Can you tune it like a regular guitar?
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This is a good question. I *may* try to find out for myself. As one responder said, the strings will be floppy. One solution is to change the strings! Fatter strings will allow the instrument to be tuned lower while maintaining proper tension. The problems are two: (1) You have to use the right strings. If the strings are too heavy, the instrument can be ripped apart. There are string tension calculators that can help. (2) Can the instrument accommodate fatter strings? The bridge slots will likely have to be widened. Same for the nut.I'm not sure how good it will sound on the bass end. Also, intonation can be a problem. Still... This is a good question. I *may* try to find out for myself. As one responder said, the strings will be floppy. One solution is to change the strings! Fatter strings will allow the instrument to be tuned lower while maintaining proper tension. The problems are two: (1) You have to use the right strings. If the strings are too heavy, the instrument can be ripped apart. There are string tension calculators that can help. (2) Can the instrument accommodate fatter strings? The bridge slots will likely have to be widened. Same for the nut.I'm not sure how good it will sound on the... » Read More This is a good question. I *may* try to find out for myself. As one responder said, the strings will be floppy. One solution is to change the strings! Fatter strings will allow the instrument to be tuned lower while maintaining proper tension. The problems are two: (1) You have to use the right strings. If the strings are too heavy, the instrument can be ripped apart. There are string tension calculators that can help. (2) Can the instrument accommodate fatter strings? The bridge slots will likely have to be widened. Same for the nut.I'm not sure how good it will sound on the bass end. Also, intonation can be a problem. Still... « Show Less
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Yes...and no. Yes, it's tuned in "fourths" like a guitar, so you play the 5th fret on the lowest string to tune the next higher string just like a guitar. But, you can't really tune it to E, there's not enough string tension. So the top and bottom strings are tuned to A. So it's like playing a regular guitar with a capo at the fifth fret.
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If you tune it like a regular guitar, e.b. EADGBE, the strings end up being too floppy to play well. Tune to ADGCEA which is transposed "up a fourth" or like a guitar with capo on 5th fret.
839278
Yes. It is pretty much the same tuning if you were to put a capo on the fifth fret of a regular guitar.
1574905
Yes you can , I did not but I know it can be done. Kinda expensive though unless you do it yourself. By the way I love this guitar , the fretboard is really nice and the guitar has a really low growl to it.The neck is nice an thick. On the flip side - hard to get higher octaves out of it cleanly , it seems geared for really heavy music. Hope that helps a bit.
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Take it out of the box, tune it and it sounds great without any adjustments. I have amplifiers but like my electric/acoustic guitars I usually prefer it unplugged.
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Yes, BUT, it's not as easy as stringing it reversed. Acoustically and tuning peg no problem. The nut, which is the bar at the end of the neck, is cut for string width so you would have to pop it off and turn it around or get a new one made. Same with the bridge, the intonation is set by the factory with some strings slightly longer than each other. You would need to get a lefty one, which is an easy swap if you can get one. I would assume the parts are available but not sure of the cost and how easy it would be to do on your own. Not sure if a true lefty version of this guitar is made.
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I'm sure you could if you wanted to! It's just like any other acoustic guitar :)
1960452
I suppose with the right distortion and tuning you could make an electric sound similar to a Hawaiian steel guitar, but it might be easier to just go for a guitar which already produces this type of sound. A great deal of the sound will depend on techniques such as slides and bends.
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No it does not require a tune. You can just bolt it on without other modifications.
895891
Yes, it does. No extra strings, though, and you have to tune it every few times you play it.
1917889
If the knobs on the tuning pegs are roughly the size of that of a standard guitar, or even smaller, it should still work.
961550
We only have to tune it when there is a temperature change. Other than that, it does not need to be tuned, unless it has been unused for a while. We use medium strings on it, and that seems to help it stay in tune. The sound quality is great. It has a rich sound to it. It is a thinner guitar, but it does not seem to affect the quality of the sound.
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No, it's a standard guitar. You might be able to reverse the strings order and play it left handed, though the pick guard would be on the high side of the sound hole instead of the bottom. But, it would probably work.
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That guitar will tune fine if you do it correctly. However they don't stay in tune as long as a full size guitar. I'm guessing its an electric guitar. Take the plug, plug it into the guitar jack and the jack on the tuner. The cord to do this should come with the guitar. I'm going to tell you how to tune it in Standard EADGbE tuning. Pluck the first string (the thickest string) and you will get a sound. Slightly turn the tuning pegs no more than a 1/4 turn around as you pluck the guitar string, keep turning the tuning pegs slowly (again, as you pluck that string) until the tuner says E (this tuner will say 6E). After that go one string down, each gets progressively thinner, then keep plucking and turning the tuning pegs until it says A (tuner will say 5A). Keep doing that, turning the peg to tighten the correspomding string for the next 4 strings, going to the smaller string each time for D, G, B and E (E is what the thinnest string will be tuned to.) Again, thickest string to thinnest (top to bottom) you will want E-A-D-G-B-E. Use the little green light in the middle as youre tuing so you know you're on key and getting exactly the sound you want. Some guitars only do it so well, so don't be bothered if you can't get it 100% correctly and just do it the best you can. M
849057
Absolutely. I love it. It is finicky on tuning. But I would highly recommend it.
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i believe you can make it do that. but you have to have it tuned to a certain frequency. But i'll tell you its just fine with out it. Love this item.
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As long as the instrument is equal tempered (based on 12 note chromatic scale), you should be able to tune with this tuner. Sincerely, Kevin - Daybreak Enterprises, Inc.
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I have not, but it is symmetric, so I think you can do it. Will have less access to the higjer frets, but no different to a classic guitar
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Simply clip it to the headstock and turn it on to start tuning. It works great.