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In general you don't need to tune down to sound heavy. Actually, if you have to tune down to sound heavy, you're doing something wrong. :) well, you can sound heavy in standard, but if you are capable of this, taking that brutality down to gut rumbling lows is only going to increase the amount of heaviness you can achieve. Some people are happy with brutal. Others like to take it all the way to BROODAL!!!!

Plus there is definitely a certain sound you achieve with lower tunings. Just like something like open G, you don't NEED it to play slide, but you can do a lot of cool things with it that you can't really achieve in standard. I like your thinking.

The vocals are super low gutteral inhales, anf the super low guitar better complements them.]]> Guitar Players Discussion leftyguitarjoe https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-294247 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293999 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:10:21 +0000
In general you don't need to tune down to sound heavy. Actually, if you have to tune down to sound heavy, you're doing something wrong. :) well, you can sound heavy in standard, but if you are capable of this, taking that brutality down to gut rumbling lows is only going to increase the amount of heaviness you can achieve. Some people are happy with brutal. Others like to take it all the way to BROODAL!!!!

Plus there is definitely a certain sound you achieve with lower tunings. Just like something like open G, you don't NEED it to play slide, but you can do a lot of cool things with it that you can't really achieve in standard.]]> Guitar Players Discussion spides https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293999 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293996 Tue, 27 May 2008 09:50:32 +0000
In general you don't need to tune down to sound heavy. Actually, if you have to tune down to sound heavy, you're doing something wrong. :)]]> Guitar Players Discussion vgo https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293996 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293748 Sun, 25 May 2008 05:28:09 +0000
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=18932032]]> Guitar Players Discussion spides https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293748 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293738 Sun, 25 May 2008 04:40:44 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion katmetal https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293738 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293731 Sun, 25 May 2008 03:13:44 +0000
I must admit, the only tuning I ever use apart from good ol' EADGBE is DGDGBD - open G, and that's for slide and Stones riffs, mostly. Again, please satisfy my curiosity - when you're tuning down to drop C (CGCFAC?) you must need heavier strings than the norm?

:D :D :D

Vic DADFAE just sounds cool :P

And yes, I use heavier strings. the C# standard guitars have Ernie Ball Beefy slinkys 11-54 and for the G# standard, the gauges are mixed from a few packs and are as follows: 16, 24, 32, 44, 56, 65. Yes, the low E is a bass string :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion leftyguitarjoe https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293731 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293722 Sun, 25 May 2008 02:05:13 +0000
I must admit, the only tuning I ever use apart from good ol' EADGBE is DGDGBD - open G, and that's for slide and Stones riffs, mostly. Again, please satisfy my curiosity - when you're tuning down to drop C (CGCFAC?) you must need heavier strings than the norm?

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Players Discussion Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293722 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293719 Sun, 25 May 2008 01:03:07 +0000
Rock on!
- Jason]]> Guitar Players Discussion jasonrunguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-293719 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-31848 Sat, 24 May 2008 22:46:47 +0000
12 string Acoustic: Standard. Not bad

normal acoustic: DADFAE is a beautiful tuning.

Fender: C# standard. Gives it a kick

Les Paul: C# as well

Ibanez RG: G# standard. It's awesome! I'm in a popular grindcore band, and it needs to be as brutal as possible.

just wanted to see if I'm not the only one.]]> Guitar Players Discussion leftyguitarjoe https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-low-is-too-low/#post-31848