fidgec94 Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 What's DADGBD good for? Double-drop D is it? (Mike said he uses it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldbil Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 I play standard tuning, but 1/2 step flat. Easier for my less-than-super voice to sing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page_Master Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 i never use standard tuning. well only on my acoustic and i never play that. my classical is tuned to D standard. i mostly play black metal and death metal. if i want to play slayer or old zyklon, mayhem or emperor i will use Eb. classic thrash and black metal tuning. it is like evil standard tuning. if i want to play some napalm death or at the gates or the haunted i will use D. i have always loved thick strings, so when ever i tune D the tensions is so tight and it screams with harmonics. if i want to play with my side band AFTERBATH i will use drop D or drop C. easy to use plus it is solo freindly, even though the solos are really noisy in this band. if i want to play strapping i will tune it to CGCGCE. strange tuning, you bar anywhere and you get a beautiful chord. if i want to play some arch enemy or dismember or new zyklon i will use C. my 2nd favourite tuning is C and it will be used on the new AFTERBATH cd. it is not as crunchy sounding as B, but i think it sounds crispier. but my favourite tuning is BEADF#B. it's beautiful - so crunchy and crisp. i use this tuning to play carcass or soilwork or incantation or bloodbath or if i am plain lazy i will play any of the bands listed above with it. even metallica and pantera! i use either 10-52 or 13-56 guage or lately i have been using 13-65 for B tuning. go head, try a weird tuning. break a string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 DGCFAD most of the time, ocasionally C# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I use Standard and Drop D. Occasionally I do Eb, but thats rare. PS. The D-tuna is mad cool. Praise for EVH (pronounced Evhuh, from what I am told) who ever they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatrulers Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 my favorite (from high to low) is C# C# C# C# G# C# try it sometime. its use for some dashboard songs. oh yeah, and make sure you tune the g string*giggle* down, not up. i learned that the hard way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 "hmmm could it be down a semitone or down 11?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
validpretense Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I use standard, except when playing SOAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm-pousto Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 99% of the time I play in standard ..... I always liked the tuning on soundgarden's "Mind Riot" ( all strings tuned to 'E' ) .... while were on the subject of tuning, if anyone out there knows which tuning(s) S.Malkmus uses on a lot of those pavement songs, that would be just super I know some of them are D-A-D-A-B-G , but that one won't work on "stop breathin'" (or maybe I just havn't tried hard enough) this bbs rocks my face off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 where are you guys getting strings like 13/65's i want some, if possible, even heavier guage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 my favorite (from high to low) is C# C# C# C# G# C# try it sometime. its use for some dashboard songs. oh yeah, and make sure you tune the g string*giggle* down, not up. i learned that the hard way... tell me how to do this. I can't tune by ear too well, so tell me in half steps... I use standard and drop d. I can tune to drop D by ear, and without even using the 7th fret harmonic! WOOT! I love guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 1..tune bottom E until it is the same as fourth fret on 5th string 2..tune A string to equal same as 6th string 3..tune D string down to equal same as open 6th 4..tune g string down to equal same as open 4th 5..tune b string down to equal same as open 3rd 6..tune e string down to equal same as open 2nd i hope that helped, although now my brain hurts dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 |-E-||---F---|-F#/Gb-|---G---|-G#/Ab-|---A---|---Bb--|---B---|---C---|-C#/Db-|---D---|-D#/Eb-|---E---| |-B-||---C---|-C#/Db-|---D---|-D#/Eb-|---E---|---F---|-F#/Gb-|---G---|-G#/Ab-|---A---|---Bb--|---B---| |-G-||-G#/Ab-|---A---|---Bb--|---B---|---C---|-C#/Db-|---D---|-D#/Eb-|---E---|---F---|-F#/Gb-|---G---| |-D-||-D#/Eb-|---E---|---F---|-F#/Gb-|---G---|-G#/Ab-|---A---|---Bb--|---B---|---C---|-C#/Db-|---D---| |-A-||---Bb--|---B---|---C---|-C#/Db-|---D---|-D#/Eb-|---E---|---F---|-F#/Gb-|---G---|-G#/Ab-|---A---| |-E-||---F---|-F#/Gb-|---G---|-G#/Ab-|---A---|---Bb--|---B---|---C---|-C#/Db-|---D---|-D#/Eb-|---E---| ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Â 0 || Â 1 Â | Â 2 Â | Â 3 Â | Â 4 Â | Â 5 Â | Â 6 Â | Â 7 Â | Â 8 Â | Â 9 Â | Â 10 Â | Â 11 Â | Â 12 Â | helpful thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 totally lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 where did i lose ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodFather Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 ^^^^ in australia? I voted standard, though i do use alot of other tunings like Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb and other wierd tunings like the ones Creed use, its a pain for me to play but i can't resist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I usually use standard and tunned a semi-tone down (flat) tunnings the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 im 100% standard, well i shoudnt say 100, more like 80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 i tune to the general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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