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One of the most fascinating parts of the interview explores Gambale's experimentation with alternate tunings. His foray began with Nashville tuning—where only certain strings are kept—and evolved into bespoke configurations. Around 2004, he devised a setup with the lower four strings tuned in a way that produces rich, chordal textures easily accessible for casual players. Gambale emphasizes that these tunings can democratize guitar playing—allowing anyone to access complex chords without intensive training—by reducing the learning curve.