JuanCarlosVejar Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I've been watching aaron lewis perform with his sj 200 and i'm just curious of what you guys think :). does anyone here played their J200 tuned down a half step(like aaron) ?. Comments or Thoughts :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchabalk Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 i thought that guy played a southern jumbo or a J45 not an SJ-200. Aaron Lewis Signature Guitar Press Release Not that he only has that one guitar, i bet he's got a ton of 'em. I don't know much about tuning down or aaron lewis but i do know exactly 2 things that would have something to do with it, someone more experienced than me will probably chime in: - the J45 and Southern Jumbo are short scale guitars - the SJ-200 is a long scale guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Maybe it's his vocal range? Leon Redbone tunes his short-scale CF-100 down a whole step D,G,C,F,A,D to accommodate his voice. So, an open position C chord form sounds like a concert pitch B-flat. I was at a music store in New England that had a bunch of Lewis' cast-off guitars for sale a few years ago. I was admiring a Guild F-50R and when told to whom then belonged had to ask... who? Never heard of the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Does a J-200 soung good tuned - you bet it does. Here's Aaron tuned down half a step in dropped D. Also Slash and the boys tuned down half a step. Im more and more keeping my SWD tuned down half a step when not gigging with it, just so I have a guitar available tuned down half a step at any time, great tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 i thought that guy played a southern jumbo or a J45 not an SJ-200. Aaron Lewis Signature Guitar Press Release Not that he only has that one guitar, i bet he's got a ton of 'em. I don't know much about tuning down or aaron lewis but i do know exactly 2 things that would have something to do with it, someone more experienced than me will probably chime in: - the J45 and Southern Jumbo are short scale guitars - the SJ-200 is a long scale guitar actually he has a 50's style J200 . it belonged to a woman Angie Langford before him . He says she played the heck out of it :) . it has her name carved into the back of the headstock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Maybe it's his vocal range? Leon Redbone tunes his short-scale CF-100 down a whole step D,G,C,F,A,D to accommodate his voice. So, an open position C chord form sounds like a concert pitch B-flat. I was at a music store in New England that had a bunch of Lewis' cast-off guitars for sale a few years ago. I was admiring a Guild F-50R and when told to whom then belonged had to ask... who? Never heard of the guy. He isn't to famous fir his solo work . but hee is pretty famous with his band called Staind I always knew who he was but I'm only recently started listening to his music (a year ago or so). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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