Fripp’s Tuning? (aka New Standard tuning)
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:55 am
Anyone tried this tuning out? It was created by Robert Fripp of King Crimson to approximate 5ths tuning as much as possible. The tuning is CDGAEG, so really it’s only the highest string that doesn’t use the correct interval (likely because the string would break well before reaching that high B).
I have my eyes on a few future purchase potentials, either:
1) a 5-string electric mandolin in CDGAE
2) and electric octave mandolin in GDAEB
3) a 10-string bouzouki/cittern tuned DGDAD.
4) possibly even getting a bass guitar and converting it to 5ths (I suspect a 5-string bass could pull off CDGAE easily enough). But realistically any of those would be a couple of years away, since I have funds to accumulate.
But in the meantime I’m wondering if I should give Fripp’s tuning a try to see how I actually like it. There could very well be some major cons to this I haven’t considered.
Anyone have any experience using this tuning? If so, do you have any recommendations on string sizes work well for this?
By the way, I’m already familiar with playing in GDAE, GDAD, CGDG, and CGDA due to years of playing mandolin/tenor banjo, bouzouki, and a tenor ukulele I’ve retuned to CGDA/CGDG thanks to special Aquila strings.
I have my eyes on a few future purchase potentials, either:
1) a 5-string electric mandolin in CDGAE
2) and electric octave mandolin in GDAEB
3) a 10-string bouzouki/cittern tuned DGDAD.
4) possibly even getting a bass guitar and converting it to 5ths (I suspect a 5-string bass could pull off CDGAE easily enough). But realistically any of those would be a couple of years away, since I have funds to accumulate.
But in the meantime I’m wondering if I should give Fripp’s tuning a try to see how I actually like it. There could very well be some major cons to this I haven’t considered.
Anyone have any experience using this tuning? If so, do you have any recommendations on string sizes work well for this?
By the way, I’m already familiar with playing in GDAE, GDAD, CGDG, and CGDA due to years of playing mandolin/tenor banjo, bouzouki, and a tenor ukulele I’ve retuned to CGDA/CGDG thanks to special Aquila strings.