What TUNING do you use on your MAIN 7 String?

[Floppystrings]

G# standard

It is pretty low, but I am thinking of G, F# or F, all standard.

 

[Static]

Bb Std on my 1527 and A std on my Carperelli.

 

[Phrygian]

Drop-D with a low A on all sevenstrings because we use this tuning in my band. i think it derives from before i started when they had sixtrings tuned to drop-d, and it felt natural to tune the 7th string to A when they got themselves some 7strings. this tuning is a lot of fun!

But i will be getting another 7 at a later point that will be drop-Ab, i just find that i enjoy that tuning the most, it feels more like a sevenstring than the drop-D + A does.

 

[a_hub10]

I use drop G# on my 7. It has more chug than drop A and sounds more clear than Drop G on my guitar.

 

[linchpin]

B-E-A-D-G-B-E

simples

 

[LMak]

I play drop D on my six string but wanted a "heavier" guitar for the band I'm in, and I wanted a 7 string, so bought a 7 string to get both in one go. So I now use a 7 string guitar in a Pop Rock/ Rock band tuned ADADGBE

Go figure

 

[Phrygian]

^haha, same tuning as me! never heard of anyone else using that

 

[thrsher]

OPEN G on my 7 OPEN E on my 8

 

[LMak]

^haha, same tuning as me! never heard of anyone else using that

Haha! I thought I was being original there! The low A is fun to play around with, especially if there is a breakdown I could make deliciously heavy with it

Also helps on one of our tracks that is acoustic. I can strum a chord and tap a counter melody on the low A for extra fun.

 

[dantel666]

On my only 7 at the moment I tend to favor 2 tunings. One begin Drop G, and the other being the Tesseract/Fellsilent/Monuments tuning Bb/Ab F Bb Eb Gb Bb Eb. I use 11-58 gauge strings and the tension at drop G isn't floppy as hell to me and when tuned up it feels good.

 

[Sepultorture]

i use 11-58 set with a wound 3rd, all strings tuned a half step down

 

[sell2792]

Ernie Ball 10-56's , kept in AEADGBE (drop A).

 

[stevemcqueen]

Drop G# or A standard for the time being.

 

[synrgy]

Drop A. I like that it allows me to play all my standard chords on the bottom 6, whilst also being able to do drop D style bar chords on the bottom 3.

 

[xGUITARZEROx]

this may be contradicting, but my 6er is in drop G and my RG7321 is in standard.

 

[Michael T]

Two of my ibbys are in Bb F Bb Eb Ab C F
The other 2 are in standard B

 

[metalheadpunk]

Bb Standard

 

[Shredenvain]

I use .10-.56 A# F A# D# G# C F on my rg7621 and xiphos 707.
And .10- .58 in A# D# A# D# G# C F on my rga7. I tune up a half step on everything
because I love the extra tension and also has a brighter clearer tone.

 

[BIG ND SWEATY]

F A# D# G# C# F# A# with 12-56+70 strings

 

[Syriel]

I play drop D on my six string but wanted a "heavier" guitar for the band I'm in, and I wanted a 7 string, so bought a 7 string to get both in one go. So I now use a 7 string guitar in a Pop Rock/ Rock band tuned ADADGBE

Go figure

Same tuning I do once in a while.

I mainly use AEADGBE. Dropping the Low E to D is sure extra fun.