Alternative Tunings

[Nj0rd]

i've been meaning to try alternate tunings but never really knew where to start (due to a deep seated laziness). So thanks!

[kbit]

I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.

Tried this, sounds pretty cool.

[NihilistNixon]

I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.

Tried this, sounds pretty cool.

I'm having a hard time getting my low e to a d. Besides that I'm good.

[kbit]

What's giving you trouble?

[madmax1012]

i need to look into playing some different tunings. maybe when i restring the tele this weekend

[NihilistNixon]

What's giving you trouble?

Im using a Korg GA-1 and no matter how much I lower the string it's not hitting D.

[kbit]

What's giving you trouble?

Im using a Korg GA-1 and no matter how much I lower the string it's not hitting D.

See the button that says "flat"? Hit that twice, which will lower the note it tunes to by a whole step, and tune again.
Then you should be good to go.

[NihilistNixon]

What's giving you trouble?

Im using a Korg GA-1 and no matter how much I lower the string it's not hitting D.

See the button that says "flat"? Hit that twice, which will lower the note it tunes to by a while step, then tune again.
Then you should be good to go.

Ah! Why thank you, kind sir. A thousands blessings your way.

[kbit]

You are very welcome

[NihilistNixon]

You are very welcome

So now that my E is a D i realize how fucking heavy Aen Standard is.lol

[the Life Aquatic]

You are very welcome

So now that my E is a D i realize how fucking heavy Aen Standard is.lol

playing it in a step down? its sick right? i love how huge i can get my to guitar sound when i play in this

[NihilistNixon]

You are very welcome

So now that my E is a D i realize how fucking heavy Aen Standard is.lol

playing it in a step down? its sick right? i love how huge i can get my to guitar sound when i play in this

I'm in Standard Aen, I'm gunna tune it down later today. But yeah it sounds as dark as Hell itself already.lol I love it. I think Aen is my new favorite. I gotta hear it half step down though.

[NihilistNixon]

I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.

Tried this, sounds pretty cool.

What sorta tone does that give off?

[Astricii]

GCDGCD - Csus 2 with a G Bass note
is pretty rad

DADAAD- Like DADGAD but just a set of D and A Root 5th Pairs

EADGAE - Almost like standard but your major barre chords turn into ADD 11 on the E string and Sus 2 on the A string. (this is my new standard tuning)

EADGBbD - Mission of Burma's Academy Fight Song tuning. Standard up top but instead of an Eminor drone on the high strings you get a Gminor. Really fun tuning

[kbit]

I recently tuned to DADEAD... I tuned the G string to E instead of my intended A by mistake... made for a pleasant surprise.

Tried this, sounds pretty cool.

What sorta tone does that give off?

Very much an open-tuning vibe. Most open tunings I've tried sound very pretty to me.
But I have only tried 3-4 of them, so I'm by no means an expert.

I usually like using minor/dissonant sounds and I usually stray away from that with open tunings because of how easy it is to make them sound consonant. It's not impossible to get minor/dissonant sounds, but it's hard for me to do sometimes. I probably haven't spent enough time with any alternate tuning to give them a fair assessment, though. I'm still finding new things I like about standard tuning.

EADGBbD - Mission of Burma's Academy Fight Song tuning. Standard up top but instead of an Eminor drone on the high strings you get a Gminor. Really fun tuning

I should try something like this. I primarily use the low strings so having the high strings for a more drone-like purpose would be cool. Thanks