounds like a Tele tuned down a step...Just bust out the tuner, and check it out for yourself, its not going to hurt the guitar to tune it differently for a little bit to see if you'll like it and if it will work for the QOTSA stuff...I play a lot of Kyuss-influenced type stuff, and it sounds good on my Teles...you may need to either use either both pikcup or just the neck pickup only though...or at least I would start there when testing out the sabba-dabba-doo of the lower tuning...

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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:00 am
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cheers eh

ill give it a lash when i go home, hope the 10's on my guitar are able for it haha. Love kyuss we are doing a version of supa scoopa and the mighty scoop and we have it tight its so much fun to play.

cheers again,

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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:30 pm
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bfitz wrote:
cheers eh

ill give it a lash when i go home, hope the 10's on my guitar are able for it haha. Love kyuss we are doing a version of supa scoopa and the mighty scoop and we have it tight its so much fun to play.

cheers again,

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Hellsyeah man, let me know how it turns out when you drop that thang to C...10s might be cutting it close between tension and spaghetti, but should be alright...

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