cubbini Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I set up a custom tuning down two 1/2 steps on my Variax, sounds fine. Set the same tuning thru the HD500x - sounds awful! Any thoughts? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 -Dual Tone Effect, where you are hearing the strings in standard tuning and the alternate tuning out the amp, together. Typical with 1/2 step down as it more dissonant to begin with. -500X tuning might not be as dialed-in as it could be, making Dual Tone Effect worse. -Variax string tuning has to be tuned very close and dialed-in for custom or Alt Tune to sound alright when doing a 1/2 step difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbini Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 It's definitely not a Dual Tone issue (using both speakers and/or headphones) - it's that all of a sudden certain notes are REALLY booming (e.g. low A) when using the HD500x for the tuning, whereas when using Workbench, there are no issues at all.............. guitar is perfectly in tune............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Going through an amp, yes. A different amp with different set of speakers in it might emphasize a different set of resonant harmonics. That's where some filtering comes in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbini Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 also - the tuning wheel on the guitar works perfectly................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 That's good to know, one less thing to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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