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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: splent on October 17, 2010, 09:03:49 PM
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Don't know how in tune you are with classical music, but before Bach helped to popularise tempered tuning, Baroque tuning was about a half step lower than how it is today (like F then sonded like E today, D sounded like Db, etc).
Which to you prefer? I love Baroque usic, so I prefer baroque tuning. But how about you?
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This is probably in the wrong forum, as only musicians will be really be able to tell the difference.
That being said, I tuned to half-step down for many years before going down to D-standard (as well as some dropped-C songs).
I also like 7 strings when used properly. So I have no issue with lower tunings. Standard has gotten dull, although there are plenty of bands that have kind of killed the creativity of alternate choices as well.
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Neither. I tune to CABBAGE.
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I keep my 7 string in FAGFACE
I dont give a fuck.
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Open C minor has been my tuning of preference as of late: CGCGCD#
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I keep my 7 string in FAGFACE
I dont give a fuck.
:rollin
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Open C minor has been my tuning of preference as of late: CGCGCD#
Really? Mine is CGCGCE. Since E is the major 3rd of C, it gives it that happy Devin Townsend sound.
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Open C minor has been my tuning of preference as of late: CGCGCD#
Really? Mine is CGCGCE. Since E is the major 3rd of C, it gives it that happy Devin Townsend sound.
This, but with a drop F
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Open C minor has been my tuning of preference as of late: CGCGCD#
Really? Mine is CGCGCE. Since E is the major 3rd of C, it gives it that happy Devin Townsend sound.
This, but with a drop F
Oh, on a 7 string? Hm, that would be interesting. Mines on acoustic, so no 7th string. I only use the tuning for acoustic stuff, mostly happy. I haven't even tried writing metal in it.
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Open C minor has been my tuning of preference as of late: CGCGCD#
Really? Mine is CGCGCE. Since E is the major 3rd of C, it gives it that happy Devin Townsend sound.
This, but with a drop F
Oh, on a 7 string? Hm, that would be interesting. Mines on acoustic, so no 7th string. I only use the tuning for acoustic stuff, mostly happy. I haven't even tried writing metal in it.
It's a fantastic tuning, really. I only use two tunings for the music I write, and Open C is the main one. 70% of what I've done is in open C
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I think I've written 4 songs in open C, but they're all acoustic. Maybe one day I'll tune of my electric guitars to open C and play around. Who knows.
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Wow, I didn't realize the popularity of Open C! Typically I write acoustic songs in Open C Major (some of my best stuff, actually), but as of late, down-tuning the high E string to a D# has sounded AWESOME and helped me write two new songs in two sittings. Pretty cool stuff, I suggest y'all give it a whirl.
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Wow, I didn't realize the popularity of Open C! Typically I write acoustic songs in Open C Major (some of my best stuff, actually), but as of late, down-tuning the high E string to a D# has sounded AWESOME and helped me write two new songs in two sittings. Pretty cool stuff, I suggest y'all give it a whirl.
Ohhh a minor 3rd, I'll have to give that a try!
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My tuning;
EADGBE
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Mine, everything half a step down with the low Eb tuned an octave lower than the Ab.
SikTh'd
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I've never dabbled in different tunings, I have only played in standard tuning through the years. I will have to check out some other tunings.
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I only use standard tuning.
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Used to use Open D for Symphony X. But I came back to standard.
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I use 90% standard and 10% Drop D tuning for my band. In my own time I experiment with lower tunings, but it's quite a hassle to integrate such a tuning into an entire band if everyone is just playing normal guitars.
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I think S&M era Metallica proved how badass E flat tuning is. Myself, I use standard or a half step down most of the time, but it's just because I'm too lazy to tune down properly at risk of breaking a string because I do it so impatiently. Open C is always very nice though.
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I think S&M era Metallica proved how badass E flat tuning is. Myself, I use standard or a half step down most of the time, but it's just because I'm too lazy to tune down properly at risk of breaking a string because I do it so impatiently. Open C is always very nice though.
How on earth do you break strings downtuning??
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I think S&M era Metallica proved how badass E flat tuning is. Myself, I use standard or a half step down most of the time, but it's just because I'm too lazy to tune down properly at risk of breaking a string because I do it so impatiently. Open C is always very nice though.
How on earth do you break strings downtuning??
:lol
Sorry, meant to say tuning up for some acoustic tunings. With downtuning my electric I'm normally to lazy and I don't have a tuner so it's all by ear, and consequently it's normally at least a bit off.
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Oh okay :lol, that makes much more sense.
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You've all missed Splent's point.
I vote for modern tuning.