favorite tuning

[Subjugate]

what tunings you guys like? I enjoy almost everything. I played in C for a long ass time, and im tuning back up to E/drop d. I dunno i like it a lot for death metal honestly

[GrindYourMind]

BEADGC, an octave up from a 6 string bass. It's very symmetrical and just makes more sense than standard tuning. Plus, it's super low and sounds fuckin' heaaavy.

[Djeez]

BEADGC, an octave up from a 6 string bass. It's very symmetrical and just makes more sense than standard tuning. Plus, it's super low and sounds fuckin' heaaavy.

Damn man, I really need to try this.

[GrindYourMind]

An example as to why it makes more sense to me. This is just C major up the the 12th fret.

C-0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12
G-0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12
D-0 2 3 5 7 9 10 12
A-0 2 3 5 7 8 10 12
E-0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
B-0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12

edit - This also means that if you are doing any 2 hand tapping or any harmonizing at all you don't have to take into account the high strings half step difference.

[Hoovooloo]

I've been messing around with DADEAD on my acoustic for a while. Cool stuff.

[INCINERATE]

D Standard

[ChAAPY]

E standard.

for death metal, D standard or C standard

[stillbornmutilation]

i keep my seven string at concert pitch; beadgbe

[Djeez]

An example as to why it makes more sense to me. This is just C major up the the 12th fret.

C-0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12
G-0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12
D-0 2 3 5 7 9 10 12
A-0 2 3 5 7 8 10 12
E-0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12
B-0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12

edit - This also means that if you are doing any 2 hand tapping or any harmonizing at all you don't have to take into account the high strings half step difference.

Yep, definitely a blessing for harmony.Especially considering how a lot of death metal guitarists use "symmetrical riffs", and move patterns around without following a specific scale.Decrepit Birth is a good example.Why the hell is the 2nd string different in standard tuning anyway?I guess it's better this way for songs based on major chords (which is basically 75% of what guitarists play).I say guitarists around the world should fight the power and claim their semi-tone back.

[Shred The Ganja]

D standard

[ChAAPY]

Why the hell is the 2nd string different in standard tuning anyway?

E-A is tuned in 4rths
A-D is tuned in 4rths
D-G is tuned in 4rths
G-B is tuned in 3rds
B-E is tuned in 4rths

it's tuned this way because it makes the guitar easier to play. for example, you can strum away on a G major triad (DGB) or a E minor triad (GBE) and you don't even have to use your fretting hand for it.

someone correct me if I'm wrong though, this shit is new to me, haha.

[TiTanTHPS]

BEADGC, an octave up from a 6 string bass. It's very symmetrical and just makes more sense than standard tuning. Plus, it's super low and sounds fuckin' heaaavy.
Hell yeah. Love B tuning.

Lately though I've decided to tune to A. At first I thought it was kinda excessive, but Nile and Demilich did it and they sounded good. So now that's my default tuning and I just use a capo depending on what tuning I want.

Eb is one of my favorite tunings. It can make for some interesting sounding stuff and it reminds me of old school thrash.

[BZM]

Tunings are irrelevant to me, I'll play a guitar in any tuning... the only time a tuning matters is when it differentiates from standard, i.e. open tunings. I'm rather fond of E, Eb, D, C, and B though hahahahahaha.

But there's just something special about a low Ab... that shit really makes your bowels tremble, thank you SiKTH and Ion Dissonance for bringing this tuning to us!

[Goaters]

i use C# in one band and A in another :) i like C# the bestest

[epitaph]

I have several tunings I'm keen on;

E - progressive metal, jazz influences
C# - for death metal, slam
B - for doom and occasionally death metal

I have two basses that I keep in standard tuning (other being 5-string) and one bass in C#. My guitar is a 7-string, so its always in B.

[Phoncible]

DGDGBA on my 6-string

i'd love an 8, tho, and drop the 2 lowest there. i imagine that would be perfect!

[Dr. B1LL]

The band I used to play in tuned everything B standard. I play the trumpet so I tune to a concert Bb

[Disincarnate]

BEADG on a 5string bass

[Abraxas]

Whole step down or step and a half down on 6 string (standard)
Standard B on 7 string

[Riff Obsessed]

E or D standard. I don't really like the sound of low tunings.

[Infected]

standard.
Bb

[Brisket]

Right now my favorite tunings on guitar are standard or drop D. And on bass I usually keep it standard BEADGCF (7-string), but I sometimes tune to BEADGBE to imitate teh guitar just for fun :D.

[TheFranMan]

I tune my 7 down to Bb and love that. I'm gonna tune my Jackson probably to either a standard D or C, but I haven't chosen yet.

Another favorite of mine is DADFAD

[AllP0werToSlaves]

DGCFAD.

[LucienLaTulipe]

BEADG with my 5-strings bass. I don't like very much down tunings because it's easier to make killer riffs . Staying standard I have to reflect much more.

[MacGyver]

i play drop d because i suck, yo.