Are anyone exept me play ONLY with standart tune (low beadgbe high) ???
Drop tunes
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Thomas
Stranger
Yes; I don't need to tune a seven-string lower. 
jamesboyd
Lord Boyd
yup only standard beadgbe here as well.
To me, I use a seven so I can have a six and a lower B string, keep all my fretboard knowledge etc in tact........tuning down and just riffing on the lower strings always begs the question........why not just use a six?
To me, I use a seven so I can have a six and a lower B string, keep all my fretboard knowledge etc in tact........tuning down and just riffing on the lower strings always begs the question........why not just use a six?
playstopause
Contributor
One 7 in standard / One 7 in drop A.
Best of both world, altough i prefer standard. Low A starts to sound unmusical to me (to me, i said).
Best of both world, altough i prefer standard. Low A starts to sound unmusical to me (to me, i said).
playstopause
Contributor
Yes. My LP and Ibanez in standard, my Squier in drop A.
Jason
Forum MVP
FYI it's drop tunings Just helping ya out
Just helping ya out playstopause
Contributor
D
Desecrated
I use about 8-15 different tunings
Am I disqualified now?
Am I disqualified now?
D
Desecrated
WOW, How much did you mod that thing?
Jason
Forum MVP
Looks like he just stripped it and put in new pups..
playstopause
Contributor
After i got it, i did :
- Changed all the electronics
- Removed ugly blue paint / oiled the body
- SD Invader in bridge + SD Jazz in neck
- Added pickup rings
- Push-pull / coil tapping with the tone knob.
- + full set-up / frets polishing... the usual.
It's pretty good now for a guitar i paid 275$.
Well my FAVORITE tuning is B standard because i love the way the B note always sounds, but in my new band Time Is Now, they use A standard so i had to detune. But for my 6s i use E standard and Drop B / Drop C (i bounce between those two).
but my two all time favorite tunings are B standard for a 7 and Drop B for a 6er
but my two all time favorite tunings are B standard for a 7 and Drop B for a 6er
FYI it's drop tunings
Thanks
I wasn't see that before....that strat is awesome
it's a stagemaster? playstopause
Contributor
I wasn't see that before....that strat is awesome
You didn't see it?
I posted it a couple of times.
Yes sir, it's a "Stagemaster".
Universalis
Defying gravity.
I always go for standard tuning. I use some particular tunings on some basses, but never on guitars. Well, I think that I'll do something new on my 2228 once it comes home, who knows!
Huh? Using standard B tuning and only riffing on the lower strings is any different? You do realize if you tune down 1/2 step or 1 step, that you don't lose your "fretboard knowledge" right? It's relative. The fingerings don't change.
A lot of amps and/or pickups don't amplify low notes like A or Bb very well. I think A is a very musical note when you're using the right rig. People can't run a Squire through a cheap rig and expect very low notes to sound great, you know? The lower the frequency, the harder it is to amplify.
Personally, I think a lot of people don't realize there's more benefits to tuning down than just getting a low Bb or A. I find the voicings/character of the other 6 strings sound a lot more musical. Chords sound better to my ears 1 step down, it sounds less happy and a little more melodic. Riffs seem to sound heavier and more interesting in the DGCFAD part as well. I find needing the low string far less because I can get a big percentage of our riffing done on the D etc. Finally, I also find there's not a lot of pleasant sounding notes way up there on a high E string. When your high string is D, you only lose 2 frets but you still have access to reach ear-piercing highs if you wish.
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Of course, everyone's ears are different and thus have valid opinions. All I know is I used to dislike tuning below B for many many years, but I found out a lot of that had to do with HOW you use the lower tunings and what gear you use to cater to the different voicings
