Did Buck Owen's Buckaroos tune their guitars to standard tuning or a half step sharp?

Question

If they tuned sharp, how did Don Rich do those low string licks?>

Answer 1

Don Rich, made those low note sounds, with a guitar processor, that had an octave multiplexer on it! A lot of different processors have that on it, or you can buy just the octtave multplexor by itself!

Answer 2

My guess is that they tuned standard but because the recordings are on tape, the tape speed was increased when they made the masters - this was a common practice back in the analog days.