Weird tunings

[Antimatter]

That tuning would be a humongous pain to get strings for.

 

[Johnny Caldera]

Me and my band have been experimenting with B F# B g b e on our sixers. It's pretty epic, you can get some interesting chords out of that.

 

[revolutionman]

that a killer tuning for as is c#

 

[revolutionman]

which drop B is a variation off C#

 

[Antimatter]

which drop B is a variation off C#

Just c# with a low b

bf#beg#c#


On topic, I've been wanting to try all diminished fifths

A Eb A Eb A Eb

 

[Captain Axx]

open B on my ibanez,
drop A on my 7 string
Open E on my ibanez acoustic

i prefer open tunings for some reason...

 

[Antimatter]

open B on my ibanez,
drop A on my 7 string
Open E on my ibanez acoustic

i prefer open tunings for some reason...

Do you do open B Devin Townsend style? (BF#BF#BD#)

 

[Razorgrin]

I like C, A, B, B, A, G, E!

Fans of Mortal Kombat (or the Sumerian band) may appreciate ABACABB.

 

[Antimatter]

I wonder what it would be like to play in those tunings.

 

[Razorgrin]

I wonder what it would be like to play in those tunings.

In mine, I would expect the answer is "painful."

 

[Antimatter]

In mine, I would expect the answer is "painful."

Assuming it would even be possible to make anything good with them

 

[highlordmugfug]

My six is in E-C#-F#-c#-E-e.

The lowest E is the same as the 4th string of a standard tuned bass, tune the C# to the 9th fret of the E, tune the F# to the 7th fret of the C#, tune the c# to the 5th fret of the F#, tune the second E to the 3rd fret of the c#, and tune the final e to the 12th fret of the second E.

Simple, and fun as hell to play in.

 

[Antimatter]

My six is in E-C#-F#-c#-E-e.

The lowest E is the same as the 4th string of a standard tuned bass, tune the C# to the 9th fret of the E, tune the F# to the 7th fret of the C#, tune the c# to the 5th fret of the F#, tune the second E to the 3rd fret of the c#, and tune the final e to the 12th fret of the second E.

Simple, and fun as hell to play in.

That's pretty cool. Any recordings in that tuning?

 

[highlordmugfug]

That's pretty cool. Any recordings in that tuning?

Not yet, and I'd make you some but that guitar is currently 2 hours away. :/

 

[Antimatter]

Not yet, and I'd make you some but that guitar is currently 2 hours away. :/

No problem, I can wait.

 

[highlordmugfug]

I'll be living where it is in about 20 days. I don't think I'll be out there until then. As soon as I am, I'll write some stuff with it and get it recorded.

 

[Antimatter]

Okay!
Man I wish I was old enough to get a real job so I could buy some guitars and try out all these ideas I have floating around in my head. :/

 

[highlordmugfug]

Okay!
Man I wish I was old enough to get a real job so I could buy some guitars and try out all these ideas I have floating around in my head. :/

Hee hee, the guitar in that tuning is a six string bronze BC Rich Mockingbird

I think I have... *counts* 7 guitars right now. I paid a total of around... *adds* $600 counting the ones I received as gifts/traded for some other gear not of consequence.

My advice: have more birthdays or friends who are into the bartering system.

 

[Antimatter]

Hee hee, the guitar in that tuning is a six string bronze BC Rich Mockingbird

I think I have... *counts* 7 guitars right now. I paid a total of around... *adds* $600 counting the ones I received as gifts/traded for some other gear not of consequence.

My advice: have more birthdays or friends who are into the bartering system.

But I want my fancy guitars D:<

 

[AcousticMinja]

Before I sold my dean 7 to this one guy, I tuned it to F-A-G-B-A-G-D

In other news, I love open tunings. B-F#-B-F#-B-D# (my band uses it)
I've also taken that half a step and a full step lower.

Or on 7's I've also tried A-D-A-D-G-A-D. It's the fancy dadgad with a low A. I think it sounds killer.