Tuning and Virtual Capo Question

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Jipps0525

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Just ordered a new guitar. Play in a band now that does everything in E flat tuning, but we don’t play out that frequently enough to worry about it to much. Just curious what the best tuning option is here:

1) keep the guitar setup for E standard and physically tune down a half step for rehearsals/gigs
2) keep the guitar setup for E standard and use virtual capo to tune down a half step for rehearsals/gigs

3) have the guitar setup for E flat and physically tune up a half step for normal jamming, practice or playing around on my own
4) have the guitar setup for E flat and use virtual capo to tune up a half step for normal jamming, practice or playing around on my own

I know it ain’t that big of a deal, just wondering how other experienced players approach this
 
My experience with the Axe III and the FM9 is that the virtual capo works very well for a half or for a full step down. No problem with that. So I vote for 2 or 4, depending on how important the standard E tuning is for you.
 
IMHO.. #3. Or #4, but kind of depends on which unit. The FM3 pitch block is not as good as the FM9 and Axe-Fx III. Maybe a Pitch Fork of Digitech 'Drop' pedal would be convenient?
 
Although I use and enjoy the VC, I usually have my guitars tuned to the pitch the band will be using. IF, Cliff gives us a separate VC block, that will most likely change as I prefer the feel of Eb tuning. I like to keep my pitch blocks available for detuning, mimic and harmonizing if possible.
 
TSJMajesty said:
I would use the VC without hesitation, but for which tuning to use on your guitar, I'd let how the feel of the strings under your fingers be the deciding factor.
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True. I guess I’ll have to play the guitar a lot first to get a feel and mess with the tunings physically to see how much the guitar feel changes
 
I was also trying to see if some people think using the VC works better tuning up a half step vs down a half step. I’m a variax user so haven’t been using the VC much. I may just physically change between tuning the guitar E to Eb so I can keep the pitch block open for other stuff like wammy or octave. In my experience, half step down doesn’t cause too much slack to really negatively affect playing
 
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