Re: Schikkers List

[Federico Bruni]

2013/12/7 David Kastrup <address@hidden>

Federico Bruni <address@hidden> writes:

> It really depends on the music and kind of guitar.
> Alternate tunings are used mostly on acoustic guitar and especially in
> fingerstyle and flatpicking tecniques.
> I know very few pieces for electric guitar which use alternate tunings
> (usually 6th string dropped down to d or cis).

Wouldn't playing with a bottleneck usually call for an "open" tuning?

yes, open G and open D are the most common

bottleneck players usually play dobros, but yes they may also use electric guitars