[sdiy] Guitar Synth boards ready... OT Question

[Scott Gravenhorst]

"john mahoney" <jmahoney at gate.net> wrote:
>> (private) BTW I tried your guitar synth tuning. it was pretty interesting
>and
>> I'll probably
>> incorporate a means to do it when I go full poly.
>>
>> H^) harry
>
>
>Oh, yeah, I had 2 comment on the synth tuning that Scott (Gravenhorst? I
>think) mentioned.
>
>First, I recall that one of the synth converters supported the use of all E
>strings, primarily for the faster pitch conversion. It also makes for a
>lighter action, which probably feels strange beneath one's fingers!

Also, an all E string setup may work nicely for fast response on a guitar
synth where only the synth is heard, but it would suck greatly for using both
the synth and the standard pickups.  My tuning corrects the speed for the
lowest two strings, which are the worst, but maintains the ability to use the
standard pickups.  I don't find the delay objectionable for strings 4,3,2,and
1.  Also, for Harry's setup, he's using an analog system to synthefy (if
that's a word) his guitar, as such, he needs to be able to tune the guitar to
some sort of standard, either EADGBE or a chord or whatever.  Without a bunch
of complicated PLL circuits for pitch shifting, I don't see how all E strings
would work for him.  And some people really loathe PLLs (I an NOT one of them...)


>Second, this is similar to a Nashville tuning (a.k.a. high stringing), where
>the bottom 4 strings are tuned up an octave:
>http://www.guitartips.addr.com/tip164.html
>--
>john
>

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