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Comment by Rick Alexander on June 26, 2016 at 6:50am

Hey Jeff, if you haven't already found it, Turtlehead( CBN member) made a video a while back of "Ripple" by the Grateful Dead, and he tabbed it out for GDGb tuning. There was a discussion a while back about the lack of 4 string tabs and lessons, and Turtlehead came through with a good one.

Comment by Uncle John on June 26, 2016 at 2:46am

I use DGBE, but my fave for tone is GDGB.  If you already pay GDG, just start off by almost forgetting the B string - hit it when you want some high notes - then add the 2 finger chords C, D7 and one finger Em - which would be about the same as on your DGBE.  If you need help, contact me.

Comment by Jeff Box on June 26, 2016 at 2:27am
Thanks John, you have set me a challenge now to practice something to play for you, I have mostly played my 3 string to date but have brought my 4 string away with me this time, I will get back to you when I have something worth a video. It dose sound a lot fuller than the 3 string, and seems to chime when playing a progression of chords. I have tuned it to DGBE. (Standard guitar)
Comment by Jeff Box on June 26, 2016 at 2:21am
Thanks for the advice Dave, I will look in to the forstner bit.
Comment by Uncle John on June 26, 2016 at 12:31am

High 9s.  Tell us about it.   How does it play and sound.   Plus, half the battle and challenge is covering mistakes.

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 25, 2016 at 10:56pm
Cover over creative causes me to laminate my headstock often. Don't you just hate those chip outs. I've learned to get around that by drilling a guide hole. A small hole. Then a Forstner bit of the correct size going only half way in. Then using the guide hole drilling from the other side. This works. Anyhow, the fix it laminates are a way out of trouble that adds beauty.
Comment by Rick Alexander on June 25, 2016 at 2:10pm

Nice. I'm using the same box on my current build. 

Comment by Larry Cuddy on June 25, 2016 at 1:21pm

Over creative, worked out great, sometimes you never know!!!  Looks great!

Comment by the anonymous pick on June 25, 2016 at 12:25pm

yup!

Comment by Jeff Box on June 25, 2016 at 12:01pm
Thanks Dave, truth be told the brass on the headstock covers up a blunder. I chose different tuners to what I had drilled out before finishing with French Polish and the wood chipped out when I re-drilled for the new tuners, forced me to get over creative.

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