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Post by briman on Jan 18, 2018 17:17:50 GMT -5
So i haven't tuned down my guitar a half step in a long long time and did it the other day. It sounds so badass and ballsy.....i love it but the tension is so much less, it takes a while to get used to it.
Bends are so effortless now. When i play mean street now it is crazy how much better it sounds than reg tuning.
The low strings buzz a bit more but not through amp.
Do any of you guys tune down and if so how often or long. I am afraid i will get used to playing so effortlessly and whenever i go back to 440 tuning ...i will struggle.
But it's so awesome!
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Post by gtrjunior on Jan 18, 2018 19:37:44 GMT -5
The guys I’m playing with now tune down a 1/2 step.
I have a few guitars that are setup in that tuning and a few setup for Standard.
My #1 Les Paul is actually setup for Standard but it doesn’t give me any problems when I tune her down.
But I 100% agree about how badass and friggin’ mean the QR sounds.
Even palm muting some low chords just resonates differently.
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Post by splawndude on Jan 18, 2018 23:05:54 GMT -5
The Splawns take low tuning so well. The articulateness and big trannies just does not allow this amp to flub out. I mostly riff around on Killswitch Engage type stuff so I'm in Drop C. My thick (.11) strings buzz a little around the lower frets but you can't hear it through the amp so I never worried about it (as much as that guitar, Schecter C+, could probably use a set up). Just sounds so yummy. I have to modify my playing (frets chords etc) a bit to some songs but this is my wheelhouse area. My modified fat Strat is in Step Down or Standard but it doesn't get as much play time.
But Briman - when I made this 'style change' a few years ago I was afraid of the exact same thing you were.
I adapted nicely. I put .11s in my Strat too. Now when I play a guitar with .09s I just can't handle how thin they are lol.
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Post by briman on Jan 19, 2018 0:53:14 GMT -5
Lol yeah it's crazy how slinky the strings feel for vibrato and bends a half step down! I am afraid of becoming lazy and rarely go back to my standard tuned guitars lol.
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Post by mikeyboyeee on Jan 30, 2018 19:49:20 GMT -5
Love it!! I usually have a guitar or 2 setup for AIC, etc. With a floating bridge, they need to be setup properly, especially a floating bridge.
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