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Tightening the strings on a guitar will always make the pitch higher, more or less depending on how much they are tightened.

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How do you raise the pitch in an electric guitar?

The tuning pegs need to be turned to tighten the strings. Tighter strings will raise the pitch. The strings need to harmonize with one another, a guitar tuner is a tool that can aid in making all of the strings tuned to the key that you desire.


What feature of sound are you adjusting if you tighten or loosen guitar strings?

Tightening the strings increases the pitch, loosening them lowers it. This is because you are changing the length of the string as you turn the tuning pegs.


Which guitar string would have the lower pitch the guitar string is short and tight or guitar string is really long and loose?

depending on the the individual gauges of the six (6) guitar strings ie: E, A, D, G, B, E, of course the guitar string that is long and loose produces the lowest pitch... A good example of this are the strings on a mandolin or a 'banduria' which has shorter strings compared to the strings on the guitar...because the mandolin/banduria strings are shorter and tighter, it produces higher pitch... "short and tight=higher pitch......long and loose=lower pitch"


What happens when you tighten the stringson a dotar?

the pitch of the string goes higher. if it doesn't, then either something's wrong with said guitar, or I'm wrong and you should go ask Albert Einstein or your guitar teacher or someone who's smart.


How do you change pitch and loudness of a shoe box guitar?

The harder you pluck the strings, the louder they get. You can change the pitch by using thick or thin strings

Related questions

When you tighten the strings on a guitar what quality of sound does this change?

pitch


How does the guitar changes pitch?

well for you to change its pitch you have to tighten / lossen the strings !


How do you raise the pitch in an electric guitar?

The tuning pegs need to be turned to tighten the strings. Tighter strings will raise the pitch. The strings need to harmonize with one another, a guitar tuner is a tool that can aid in making all of the strings tuned to the key that you desire.


What feature of sound are you adjusting if you tighten or loosen guitar strings?

Tightening the strings increases the pitch, loosening them lowers it. This is because you are changing the length of the string as you turn the tuning pegs.


If you tighten or loosen guitar strings what feature of sound are you adjusting?

Frequency.


What does the tightness of a string on a guitar have to do with pitch?

The tighter the strings, the higher the pitch.


Which guitar string would have the lower pitch the guitar string is short and tight or guitar string is really long and loose?

depending on the the individual gauges of the six (6) guitar strings ie: E, A, D, G, B, E, of course the guitar string that is long and loose produces the lowest pitch... A good example of this are the strings on a mandolin or a 'banduria' which has shorter strings compared to the strings on the guitar...because the mandolin/banduria strings are shorter and tighter, it produces higher pitch... "short and tight=higher pitch......long and loose=lower pitch"


What kinds of guitar strings are there?

There are guitar strings for nearly every pitch or resonance, and even some made out of horse hair like violin strings.


How do you get a higher pitch on a guitar?

Change out the strings with a lighter gauge. (Get thinner strings) ---Shawn


When you tighten your guitar what effect will this have on the string?

It will it have a higher pitch.


What are tuners for on a guitar?

you can tighten or loosen your strings, causing the string make higher or lower sound. (Check guitar tuning)


If you tighten a guitar string what kind of sound do you produce?

the pitch gets higher as you tighten