What is your favorite tuning?

[Sdrizis89]

I'm trying to decide on a tuning to use for a solo project i am writing. I've been writing on my 6 strings in E standard and Drop C#. A lot of my favorite bands play in drop C and that's an option i'm considering. All of my 7 string writing is in Drop A or B standard. Im thinking of trying Drop G or Drop G#. Go crazy and use them all? I have enough guitars to do so Yes, i know, its all personal but i wonder what you guys like. So, what is your favorite tuning?

 

[ExtendedRange]

Nice and simple DADGBe for me. I can find all the sounds I like with it.

 

[fps]

I'm trying to decide on a tuning to use for a solo project i am writing. I've been writing on my 6 strings in E standard and Drop C#. A lot of my favorite bands play in drop C and that's an option i'm considering. All of my 7 string writing is in Drop A or B standard. Im thinking of trying Drop G or Drop G#. Go crazy and use them all? I have enough guitars to do so Yes, i know, its all personal but i wonder what you guys like. So, what is your favorite tuning?

We write in drop C#, it suits our singer, and doesn't feel like a tuning a particular band "owns" in our genre (Tool - Drop D, Alice In Chains Eb, for instance). I have a 7 string and the bottom string is then G#, which works well for a bit of extra impact when needed. If you have the guitars, a variety is definitely good, although you could also try and write in different keys using one tuning too!

 

[ghost_of_karelia]

I don't know why, but I really enjoy tunings around the D standard range. I'm of the mind that I'll only indulge in drop tunings (drop C and the gorgeous AGCFAD) if it either a) makes the song easier to play or b) opens up necessary notes in the lower range. I'm not actually sure why I like that kind of range so much, but I transposed my band's songs (formerly drop C#/D# standard) down a half-step and they just sounded tons better in my ears. Funnily enough, another half step down and I don't like it anymore.

I know, I spend half my time trying to figure out me too.

 

[Noisy Humbucker]

I also like things around D, though I can't make up my mind either. One thing some of my newer favorite bands do is to have a standard core tuning and only modifying the lowest string. So they might start with E standard for some songs, go to drop D for others and then drop that low string down to A (albeit with a heavier gauge string) in some instances. Another is D, D drop C and then D with the low note down to A. I'm really wanting to try something like these but I haven't been man enough to stray from the basics yet.

 

[Adamewf]

I only play in Eb Standard and then Drop Ab with a 7. Its just really straight forward, but obviously has slighter lower range than standard

 

[mniel8195]

6 string standard tuning. 7 string drop a. I am willing to go down a half step. I was using drop c for my 6 string i just don't feel as creative using drop tuning on 6 string guitars though.

 

[AkiraSpectrum]

I can't decide myself, each tuning seems to brings its positives and negatives. I have four 6-string electrics, each in a different tuning, so I can span just about any tuning between E Standard and Drop A.

 

[FILTHnFEAR]

I play anywhere from B standard to drop A on my 1527. 60-10 gauge stings.

My S920 is in drop C or C standard. 56-13 gauge.

My S2020x, drop D or standard. 48/52-10 gauge.

I find when I'm playing at home I tend to stick with my S2020x, because those tunings sound MUCH better at lower volumes as apposed to my 7 string that gets too flubby with the volume low enough not to piss off the roommate.

Guess I don't really have a favorite. Depends on what tuning I feel like that day.

 

[Blood Tempest]

C standard and drop G are my preferences. I like to mess around in standard tuning, but most of my writing ends up in C standard or drop G.

 

[Kullerbytta]

I love C standard on 6's

On 7's... Drop A or drop G#

 

[ScurrilousNerd]

I also like things around D, though I can't make up my mind either. One thing some of my newer favorite bands do is to have a standard core tuning and only modifying the lowest string. So they might start with E standard for some songs, go to drop D for others and then drop that low string down to A (albeit with a heavier gauge string) in some instances. Another is D, D drop C and then D with the low note down to A. I'm really wanting to try something like these but I haven't been man enough to stray from the basics yet.

The Safety Fire? Mastodon? I do the whole AGCFAD thing on my guitar, and it is wicked. AADGBE seems like it would be cool too

 

[ghostred7]

Still getting used to it, but with current band I'm at ADGCFAD and absolutely love it.

 

[stevexc]

I really like D Standard, and I'm not sure why. It just feels right to me.

Open D/Open Dsus4 are also fun, especially for clean stuff. DADF#AD and DADGAD, respectively.

 

[StevenC]

6 string - E standard and F standard
7 string - B standard
8 string - Drop E

 

[IbanezDaemon]

E Standard and B Standard for 7's.

Down a Half step for Yngwie, early Slayer etc.

Most of my fave material is in those tunings.

 

[Thanatopsis]

I played mainly in drop tunings for a while but in the last couple years started using standard tunings(mostly either E or B). I found that I ended up being a little more creative in standard tunings.

 

[Nag]

standard D on sixes, sometimes drop C. drop A on sevens.

 

[Dayn]

For my eight-string guitars, the first six are in standard, but I swap between BE and AC# on the bottom strings. The first blends perfectly with standard tuning, and the second gives some interesting phrasing with the range of a nine-string guitar.

I don't have any other guitars other than eight-strings right now. Though I'd love a six-string to use in drop C and variations there of, including open D minor.

I'm just not sure about seven-strings though... standard I guess. I honestly can't think of anything. It'd either be one string I won't use, or it'll be missing a string, so I'd rather use an eight.

 

[Metlupass2]

1/2 step down on almost all my guitars

I use the transpose on my Kemper to get to those LOW LOW CHUGGA CHUGGA tunings and it actually does very well. I was jamming with some Type of Negative Christian Woman just a few minutes ago.