six string vs seven string

[bermuda_]

Hey guys I was just wondering if you tuned a six string down to b standard would it be

just as low as a seven string guitar tuned to that tuning

or would the seven string be still slightly lower than the six string in that tuning cheers

oh and sorry for posting more than once on this thread I don't know how that happened

 

[73h Nils]

I'll just assume you had a browser issue which is why you posted this a mind-numbing 5 times.

If you took a 6 and tuned it down to B, keeping all the relative pitches the same, it would be the same as the lowest 6 strings on a 7 string guitar. However, you couldn't really play chords on the top 3 strings the same way, because you'd have to compensate like you do between the G and B string on a 6 string. Unless, I assume, you tune the second string (formally a B) down to an F#, then you could just play in that new complete tuning the same way you would on a standard 6 string, because the intervals would still be the same...

Man, that was kind of hard to explain. Might wanna go delete all those extra posts, though.

 

[R_ADKINS80]

Hey guys I was just wondering if you tuned a six string down to b standard would it be

just as low as a seven string guitar tuned to that tuning

or would the seven string be still slightly lower than the six string in that tuning cheers

oh and sorry for posting more than once on this thread I don't know how that happened

My Dean V stays tuned to B because I don't wanna go an splurge on a quality 7 string at the moment.

 

[lerxst88]

I tried putting acoustic strings on my cheapo ibanez and tuning it to B and it sorta worked however it was a cheap guitar to begine with and it didnt sound great but it got the job done

 

[derekjason]

If you took a 6 and tuned it down to B, keeping all the relative pitches the same, it would be the same as the lowest 6 strings on a 7 string guitar. However, you couldn't really play chords on the top 3 strings the same way, because you'd have to compensate like you do between the G and B string on a 6 string. Unless, I assume, you tune the second string (formally a B) down to an F#, then you could just play in that new complete tuning the same way you would on a standard 6 string, because the intervals would still be the same...

well put.

 

[bermuda_]

Alright I understand now thanks guys for all your help :wink: