One commercially available set of strings you can use for NST is the Ernie Ball Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom. Also, Fripp stopped calling this tuning New Standard some years ago, and now refers to it as "C Pentatonic." I think his use of the word Standard was misunderstood; he didn't mean it was going to be the tuning everybody was using, but rather that it was intended as an all-purpose, day-in-day-out tuning, as opposed to an "altered tuning" you might use for a few specialized tunes.
Try swapping the C in between A and E (G,D,A,C,E,G), you get an interval pattern of 5,5,m3,M3,m3 and if you shift it up a fifth (D-A-E-G-H-D) you will notice it being an inside-out-inversion of Standard Tuning. I like to call it Open Standard Tuning, just because I came about it myself and consider it an open standard (Joni Mitchell wrote at least two songs in this tuning, just based on searching her website, but to my knowledge doesn't claim copyright on any one of her tunings), besides it's a pun on open tunings (because as you'll discover it has the chord value of a first inversion 13th chord). I've been using it as standard for five years, it lets me do chord inversions more proficiently, and gets a feeling of plaing a banjo, because all the interval jumps after the first fifth stack are unique and contains no repeats like on a 5-string banjo, and the fifth stacking (note that m3 + M3 = 5) you might know from mandolin/tenor banjo. Great for integrated melodic patterns on the four lightest strings, hence why I first called it Mellow-D (yes, it's a pun on 'melody' and drop-D, because it's also a double drop tuning, with the fourth string flopped, that in my experience lets you integrate bass bar "power" chords (made a single fifth) with third "mini" bars to harmonize on top of that, allowing to play more harmonized tunes as The Entertainer and Super Mario Theme sliding around thirds for a piano-like effect).
My first instrument is violin. Tuning in 5ths makes sense for me. Fripp uses a Les Paul copy. I like to downtune anyway so one step down on a 25.5 guitar sounds good to me.
As a mandolin player I really like this. Your idea of tuning down two semi tones is excellent since it really seems that most people are breaking the high string. Put a capo on the second fret and you can give Robert competition.
One commercially available set of strings you can use for NST is the Ernie Ball Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom. Also, Fripp stopped calling this tuning New Standard some years ago, and now refers to it as "C Pentatonic." I think his use of the word Standard was misunderstood; he didn't mean it was going to be the tuning everybody was using, but rather that it was intended as an all-purpose, day-in-day-out tuning, as opposed to an "altered tuning" you might use for a few specialized tunes.
Doing all fifths starting from Bb is actually a pretty brilliant idea! I'm excited to try this out soon
It will force you to play in ways you'd never think of, otherwise 😵
Try swapping the C in between A and E (G,D,A,C,E,G), you get an interval pattern of 5,5,m3,M3,m3 and if you shift it up a fifth (D-A-E-G-H-D) you will notice it being an inside-out-inversion of Standard Tuning. I like to call it Open Standard Tuning, just because I came about it myself and consider it an open standard (Joni Mitchell wrote at least two songs in this tuning, just based on searching her website, but to my knowledge doesn't claim copyright on any one of her tunings), besides it's a pun on open tunings (because as you'll discover it has the chord value of a first inversion 13th chord). I've been using it as standard for five years, it lets me do chord inversions more proficiently, and gets a feeling of plaing a banjo, because all the interval jumps after the first fifth stack are unique and contains no repeats like on a 5-string banjo, and the fifth stacking (note that m3 + M3 = 5) you might know from mandolin/tenor banjo. Great for integrated melodic patterns on the four lightest strings, hence why I first called it Mellow-D (yes, it's a pun on 'melody' and drop-D, because it's also a double drop tuning, with the fourth string flopped, that in my experience lets you integrate bass bar "power" chords (made a single fifth) with third "mini" bars to harmonize on top of that, allowing to play more harmonized tunes as The Entertainer and Super Mario Theme sliding around thirds for a piano-like effect).
There's no H key.
Yes there is, in German. It corresponds to B natural.
@eightfootmanchild Ah, interesting. You learn something new everyday.
My first instrument is violin. Tuning in 5ths makes sense for me. Fripp uses a Les Paul copy. I like to downtune anyway so one step down on a 25.5 guitar sounds good to me.
I like your attitude!
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As a mandolin player I really like this. Your idea of tuning down two semi tones is excellent since it really seems that most people are breaking the high string. Put a capo on the second fret and you can give Robert competition.
Beautiful paint job! How do you like that affinity?! Any mods besides the paint? Sounds great! My first view! Subbed!
The low tone of Fripp is heaviest than the Hetfield and the strings gauge too Hetfield use 11-50 vs 08-54 😮
Ye gods.
Use a Variax guitar 🎸
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Perfect 👌