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> Tuning a guitar in all 4ths lets you play like a snooty stuck up jazz musician

I'd love to play like Stanley Jordan, who famously uses EADGCF.

Do it! Keep a spare guitar around with just that tuning! Even allowing for inflation, nice guitars are still incredibly cheap by historical standards. If you want an acoustic,I don't think you can go wrong with any guitar on this first page:

https://www.sweetwater.com/c600--6_string_Acoustic_Guitars?a...

I'm less enthusiastic about the low-cost electrics; probably want to go at least $200 and maybe something from guitarfetish.com instead.

Lots of people have their favorite cheap electric guitar, but mine is definitely the Tagima TW-55 (not the woodstock series, has to be TW). Can often find it used for ~$180

Someone (Larry Carlton? Not sure) said, Stanley Jordan is two of the most mediocre guitarists

But we love him anyway, of course

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