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The system consists of a compensated string nut (or "shelf nut") and a method for intonating the bridge. The system was licensed to Washburn Guitars (1995–2010) and Suhr Guitars. [citation needed] The tuning system is intended to create more accurate tonality of notes played on the lowest three or four frets. [citation needed]
Originally recorded on 7-String Guitars tuned down, the band switched to 8-String Guitars shortly after the album was released. The band play the song live a full step up from the original in F Standard Tuning on 8-String Guitars. D tuning – D'-G'-C-F-A ♯-d-g / D'-G'-C-F-B ♭-d-g Four and one half steps down from standard.
The song "Brain Stew" is about vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong dealing with insomnia. According to Armstrong himself, "Brain Stew" was originally called "Insomniac" on demo (hence the title of the album on which it is featured), [7] and "Brain Stew" is a reference to Armstrong's long-time friend, James Washburn, who is nicknamed Brain ...
This is the most common tuning system used in Western music, and is the standard system used as a basis for tuning a piano. Since this scale divides an octave into twelve equal-ratio steps and an octave has a frequency ratio of two, the frequency ratio between adjacent notes is then the twelfth root of two, 2 1/12 ≋ 1.05946309... .
Close-up of the headstock of a Portuguese guitar. Preston tuners or machines (also known as peacock, fan, or watchkey tuners) is a type of machine head tuning system for string instruments, named for English cittern (English guitar) maker John Preston and developed in the 18th century.
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (1968) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin (1969) 25 or 6 to 5 - Chicago (1970) Black Sally - The Human Instinct (1970) Brain Stew - Green Day (1995) InlineRanger 01:47, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
The EverTune mechanism keeps a string's tension constant by using a spring and lever system. The EverTune bridge keeps a guitar in tune despite changes in tension. [1] [3] The mechanical device maintains a constant state of tension despite changes in temperature or humidity or the exertion of pressure on the string.