And I like tenor because it's in fifths which is great if you're a cello player or fiddle player In this way, the student can hear themselves, but my playing can support their sound". I liked the fact that I didn't need to learn all new chords Then I saw the Delta 4. I always wanted a resonator guitar and the price was reasonable.
I have found as I get older I am having problems with my hands and only having 4 strings makes it much easier to play. The tenor guitar gives so much more space for creativity.
And, with apologies to various basses and fiddles I have known, the Classic Tenor is the most fun I have had on 4 strings: made for jazz, but willing to rock when asked. Sounds very pure, very versatile. Chords are easy, no need for capo, There's not much lesson material available, but I find this much easier than a guitar, and still it can go low, and it plays easy in high positions.
I play a bit of mandolin, but the larger frets and guitar feel of a tenor is a lot more comfortable for me. It's a great way to get out of a guitar rut and explore songs I have long done from a different perspective. The tone is very special and reminds me of a mandolin but darker! Good color, nice finish. Played well straight out of the box. But having an electric guitar tuned in fifths is something different.
Very inspiring finding new roads to unexpected locations! Well made, inspiring guitar for a good price. Tenor guitars were originally marketed as an easy way for former tenor banjo players to start playing guitar without having to learn new chord patterns or fingerings.
Tenor banjos had ruled for about decade, in the 's, but then popular music styles and preferences changed and guitar became the more popular instrument. Rather than learn the complexities of the six string guitar, with its fourth interval tuning and more demanding right hand attack, for some it was easier just to transfer what they already knew onto a short scale four string guitar tuned to fifth intervals, like the tenor banjo: C G D A, low to high.
Nowadays, there are two main groups of players who use tenor guitars: swing and Big Band players, playing in the tenor guitar's original style; and Irish and Celtic players who string it with heavier strings and tune it an octave below mandolin tuning to use it for jigs and reels. There are also a few players around who use it for a couple of the other styles where tenor guitars gained a foothold: one is those who are interested in the Kingston Trio style of Folk Revival-era folk music, and some old time country music fans play tenor guitars, as well - some of the brother acts of the 's had tenor guitar as part of their instrumental lineup.
Now that there are some inexpensive tenor acoustic guitars available again, I suspect that there are other players who have no serious or disciplined approach to reviving any historical musical styles, but simply like having a tenor around as an alternative musical voice. Hope that makes sense. Wade Hampton Miller. Originally Posted by cc Just because you've argued someone into silence doesn't mean you have convinced them. Bryan T. I love tenor guitars. The ones that I have played were tuned in fifths, which brings out quite different ideas.
Additionally, being limited to four strings makes me think differently and encourages different approaches with my right hand. Find all posts by Bryan T. I have seen several mandolin players play a tenor guitar. Same chords and fingerings, an easy transition. Lawn Jockey. Buy a ukulele. Check out Pat Walsh.
Although most of his music is performed on six string, he does a full set on tenor. It was tenor guitar that got me back to playing guitar after almost 40 years. I heard a recording of John Carty playing tenor and it sounded great. After learning a tune or two on tenor, I thought they might lay well on a standard six-string.
Mike Robinson from Eastwood guitars mirrored that sentiment. Eastwood Guitars frequently offers pre-orders on their guitars, and these pre-orders have driven the production of their tenor line. Time and time again, customers have backed all of those projects.
But why do tenor guitars have such a loyal fan base? Like any stringed instrument, tuning is completely up to the player. Some players with smaller hands especially women and younger players or who have had wrist problems occasionally have trouble navigating a standard scale, six-string guitar.
Tenors have a much shorter scale, often shorter even than a Fender Mustang or Duo Sonic and have a nut width smaller than a five-string banjo. It was really hard for me to stretch my fingers like that. I just remember picking [the tenor] up and my hand fitting around the neck so perfectly.
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