BADGBE

[Ratrod]

One tuning you must try at least once in your life is the open G tuning.

DGDGBD

Keith Richards all the way.

[Eric]

You can use the tuning Devin Townsend uses CGCGCE (low to high) or if you have a seven string just tack on a low G. It's most metal.

[Deadstar]

...Actually, that's just DADADD which is the same as Goo Goo Dolls use for "Name".

Ahhh another Goo Goo Dolls classic Iris (ie- the famous one) which is one of the coolest I've ever seen, is: BDDDDD

[BloodMountain]

You can use the tuning Devin Townsend uses CGCGCE (low to high) or if you have a seven string just tack on a low G. It's most metal.

\m/

that looks killer..... you could play 5 string uberchords with one finger!

[Kilby]

You can use the tuning Devin Townsend uses CGCGCE (low to high) or if you have a seven string just tack on a low G. It's most metal.

\m/

that looks killer..... you could play 5 string uberchords with one finger!

Yeah it saves people the bother of actually learning to play, it's brilliant

Hmmm was that scarcasm or not ?

Rob...

[Davey]

Yeah it saves people the bother of actually learning to play, it's brilliant

Hmmm was that scarcasm or not ?

Rob...

for riffing, i agree.


but try and pull a solo in that tuning, using your usual scales.

[Dakine]

One tuning you must try at least once in your life is the open G tuning.

DGDGBD

Keith Richards all the way.

GREAT tuning (cheat) for slide guitar.


Hmmmm, soloing in weird tunings, would LOVE to hear the clips ;)

Power chords get awfully OLD quick I find :)

[Eric]

You can use the tuning Devin Townsend uses CGCGCE (low to high) or if you have a seven string just tack on a low G. It's most metal.

\m/

that looks killer..... you could play 5 string uberchords with one finger!

Yeah it saves people the bother of actually learning to play, it's brilliant

Hmmm was that scarcasm or not ?

Rob...

You mean like Jimmy Page? That's where Devin got the idea from. I like for the shear sonic range.  It's like Drop C but you get to keep the high strings. \m/

[Kilby]

You mean like Jimmy Page? That's where Devin got the idea from. I like for the shear sonic range.  It's like Drop C but you get to keep the high strings. \m/

Im quite aware of the uses for drop tunings thankyou very much, having spent so much of my younger years with (good) folk players & slide players.

I have nothing against a fat ass sound, or downtuning though in all honesty it got tiresome very quickly, and more so after several years of being recycled.

My beef is with the 1 finger wonders (I think that was obvious from my comment), if you want to take that out of context thats your perogative

Rob...

[BloodMountain]

hmm i see now where your coming from. i'm not going to use that crazy tuning, but i was just saying for Meshuggah type chugging, it would be ideal.

im sticking with my OWN tuning, which is great! it's drop B crossed with E standard with an extra E:

B F# E G B e

[Kilby]

BTW the comment wasn't aimed at anybody here

I just dislike the generic stuff that was trotted out for the last few years usually by US bands.

At the start so called Nu metal could have been something, but the record industry suits got a hold of it. then it wandered up a blind alley, hopefully it got such a severe beating it won't show it's face again !

You don't always have to like a band or piece of music to appreciate it (though it helps)