INSTANT DROP-D TUNING - Pitch-Key Demo / Review - Easy Non-Invasive Guitar Accessory

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What's the fastest way to switch from Standard Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E) to Drop-D Tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E)? Try the Pitch-Key, a small, simple, non-invasive add-on device for any guitar.
Robert pulls out his 1964 Gibson J-50 acoustic and his 1991 Heritage H-575 hollow-body electric and plays snippets from The Beatles' "Dear Prudence," Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" and Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home." See and hear how the Pitch-Key works, what it costs and where to buy it.
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@admanfilpo4609 4 года назад

Dear prudence... Drift Away... Can't Find my Way Home... And all really really good renditions... I think I'll just watch this video again...

@RobertCassard 4 года назад

Thank you, Adman Filpo! Glad you found some good stuff in there and I hope you get some inspiration for your own playing.

@admanfilpo4609 4 года назад

Robert Cassard that I did!!! ❤️ you have such an incredible touch, though!

@RobertCassard 4 года назад

Adman Filpo Thanks, man. I appreciate the kudos!

@chrislawrence309 3 года назад

@4:15 the extra play is called backlash, it's common with all screw thread operated mechanisms, there needs to be a tolerance or clearance for all threads to function without binding.

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

Thanks for that info, Chris.

@HL09128 5 лет назад

Pretty cool. What I'd love is a device that would quickly and accurately get me into double drop-D for that handful of songs. Getting both E strings tuned precisely down to D can sometimes be a bit of a buzz kill if things are rolling and you want to keep the momentum going.

@RobertCassard 5 лет назад

Two pitch-keys will do the trick. You can put one of these on any string and the fine adjustment allows you to get the pitch shift perfect. Put one on high E and low E and you’re golden!

@TheCutaways Год назад

Does it work on the high e?

@vitojosephjoestar3653 4 года назад

I just got mine today!!!!!!

@RobertCassard 4 года назад

Right on, Vito! I hope it works perfectly for you.

@Artorias001 8 месяцев назад

I think this is the best bang for your buck tuning adjustment The next best option is a timra string bender they're faster but more expensive. The fastest option that can be used in conjunction with the other 2 options is keith banjo tuners but they're expensive and can be slightly finky but it's my personal favorite. Personally I'm running Keith tuners for the quick adjustments and pitch keys for the stuff that didn't need on the fly changes. I swap between like 4 different tunings on the regular on a 7 string acoustic.

@RobertCassard 8 месяцев назад

Wow! Sounds like you’re putting these to really good use! I’d love to see a video showing how you use them on your 7-string.

@Artorias001 8 месяцев назад

@@RobertCassard I've never uploaded anything but Alexander Misko runs a similar setup and he's a way better player then me. Alex is a percussive finger style player look up careless whisper or umbrella street. I use them to mainly swap between open g, dadgad, orkney/similar tunings. Being able to swap the b string in open g alone opens up a bunch of options if you go down a 1/2 step you're in gm another half step you've dropped down to an A which opens up a bunch of suspended options. If you tune up a half step you're in mountain minor which is another suspended tuning but probably my favorite. For my 7th string instead of running a low string, I added a high g string so if you're in open g you've got basically an extended range banjo. It's an absolute blast to play. Eventually one day I'll swap the pitch keys to timras, but this is just an expensive hobby for me lol

@skywalker42069 5 лет назад

Hey look! It’s James Hetfield!

@RobertCassard 5 лет назад

Toby Lunsford 💯🔊🎸

@RobertCassard 5 лет назад

Toby Lunsford I’ll take the comparison any day!

@jcalzada74 4 года назад

He looks like more like young sammy haggard 🤣

@RobertCassard 4 года назад

Call me young and I love you for it!

@JatNCZ 3 года назад

Looks nice but it seems it cannot be kept on the guitar when putting it into a hard-shell case, right?

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

It's smaller than the photo makes it looks. Because of the headstock angle, I have no problem leaving this on most of my guitars and putting them in a hardshell case.

@chrisreed1538 3 года назад

So it's a knob you have to turn to get a different pitch...your guitar has these already...

