Acoustic guitar layering tip if you only have one guitar

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#1

I saw this tip and thought it was interesting. Have any of you ever given it a try?

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"Acoustic guitar layering tip if you only have one guitar:

After getting your first pass down, down-tune your guitar half a step, capo on 1, and now track your double.

Also swap picks for some more tonal variation."

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#2

I’ve actually seen this done live also by some rather good guitarists on electric. I haven’t tried it personally, but as I understand it, it makes big bends easier due to the drop in tension.

#3

Cool idea @BigAlRocks , I’ll have to try it. I like duplicating tracks and varying the tuning a few cents and maybe slip editing a bit and then playing with the pan setting to get different sounds but that would be more of a natural sound I think.