shanike
Well-Known Member
there's a weird problem I experience on both my 6-string and 7-string.
when I use dropped tuning and thus play the powerchords on the low strings with a single finger, it the chords simply won't harmonize. I thought this is simply because there's not enough tension in the string (dropped tuning) and thus I "bend" the string on the fret, but consider this:
7string tuning = drop A
scale = 26"
low string tension = .70
also,
6string tuning = drop A#
24,75"
low string tension = .62
my current workaround is that I do not tune the low string to pitch, but slightly off, so it's a little flat.
that way, when I fret a powerchord, it would intonate properly.
specifically the 7-string has been setup by a professional luthier, the nut has been adjusted for that specific string tension, etc...
any idea what I'm doing wrong?
many thanx in advance
when I use dropped tuning and thus play the powerchords on the low strings with a single finger, it the chords simply won't harmonize. I thought this is simply because there's not enough tension in the string (dropped tuning) and thus I "bend" the string on the fret, but consider this:
7string tuning = drop A
scale = 26"
low string tension = .70
also,
6string tuning = drop A#
24,75"
low string tension = .62
my current workaround is that I do not tune the low string to pitch, but slightly off, so it's a little flat.
that way, when I fret a powerchord, it would intonate properly.
specifically the 7-string has been setup by a professional luthier, the nut has been adjusted for that specific string tension, etc...
any idea what I'm doing wrong?
many thanx in advance