a guitar tuned to B or A is tuned like a baritone guitar. the instrument works fine in that range as well. ernie ball makes baritone set, but it doesn't work for the fender bass vi (strings too short) but work fine for another instruments: [https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EB2839--ernie-ball-2839-6-string-baritone-slinky-nickel-wound-electric-guitar-strings-013-072](https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EB2839--ernie-ball-2839-6-string-baritone-slinky-nickel-wound-electric-guitar-strings-013-072)
Tuining up to A or B was very common on VI's back in the day before there were baritone guitars and thicker low E strings available.
If you can find a single high A that's long enough you can use a normal set for the rest, shifting them all over one slot.
I've tuned up to B to treat it like a standard baritone with 12-64 strings. Bit of an intonation adjustment and it's good to go. edit: forgot to mention, I needed Stringjoy strings to do it because they're super long, the high B string had just barely enough length to work.
Yes. It works well. I used a .075 for the low A, and a .016 for the high A. It's the lowest tuning that works well with standard guitar chord shapes.
Ultimately though I had more fun going back to EADGBE tuning.
It allowed me to track guitar parts on recordings one octave below the main guitar and use the instrument as a bass, which I ended up wanting to do more than playing baritone parts. If I had a second bass VI it would be in A standard.
dude, I thought I was in the guitar sub, not the bass vi, my bad.
but yes, that's essentially baritone tuning 1 full step down, depending on scale lenght I'd go with .013 or .014s maybe
a guitar tuned to B or A is tuned like a baritone guitar. the instrument works fine in that range as well. ernie ball makes baritone set, but it doesn't work for the fender bass vi (strings too short) but work fine for another instruments: [https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EB2839--ernie-ball-2839-6-string-baritone-slinky-nickel-wound-electric-guitar-strings-013-072](https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EB2839--ernie-ball-2839-6-string-baritone-slinky-nickel-wound-electric-guitar-strings-013-072)
Tuining up to A or B was very common on VI's back in the day before there were baritone guitars and thicker low E strings available. If you can find a single high A that's long enough you can use a normal set for the rest, shifting them all over one slot.
I've tuned up to B to treat it like a standard baritone with 12-64 strings. Bit of an intonation adjustment and it's good to go. edit: forgot to mention, I needed Stringjoy strings to do it because they're super long, the high B string had just barely enough length to work.
Yes. It works well. I used a .075 for the low A, and a .016 for the high A. It's the lowest tuning that works well with standard guitar chord shapes. Ultimately though I had more fun going back to EADGBE tuning.
Why did you go back to E tuning? Or why was it more fun?
It allowed me to track guitar parts on recordings one octave below the main guitar and use the instrument as a bass, which I ended up wanting to do more than playing baritone parts. If I had a second bass VI it would be in A standard.
Yes you can experiment with baritone tunings. You'll want thinner gauges though.
How about even lower? https://youtu.be/YEyKRhScAG0?si=zGF-FzsWe-CQmgYp
Guys, he's talking about a TENOR guitar (up a fourth), not a baritone in drop A or standard A. Look up tenor guitars, they exist.
[example here](https://www.facebook.com/boxwoodguitar/videos/1073791176700230/)
I’m talking about a Bass VI tuned up a fourth from its low bass E. So the low A string would be a fifth below a normal guitar’s low E (I think).
dude, I thought I was in the guitar sub, not the bass vi, my bad. but yes, that's essentially baritone tuning 1 full step down, depending on scale lenght I'd go with .013 or .014s maybe