D'Addario Acoustic Guitar Nashville High Tuning, EJ38Hstar rating 5topcatFebruary 8, 2010I had never strung my guitar this way before but the sound is really interesting. The bass strings and the G string are an octave higher than normal. This makes for some interesting chord inversions both for finger picking and strumming. If you only have one guitar, I wouldn't recommend stringing it this way. I have two guitars, one which I use to back up fiddle and mandolins for which the bass strings are essential to keep the beat and the fundamental bass back-up. It is still good to have another guitar keeping the bass while you play the high-strung guitar.