New Standard tuning

[The Rossness]

I've been experimenting with an alternate tuning called New Standard. It's CGDAEG. Anyone ever use this? Know any songs that were written with this tuning? The more and more i use it, the more I like how it sounds.

[Hellbat]

I can't imaging trying to re-learn the intervals with the crazy tuning on that one. The 7 semitones from a to e would cause math damage to my brain. I'll stick to 4ths and 5ths thank you.

[micha]

I'll stick to 4ths and 5ths thank you.

so what's your tuning like hellbat? sounds interessting as well... :think:


@the rossness: this is not gonna help, but your tuning sounds like a weird six string viola.
you know any classical musicians? I'm sure they could show you a trick or two.

[6string40]

Nope...I thought I had one for ya, but it was C#-G#-C#-F#-B-C#

Where did you find "new standard?" You said you're kind of liking it...without retuning one of my guitars, how do chords/scales play on it?

[Grim]

It's a Robert Fripp thing.

It def. sounds interesting but I have never tried it out.

[Grandturk]

Fripp = threadkiller. No thanks.

[The Rossness]

It's like I'm re-learning how to play. Some chords work, at least their shapes work, scales are a bit harder to figure out, but i'm working on it.

I made a quick video of one lick i was jamming on-

[micha]

at least it should improve your sliding skills pretty quickly.