Alternate tunings?

[doodyhead]

Originally Posted by zoork_1

What do you mean by "rubbery sound of light guage strings"?

Zoork

When you play with light gauge strings the strings bend rather easily and in return for the ease they are hard to control and keep the note precise. what you end up with is a crappy trill or hammer on that never sounds in right note. by using a heavier gauuge string tuned down, you get a string that is easier to bend but thicker and as a result it doesntdeviate from the intended note. or if it does it tends to be more graceful. if you keep it in concert pitch. you have the same effect but it it is much harder to play for extended periods of time. Thats when you resort to crazy stuff like gluing the ends of your fingers to delay blistering and bleeding.

it is a little dance that guitar players do. again, the more you play the better the fingers to lessen those crazy things

doodyhead