Wow thanks so much, like I said I am working on some more advanced this with this project so, I will post them when I get a chance. Come back and see.
In the comments for one of my guqin videos I explained how I did it, basicaly took all the frets off and used strings to approximate what would make Guqin sound.
hey, im trying this on my guitar before too but it didnt work out like this
cause i just know a little bit of music instrument, and i love guqin, now you are my star, you make my dream come true that guitar can be guqin, you awsom, tell me how you did it, i try so manytime on my guiltar before but it didnt work so i gave up lol
You are now the coolest person a youtube!!! How the fuck did you do that!!!! you should make a tutorial video on how to do it because i bet im not the only one wanting to try that!! and just one thing, i was reading your description and you said you used a bunch of different strings, could you not have just bought some Guqin strings and put them on??
Yes, guqin strings are much bigger and would not have fit though the holes in the pegs of this guitar because thee pegs are metal. I had to approximate it with bass and acoustic strings. I might make another one with a better instrument, so maybe I will make a tutorial video. Thanks!
Well I just matched the strings to what the guqin tuning would be. I had to take the frets off and then i used a combination of bass and regular guitar strings.
Well I don't remember which strings I sued exactly, but the highest four strings are heavy gauge electric guitar strings, I believe the 3rd and 4th were both the low E, but in general I just matched them to guqin tuning, if you listen to guqin and then take the proper string and match it based on tension and the note. The bottom two strings I believe are the top two bass guitar strings. Again, when putting them on a normal guitar, I had to modify the bridge as it was too small for bass strings.
Thanks! Yes I have seen "Shenren chang"... I like your videos a lot, good luck with everything you are doing, I have seen your videos before a long time ago also, seeing qin played online made me want to make this.
Yes, I was thinking that it can be done easily but a bigger neck would be required, so I had to use only 6 strings and improvise. The space between the strings is of course smaller than real qin and so is very different to play. I will put more video soon!
no, it's just an old electric guitar that I added larger strings to, so it would have the same guqin tuning. It is plugged into an amp in this video, but it sounds much more like a real qin if it is set on a hollow wooden box or table.
Really great! The tunes are fitted nicely... Control breathing, minduflness of breathing and achieve still mind and there will be great quality in your playing!
Wow, its an awesome compliment from you, I think i was actually watching you play 'Oulu Wang Ji' when I thought to make the guitar into qin. You need to post more videos!
That's really interesting. You seem to have some knowledge of qin music/aesthetics despite not being a player. It was funny to notice, when you did the harmonics, that the order of strings on the instrument is reversed from the qin arrangement.
This is because on the guitar, the bridge has larger gaps for the strings, and these are metal so it was the only way to string it, as guitar strings, I know, are in reverse of qin strings.
How did u do it I know that u used bass and guitar strings but how do u make that sound?
sharper042 6 months ago
Very GOOD!!!!! I like your music!
luca89italiano 1 year ago
@luca89italiano
Thanks! I'm working on doing some more with this project I will let you know.
tanukitime 1 year ago
wonderful, that's the coolest thing I've seen in ages,also that to me really shows the guqin is the ancient ancestor of the guitar thanks cool dude.
michaelpudney 1 year ago
@michaelpudney
Wow thanks so much, like I said I am working on some more advanced this with this project so, I will post them when I get a chance. Come back and see.
tanukitime 1 year ago
please put up a tutorial vid or just some brief directions!! really want to make one! :-)
rainbowbluespixie 1 year ago
@rainbowbluespixie
In the comments for one of my guqin videos I explained how I did it, basicaly took all the frets off and used strings to approximate what would make Guqin sound.
tanukitime 1 year ago
impressive ~~~~~~~~
clairefreedom 1 year ago
that's completely fantastic.
vomiol 1 year ago
awesome.....
Kimilseong 1 year ago
i try this before too, you alsome, you make my dream come true, i didnt make it but you did what i dream you awsome, im going to be your first FAN
embemuadong 1 year ago
hey, im trying this on my guitar before too but it didnt work out like this
cause i just know a little bit of music instrument, and i love guqin, now you are my star, you make my dream come true that guitar can be guqin, you awsom, tell me how you did it, i try so manytime on my guiltar before but it didnt work so i gave up lol
embemuadong 1 year ago
just like a steel guitar lol good show doc
digi3444 2 years ago
mate, that is well clever! well done!!! 1000 points for innovation!
DasRotWild 2 years ago
你奏得比很多中國現代所謂古琴演奏家還有中國韻味。
iamluiwai 2 years ago
谢谢...
tanukitime 2 years ago
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Awesome!! :) Well done!!
bollamissy 2 years ago
i always think a fretless bass has similar feel to quqin.
thanks for posting this!
xuhuangstrongman 2 years ago
That is very cool, perhaps it isn't a traditional piece for the guqin, but it has the 'feel.' Thanks for posting.
empressmiyu 3 years ago
congrats, clever thinking.
mercutio655 3 years ago
Lo que hace es increibleee!!Con los instrumentos modernos se puede hacere cualquier cosa.
GG1X 3 years ago 2
gracias, esto es verdad. ¡Continúe haciendo música hermosa!
tanukitime 3 years ago
your cat is so cute, listening your playing patiently...
jasonk125 3 years ago
your cat is so cute , listening your playing patiently...
jasonk125 3 years ago
That is really impressive.
