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Old 02-06-2005, 05:07 AM   #1
therealmingus
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Bands that Tune to Eb, and their Guitars

There are a number of artists, including Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughn, who tune their guitars to E♭ instead of E. This is usually because they play a Fender Strat, which has a scale length of 25.5" - 3/4" longer than a Les Paul. In terms of string tension, a Les Paul is like an E♭ Strat capoed at the 1st fret.

I was listening to some old Kiss tunes the other day, and I was surprised to notice that they also tuned down to E♭, despite the fact that they were playing Les Pauls.

So, who else do you know of who tunes to E♭, what kind of guitar do they use, and what is the scale length of their guitar?
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