Ostrich Guitar

proto-punk · 12-02-2009, 05:12 PM

Lou Reed is the magic man to create this, its basically tuning your guitar strings all to D

pretty crazy idea but it sounds awesome

Any of you guys know if its still used today?

GuitarBizarre · 12-02-2009, 05:15 PM

Paul Gibert has a song called 3 E's for edward, a tribute to Eddie Van Halen that uses an acoustic guitar with only 3 strings, all tuned to E. Similar concept.

+81 · 12-02-2009, 09:47 PM

I heard of Sonic Youth doing this as well as Glenn Branca's guitar orchestras who Thurston and Lee played with.

mr dave · 12-02-2009, 10:54 PM

Soundgarden used all Es tuned to 3 doubled octaves for Mind Riot back on Badmotorfinger.

12-03-2009, 01:54 PM

My Bloody Valentine also uses weird octave tunings as well, actually they are very much similar to Sonic Youth's and I know that "Soon" (F#F#F#F#C#F#) and the majority of "Bad Moon Rising" (F#F#F#F#E B) use a similar tuning.

FadedMyxomatosis · 12-04-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by proto-punk

Lou Reed is the magic man to create this, its basically tuning your guitar strings all to D

I'm pretty sure it's to all E. I might be wrong though,

mr dave · 12-04-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FadedMyxomatosis

I'm pretty sure it's to all E. I might be wrong though,

i'm pretty sure if you would have googled first you'd know it was D

bandteacher1 · 12-05-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by FadedMyxomatosis

I'm pretty sure it's to all E. I might be wrong though,

You're wrong. It's D.

FadedMyxomatosis · 12-05-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i'm pretty sure if you would have googled first you'd know it was D

Oh I was thinking of EEEEEE. I could have sworn that was ostrich tuning. I knew it was all strings tuned to the same note, I just forgot which note that was

bandteacher1 · 12-05-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FadedMyxomatosis

Oh I was thinking of EEEEEE. I could have sworn that was ostrich tuning. I knew it was all strings tuned to the same note, I just forgot which note that was

Google.com is your friend. XD

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Farfisa Guest Posts: n/a	My Bloody Valentine also uses weird octave tunings as well, actually they are very much similar to Sonic Youth's and I know that "Soon" (F#F#F#F#C#F#) and the majority of "Bad Moon Rising" (F#F#F#F#E B) use a similar tuning. Last edited by Farfisa; 12-03-2009 at 02:15 PM.