Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
It's hard enough to think rightside up let alone upside down.

I might give that a try though....tune like a guitar.... The tension on the strings would likely be different so I'll need to play with it a bit...

yeah, in my case the tension ended up being lower than it would have been otherwise. You can tweak that a bit depending on which 4 strings you tune to.. (top 4, middle 4 or bottom 4)

I found fingering to be easier tuning to the low 4 strings... otherwise, 1st position D chord puts too many fingers in too small a location.

I think you'll find that you're up and running almost immediately

PS: I know a lot of guitar players who tune this way... its not as uncommon as one might think