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

LOL. So true! It’s all about the speed and certainty of going from E to D quickly. Only helpful in a gig setting

@ImDatOoz 5 лет назад

Hi robert, thanks for the review ! do you think it add weight to the head ? im thinking about buying 2 but im afraid it will add too much weight and add neck dive

@RobertCassard 5 лет назад

You're very welcome. Even though the Pitch-Key is made of metal, it's small and light. If I had to guess, I'd say about an ounce. I think using two of them would only add to neck dive if you already have that problem with a particular guitar. An effective way to combat neck dive is to use a strap with a sueded leather underside to create a bit of friction. The suede rubs and holds fast against the shoulder and prevents the neck from diving. This is especially helpful with guitars that are "all neck," like a Martin Backpacker. Thanks for watching!

@ImDatOoz 5 лет назад

@@RobertCassard thx for the response, I mostly have guitars without heads so no neck dive :D but no drop tuner for them ;(

@RobertCassard 5 лет назад

ezioch How true!

@bigman4401 22 дня назад

Will this work on floating bridge strats? when you normally detune it puts every other string out of tune

@RobertCassard 21 день назад

Probably not, bigman. Because functionally, it's doing exactly what turning the tuning knob would - releasing tension to de-tune the string.

@BlackacreDoe 11 месяцев назад

This is super cool, I’m looking to do this for B Standard and Drop A. Do you think that’d work okay if I used a 54 gauge string on the low B/A string?

@RobertCassard 11 месяцев назад

Yes! The packaging says 54 is the max gauge, so it should work fine.

@thearoom 5 месяцев назад

Does it break the string eventually or weaken it?

@RobertCassard 5 месяцев назад

Not that I've noticed. It's really no different than doing a string bend, which you can do thousands of times without damage to the string.

@mrodriguez4879 5 лет назад

Do you think this device allow the string to last longer?

@RobertCassard 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching, M. I don’t think the Pitch-Key would have much, if any, affect on string life. All it does is pull a small section of string enough to raise the pitch

@ronaldcrowder404 3 месяца назад

Does it work for bass?

@RobertCassard 3 месяца назад

Hey Ronald. Sadly, no. The maximum string gauge is listed as .054.

@lufteufelfungusamungus9776 3 года назад

Hi, Robert! Thanks for the video! Does this device affect the rest of the tunning?

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

No, it only affects the string you attach it to.

@lufteufelfungusamungus9776 3 года назад

@@RobertCassard Thank u for your answer!

@guitarguru4492 3 года назад

Will it work on a Tele?

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

Should work just fine...

@XxStonedImmaculatexX 3 года назад

Based on what I can gather, I think the Hipshot X would be better?

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

Thanks for the comment, JT. The Hipshot extenders are cool, but a much more expensive and semi-permanent installation, too. Benefit of a Hipshot that it's a flip lever instead of a thumbscrew. If you need to switch to drop D instantly, get a Hipshot device. If you're switching to Drop D between songs or when you have 2-3 seconds between sections of a song, the Pitch-Key does the job just fine, with minimal hassle, for significantly less money.

@XxStonedImmaculatexX 3 года назад

@@RobertCassard I’ll give it some more thought. I play 1 song in drop d and I just want to not have to worry too much about manual tuning on stage even though I do use a pedal tuner. Trying to minimize the dead time in between songs!

@XxStonedImmaculatexX 3 года назад

@@RobertCassard what about “fine tuning”? I have a strat with a Floyd Rose which has a locking nut so sometimes, I need to loosen it to tune it better and use the fine tuners on the bridge to adjust, I also use an EHV D-Tuna for drop D and that needs a little tweaking as well. So for this Pitch Shift, I know it comes with a little Allen wrench to fine tune but how well can it hold tune without using locking tuners?

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

@@XxStonedImmaculatexX In my experience, once you set and fine-tune the Pitch-Key, it works the same way every time. That's not to say that your E string will remain in tune. But if you have the E string in tune, and you've calibrated the Drop D pitch, the Drop D should be in tune whenever you turn the knob.

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

@@XxStonedImmaculatexX Honestly, a device like probably won't be worth your time and money unless you play quite a few songs in Drop D.

@sina418 4 года назад

Can I use this device to increase the tension on a string?!

@RobertCassard 4 года назад

Hi Amirsina. The chart I show on screen at 5:06 shows the manufacturer’s recommendations. They only suggest increasing tension (pitching up) on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th string. Not sure why...

@Phillip-y6d 7 месяцев назад

Have you tried it on a Fender flat neckhead? doesn't look like much room for it.

@RobertCassard 7 месяцев назад

I haven't, Phillip. But most of the unit sits high above the string. Seems like it would work to me.

