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Author:  zenkalia [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:16 am ]
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ok, manabe's guitar is usually played like an accoustic... open chords. so that guitar is obviously eadgbe...

but yoshiaki's electric track... do the pillows use a drop d tuning? a lot of the videos seem to imply that they do. the tabs and some other videos seem to point in the other direction (low string is e).

does anyone know?
Author:  xtsquintx [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:25 am ]
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Always standard tuning.

And I assume you meant to say Sawao instead of Manabe in your first sentence, since otherwise you would be contradicting yourself?

Manabe guitar always sounds fat though, even when I'm certain he's only playing one note/string at certain times. It makes me think that he's putting a 3rd or 5th note in there as well, but it doesn't sound right when I try it. The last logical explanation is just that his rig is so awesome that it makes his single coiled Mustang sound like a fat humbucker; this is probably the case with that Orange stack and numerous foot pedals he uses.
Author:  thejedipunk [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:31 am ]
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all lies. manabe uses his magic powers to create the pillows sound.
Author:  TuffGhost [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:32 am ]
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As far as I know, the Pillows are always in standard tuning. They are, however, often about a quarter step sharp of pitch.
Author:  thejedipunk [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:39 am ]
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well we can always ask them. "hey manabe?!?"

*sees plane taking off in the distance*
Author:  AWPJudy [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:29 pm ]
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isnt the album version of instant music played in drop d? thats why the live version is played a full step up..
Author:  HappiSunshine [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:40 pm ]
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[quote="thejedipunk"]well we can always ask them. "hey manabe?!?"

*sees plane taking off in the distance*[/quote]

heh heh that's azumanga humor...

anyway, I agree with so-and-so.... it's magic.
Author:  thejedipunk [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:59 pm ]
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it works both ways: 1: leaving back for japan cuz they got shows in april

and

2: already annoyed with the fat FLCL fans.... :roll:
Author:  Funny Bunny [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:01 pm ]
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At the Knitting Factory show, they stopped to tune about 2 or 3 times. Sawao never switched his tuning though.
Author:  schmatzee [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:09 pm ]
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those pillows sure are the bomb
Author:  AWPJudy [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:12 pm ]
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seriously. compare the album version of instant music with the live one. the closest you can come to faking that final chord in standard tuning is by hitting just the e and d string open. or do what they do live: play the song a full step higher.
Author:  Jomei [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:19 pm ]
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[quote="AWPJudy"]isnt the album version of instant music played in drop d? [/quote]

I think so. That's how I learned to play it, anyway. I can't think of any other instances of non-regular tuning, though.
Author:  kudos anyone? [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:54 pm ]
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[quote="schmatzee"]those pillows sure are the bomb[/quote]

ur sooo right
Author:  Solomonic Thunder Whale [ Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:08 pm ]
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Fat FLCL Fans! hahahahahahaha oh god... but seriously there were a few. hehe...im sorry.
Author:  overAmped [ Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:08 am ]
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The reason for the tuning sounding a bit off might be because of a different tuning standard. My music theory teacher has played in Japan and he said that they use something higher than A440 (like A442 or A443) as the standard. Although I'm sure he was playing classical music, so I have no idea if bands like the pillows would use it as well.
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