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Old 06-15-2016, 03:51 PM   #1
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Looking to buy a guitar for raised B... Any suggestions?

Hey guys,

I'm looking to buy a new guitar and string it to raised B tuning. Any suggestions on a specific model guitar that sounds good in that tuning? I'm a huge Taylor person, so I really prefer it to be Taylor. I don't know if anyone has a Taylor raised B guitar that could recommend one. Thanks!
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    Re: Looking to buy a guitar for raised B... Any suggestions?

    Just about any acoustic will do. I don't know of any that come that way, so any acoustic will require some minor adjustment to conform to the different tensions. IMO, just pick up a cheap acoustic for it. It is going to sound brilliant in that tuning no matter what. All that matters is how you string it. Buy a normal set of .12, throwaway the low E, and move every string up one position. Then buy an extra B string to use for the highest position.
    A --> B
    D --> E
    G --> A
    B --> D
    E --> F#
    B --> B
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