MaKo´s Tethan
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Usually, A standard, but now I`m more into theory and Technics so I back to BEADGBE.
What TUNING do you use on your MAIN 7 String?
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space frog
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my tuning depends on what I'm playing, but I often keep it drop A or standard as all my other guitars are tuned in an alternate tuning.
Ill-Gotten James
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standard
CrushingAnvil
Ironically enough, now in Jesus Land
How many of these threads do we need? I'm tempted to get a tremolno and test how some other tunings sound [I tune to D# standard with a low A#].
Opeth666
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Bb or tune the low be to a G# sometimes. my mood changes
McHeathen
masterblaster
I actually just ordered an ltd mh-417, i been waiting for almost a month but it's well worth it.
i actually plan to use a mixed gauge on it, going to get a blue steel set 11-60 but switch out the low a and e strings (42, 52) for the ones on a 12's set i got lying around (44, 54) so i can drop the 6th string down a step to make it ACGCFAD, but gonna keep it in ADGCFAD most of the time though. also planning to buy a capo (prolly a bad idea, but who knows) so i can play stuff in drop d as well.
i actually plan to use a mixed gauge on it, going to get a blue steel set 11-60 but switch out the low a and e strings (42, 52) for the ones on a 12's set i got lying around (44, 54) so i can drop the 6th string down a step to make it ACGCFAD, but gonna keep it in ADGCFAD most of the time though. also planning to buy a capo (prolly a bad idea, but who knows) so i can play stuff in drop d as well.
jerome snail
Guitar Geek
I just tuned my Warlock in drop Bb (Bb F Bb Eb Ab C F), with D'Addario 10/46+59, it feels and sounds awesome !
Now I hesitate between Bb F Bb Eb Ab C F and Bb F Bb Eb G C F...
Now I hesitate between Bb F Bb Eb Ab C F and Bb F Bb Eb G C F...
jerome snail
Guitar Geek
yeah, I know... but I would still be afraid of doing that with a 0.010F is just one half step higher than E, no big deal
Sepultorture
Murder Machine
B flat/A#
sounds great with 56's, nice low end chunk, found B a little bright, and A to muddy
sounds great with 56's, nice low end chunk, found B a little bright, and A to muddy
ghostred7
Banned
Bb-Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
B/c currently we do 6-string covers and we've always tuned 1/2 step down to ease work on vox seeing how we do Skid Row and Maiden.
B/c currently we do 6-string covers and we've always tuned 1/2 step down to ease work on vox seeing how we do Skid Row and Maiden.
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Whole step down.
Detuned0
Active Member
LTD = AEADGBE
RG = GDGCFAD
Both Guitars = 11-70
RG = GDGCFAD
Both Guitars = 11-70
Nateman61392
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I use drop B with a low F# for progressive core style stuff, and G# standard for goregrind/pornogrind/blackened death metal.
Gemmeadia
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Drop G# on my Inteceptor Pro 727 
loooovee ittt. Started with drop G on my 6, but realized G# was a better fit for the style of music I play.
loooovee ittt. Started with drop G on my 6, but realized G# was a better fit for the style of music I play.
Koshchei
Banned
Perfect fourths - BEADGCF. This lends itself well to symmetrical shapes up to four strings, but things get a little knuckle-knotty after that.
ittoa666
Being confused on SS.org since 2008
Bb.
somniumaeternum
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For me it's just standard.
Maybe it's cause I'm lazy to change the tuning on a floating trem but I don't really see the point of going lower imho. I think a lot of people get into the mentality of "if I could only get x then I could sound better / cooler / more brutal".. I think some amazing stuff has been written in standard tuning and don't really think F tuning can do anything that B can't (other than cause me to completely resetup my guitar and spend more money). I'm not saying that changing the tuning is wrong, but I just don't really understand it (then again I don't come from a death metal background or similar). I feel like I haven't even tapped the potential of standard tunings than to change the tunings (even if it's in the same register but switch to open chords or whatnot).
Is it just for the super brutalz effect or what? I'm curious to know if there's any reason to do it for playability perspective or similar. If it's just because you can then that's cool too but then it's still a pain in the ass to resetup the guitars. I guess I can see if you do some chordal stuff and you want to use the open strings as pedal points or look for that sound. But I'm guessing that's not the typical thing here.
Keep in mind the guitar is built for a typical setup and the hardware is there to support that. To change really drastically means you should change the hardware to match it: pups, the tension rod, the strings, the trem tension, the nut, possibly the tuners... too much trouble / money for me.
In other words, I wrote all that to say: "why"?
Maybe it's cause I'm lazy to change the tuning on a floating trem but I don't really see the point of going lower imho. I think a lot of people get into the mentality of "if I could only get x then I could sound better / cooler / more brutal".. I think some amazing stuff has been written in standard tuning and don't really think F tuning can do anything that B can't (other than cause me to completely resetup my guitar and spend more money). I'm not saying that changing the tuning is wrong, but I just don't really understand it (then again I don't come from a death metal background or similar). I feel like I haven't even tapped the potential of standard tunings than to change the tunings (even if it's in the same register but switch to open chords or whatnot).
Is it just for the super brutalz effect or what? I'm curious to know if there's any reason to do it for playability perspective or similar. If it's just because you can then that's cool too but then it's still a pain in the ass to resetup the guitars. I guess I can see if you do some chordal stuff and you want to use the open strings as pedal points or look for that sound. But I'm guessing that's not the typical thing here.
Keep in mind the guitar is built for a typical setup and the hardware is there to support that. To change really drastically means you should change the hardware to match it: pups, the tension rod, the strings, the trem tension, the nut, possibly the tuners... too much trouble / money for me.
In other words, I wrote all that to say: "why"?
