How (not) to string a guitar

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:07 am

Exhibit A:

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:44 am

Where'd you find that picture?

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:27 am

That's the singer's guitar.

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:41 am

kiramdear wrote: That's the singer's guitar.

Really? I was rather thinking a bass player got confused once he noticed two extra strings

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:35 am

Electrostring wrote:Where'd you find that picture?

Is this your Martin?

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:14 am

jps wrote:
Electrostring wrote:Where'd you find that picture?
Is this your Martin?

Ssh, our little secret

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:18 pm

kiramdear wrote: That's the singer's guitar.

Is not!!

JimK

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:32 pm

Electrostring wrote:
jps wrote:
Electrostring wrote:Where'd you find that picture?
Is this your Martin?
Ssh, our little secret

To answer your question, I found this image on a forum that discusses acoustic guitars.

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:49 am

Was any explanation given for this stringing method? Maybe the guitarist strings his shoes the same way?

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:45 am

Nah, the OP found the image on Google, I believe. As to shoes, I'd be tripping all the time (not a '60s reference

) if my shoes were tied like this.

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:52 am

As unusual as it looks this method is just one major artist away from being the latest.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:56 am

Imagine the tuning possibilities?

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:01 am

jps wrote:Imagine the tuning possibilities?

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:50 am

Electrostring wrote:
jps wrote:Imagine the tuning possibilities?
Nazareth tuning!

http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Musicia ... ging2.html

OK, I'll bite. What's Nazareth tuning? All crossed up? Or something invented in a town in Pennsylvania?
JimK

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:49 pm

Electrostring wrote:
jps wrote:Imagine the tuning possibilities?
Nazareth tuning!

http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Musicia ... ging2.html

Nice find, Werner. Given this, the image in my OP is credited to:

Frank Ford http://www.frets.com

Frank gets lots of praise over at the AGF.

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