@Phillip-y6d 7 месяцев назад

I did see a vid of it it working on a Telecaster E string. I'm gonna get it ! thanks, good review

@jasper_north Год назад

Don’t you dedicate your ringfinger to the e-string?

@RobertCassard Год назад

Not sure what you mean, but I don’t dedicate any particular finger to any particular string.

@dinonuggies2276 3 года назад

Is there any equivalent to this for lower tunings and thicker strings? I play a lot of gravemind in drop f and dropping the f down to a low d#, but i use 80 string gauge on a multiscale

@RobertCassard 3 года назад

Hey Martyr! I’m not aware of a device like this for massive 80 gauge strings. This device might actually work, but the string wouldn’t settle down into the grooves, it would sit on top...so not positive it would actually stay in place. Wish I had a better answer

@baz60606 Год назад

Hey DinoNuggies ! Did you ever find a solution to dropping thicker strings?

@dinonuggies2276 Год назад

@@baz60606 nah i never got one. I just use a whammy dt instead and i got by with that. And by now i use even thicker strings like 90 and 105 so theres absolutely no way this thing would work for me lol

@dewd4665 Год назад

What is that call

@RobertCassard Год назад

What are you asking, dewd?

@dewd4665 Год назад

@@RobertCassard can the pitch key use for an E string?And if it cant then what type of pitch can we use for E string

@RobertCassard Год назад

@@dewd4665 at 5:05 in the video, I display a chart from the manufacturer. This shows that the Pitch-Key can be used on ANY string. It also shows the range of how far down or up in pitch the key can be used to re-tune. I hope this helps.

@Steve-cs8nd Год назад

It will never beat a Bill Kieth D tuner because it’s useless on high E to G. No “Earls BreakDown” slurs mid tune unfortunately. In banjo even the thickest string is on .023 so you might not get a good span on it either. The thicker the string the great the pitch shift. High E barely gets a semitone. Also if you set you guitar to drop D then crank the hex key adjustment wisely you might be able to obtain a lesser turn as it adjust the downward throw of the cam. There is also a non invasive D tuner that changes both D strings on banjo from D to C and back, but if you obtain Earl Scruggs 5 string banjo method book he teaches you how to make your own cam system that is fantastic and is bare a quarter arc twist for the whole tone shift. Since really good quality Keith D tuners (because banjo players use them on the D strings to shift to C tuning and Sawmill etc) Cost 300 US a pair and Earls homemade cams twist into the side of the strings and are basically free but for you labour ( and you must drill the head stock but do the job well so what) and many guitar players are using these now. Google EARL’s BREAKDOWN to hear Earl slurring mid song Effect ( since the early 50s lol) I ‘ll have to have a better look at these but the free play and inability to shift fine strings only a semitone really limits their usefulness but as you say the are mainly for slacking off your bass D which is handy for 30 US but sadly will never be able to shift to DADGAD or anything flash and I can slack string to D by ear everytime after 55 years plucking pretty fast but doing so mid song is where the value is for the new generation acoustic tappers etc. and as Earl made his for. His are great; take a look you could easily suit them to guitar. He basically modifies a couple of planetary tuners with a cam that presses into the string from the side with two bar stops at the pitches. It’s all in his book. I’ll be making some for my new 5 string.

@RobertCassard Год назад

Right you are, Steve. The Pitch-Key is quite specifically for guitar and would be next to worthless on banjo. Plus, as you point out, it's not geared to instantly change the pitch - it requires too much twusting for a mid-song change. The Bill Keith D-Tuners are awesome, cuz who doesn't love a little Earls' Breakdown?! You did make me think of another guitarist's use for the Pitch-Key I hadn't before. Tune the guitar to DADGAD, put the Pitch-Key on the 3rd string with a half-step detune, and you can go almost instantly from DADGAD to Open D (DADF#AD) and back.

@dinolisi9812 7 месяцев назад

There’s no different than turning the tuner…

@RobertCassard 7 месяцев назад

I can see how you might think that but there IS a difference. The Pitch Key switches the pitch of a string quickly and accurately. Once you dial in the two pitches the first time, it switches between them with no guesswork or re-tuning. Helpful in very specific situations, when you need to raise or drop the pitch of a string quickly, for whatever reason.

@dinolisi9812 7 месяцев назад

I get it.... for $25.00 I bought one... @@RobertCassard