What kind of tuner should I use for my mandolin?

What Is the Best Mandolin Tuner App?

• Snark ST-8 Super Tight Clip-On Tuner.
• Peterson StroboClip HD Clip-On Strobe Tuner.
• Fender Clip-On Tuner FT-004.
• D’Addario NS Micro Clip-On Tuner.
• KLIQ UberTuner – Professional Clip-On Tuner for all Instruments.
• TC Electronic PolyTune 3.
• ClearTune.

Can you use guitar strings on a mandolin?

You can use guitar strings on a mandolin as long as the gauge or tension level is appropriate for the instrument. It’s a good idea to always use string sets made specifically for your instrument. However, if you don’t have extra mandolin strings available but need one, a similar gauge guitar string will do the trick.

Can you tune a mandolin like a ukulele?

As long as the ukulele tuning is there, you can play the same chord shapes and fingerings, just in the form of another instrument. I have my Epiphone Mandobird (electric mandolin) tuned like a ukulele using certain gauge electric guitar strings, and that’s a lot of fun.

How do you change the tuning on a mandolin?

In standard mandolin tuning, from low to high, your strings would be GG-DD-AA-EE. By simply changing the tuning on just a few of the individual strings—known as split-tuning—you’ll be able to find new chords and voicings. Sierra twists one A and one E a whole step down in order to get GG-DD-GA-ED. Feel free to experiment however you see fit.

What kind of tuning does Sierra Hull use?

But Sierra Hull is back at the Reverb studio today to show you a slightly different way of tuning that can bring new possibilities to your playing. In standard mandolin tuning, from low to high, your strings would be GG-DD-AA-EE.

Can a mandola be tuned down to GDAE?

If you want to tune a mandola DOWN to (low) GDAE (like an octave mandolin), you will need significantly heavier gauges, again because the mandola scale length is much shorter than most octave mandolins. I echo the suggestion to keep it at CGDA. #That’s what they’re made for. I realize that this is an old thread but I’m facing the same situation.

Can a mandolin be tuned in an octave?

You just get a large mandolin with a stiffer top that’s playing in a register for which it wasn’t designed. It probably won’t sound all that much different from your mandolin. If you put heavier strings on it, and tune it an octave below your mandolin (GDAE), you’ll get a small-bodied octave mandolin that probably won’t sound so special, either.