ViolinIdiot 3 years ago 2
this is awsome dude
Capone03 3 years ago
You are now the coolest person a youtube!!! How the fuck did you do that!!!! you should make a tutorial video on how to do it because i bet im not the only one wanting to try that!! and just one thing, i was reading your description and you said you used a bunch of different strings, could you not have just bought some Guqin strings and put them on??
MetalGuitarMayhem 3 years ago 2
Yes, guqin strings are much bigger and would not have fit though the holes in the pegs of this guitar because thee pegs are metal. I had to approximate it with bass and acoustic strings. I might make another one with a better instrument, so maybe I will make a tutorial video. Thanks!
tanukitime 3 years ago
Love it.
ameenbel 3 years ago
好样的！I'm impressed! good job,man
takeshino11 3 years ago
i spent ages trying to do with my esp
how did you do it exactly
im outright impressed n inspired!
Scorthead 3 years ago
Well I just matched the strings to what the guqin tuning would be. I had to take the frets off and then i used a combination of bass and regular guitar strings.
tanukitime 3 years ago
if you could elaborate a bit on what types of strings, I would be eternally greatful... this is amazing.
HiV0LT4G3 3 years ago
Well I don't remember which strings I sued exactly, but the highest four strings are heavy gauge electric guitar strings, I believe the 3rd and 4th were both the low E, but in general I just matched them to guqin tuning, if you listen to guqin and then take the proper string and match it based on tension and the note. The bottom two strings I believe are the top two bass guitar strings. Again, when putting them on a normal guitar, I had to modify the bridge as it was too small for bass strings.
tanukitime 3 years ago
OH MY GOD!! is this real!!
man this guy is so talented!!
pretty impressive!!
kiss18sx 4 years ago
Hey! Thanks! do you play qin?
tanukitime 3 years ago
hi,does anyone know a guqin teacher in the South of England,or just who plays?
donnidolittle 4 years ago
nice work!
sing0520 4 years ago
Great job!
I am a guitarist who also studies guqin.
I have done many a similar experiment including a guzheng style guitar! Good vibe, keep it up.
emilysong 4 years ago
thanks! I have new ones up now too.
tanukitime 4 years ago
Oh, some tips:
Guqin music uses more perfect 4ths than 5ths.
9th and 10th hui (2/3 and 3/4 of wavelength) are the most common stopped positions.
Originally the qin has no markers, so harmonics were seldom used in upper antiquity pieces
The qin also only had 5 strings in the beginning; google for "Shenren chang", this is the prime example.
jts1702a 4 years ago
Thanks! Yes I have seen "Shenren chang"... I like your videos a lot, good luck with everything you are doing, I have seen your videos before a long time ago also, seeing qin played online made me want to make this.
tanukitime 4 years ago
I'm sorry. I wept to this video in its magnificence...
Very nicely done. Is it possible to outfit the guitar with actually 7 strings (some drilling required) and recreate it from there?
Or maybe...the flattening of the guqin is the way to go for the electric path...
jts1702a 4 years ago
Yes, I was thinking that it can be done easily but a bigger neck would be required, so I had to use only 6 strings and improvise. The space between the strings is of course smaller than real qin and so is very different to play. I will put more video soon!
tanukitime 4 years ago
And also thank you for your kind words! It inspires me to make more video.
tanukitime 4 years ago
wow, that's magnificient!
I'm a novice guqin player, sometimes I wonder if it is possible to produce an amplified guqin that can play rock music too!
licheong 4 years ago
very nice, I really enjoyed this... i want to try it myself! Great, you got the feel of the guqin spirit. :)
shuengit 4 years ago
i think i should throw away my qin and do what you are doing. flippin heck!
syburn 4 years ago
is it just any normal electric guitar or you need to add a paddle to play this sound of gu qin tanukitime ?
gabrielzhu 4 years ago
no, it's just an old electric guitar that I added larger strings to, so it would have the same guqin tuning. It is plugged into an amp in this video, but it sounds much more like a real qin if it is set on a hollow wooden box or table.
tanukitime 4 years ago
ok cool ...ur great man...smart too
gabrielzhu 4 years ago
Really great! The tunes are fitted nicely... Control breathing, minduflness of breathing and achieve still mind and there will be great quality in your playing!
yunxing 4 years ago
You sound better than some of the "actual" qin players on this site...
SCWguqin 4 years ago
Wow, its an awesome compliment from you, I think i was actually watching you play 'Oulu Wang Ji' when I thought to make the guitar into qin. You need to post more videos!
tanukitime 4 years ago
That's really interesting. You seem to have some knowledge of qin music/aesthetics despite not being a player. It was funny to notice, when you did the harmonics, that the order of strings on the instrument is reversed from the qin arrangement.
SCWguqin 4 years ago
This is because on the guitar, the bridge has larger gaps for the strings, and these are metal so it was the only way to string it, as guitar strings, I know, are in reverse of qin strings.
tanukitime 4 years ago
Brilliant!
theowind 4 years ago
Very interesting! I know Stephen Dydo made an electric qin and it sounds very similar to this.
CharlieHuang 4 years ago
neeeeeeat!
esobelle 4 years ago
yay, thanks!
tanukitime 4 years ago
Whoh that sounds cool!! like a real qin almost..
zhonghoucai 4 years ago