Alternative Tunings

[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?

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

Yeah, I'm a fan of darker, heavier tones also. I'd go off and try to find new tunings if I had the will power to tune it back if I can't find a tuning i like.lol

[GardenoftheDead]

EGDGDD Is pretty fun

[NihilistNixon]

EGDGDD Is pretty fun

I don't have a tune ron me now, but what sorta tone does this give off?

[wrightdude]

OK, here is a whacky one.... all Dim5 tuning!

D G# D G# D G#

you will need a skinny string and a short scale neck to keep the high G#..... Lately I have been using an F. Not perfectly symmetrical like all the other Dim5's but the minor 3rd is complimentary....

I have a pile of tunes written now in this tuning.... here is one:

http://www2.mixposure.com/wrightdude/so ... s_3441.php

Have fun!

[GardenoftheDead]

EGDGDD Is pretty fun

I don't have a tune ron me now, but what sorta tone does this give off?

Weird kind of high-treble chime on G and up, especially aggressive with muff fuzzes. The EG is a minor third thing that mellows the others out a bit.

[NihilistNixon]

EGDGDD Is pretty fun

I don't have a tune ron me now, but what sorta tone does this give off?

Weird kind of high-treble chime on G and up, especially aggressive with muff fuzzes. The EG is a minor third thing that mellows the others out a bit.

I like some treble. I'm going to try a hand full of these tunings today. I shall choose three favorites and come back.

[Plastic_Telos]

I like open D - D A D F# A D

But sometime what I'll do is this D A D F# B B - The "e" string tuned all the way down to B can get pretty loose sounding
which can be really cool and kinda sitar-y.
If the jangle of it is too much I'll replace the "e" sting with another "b" string or "e" string of higher gauge.

Note- on the high b it sounds really cool if you tune slightly flat.
Awesome for drone or a cool double lead line thing.

[Chankgeez]

I shall choose three favorites and come back.

You know this whole time, NihilistNixon, I forgot to ask what you're looking for in a tuning. Or are you just looking to mess about?

[NihilistNixon]

I shall choose three favorites and come back.

You know this whole time, NihilistNixon, I forgot to ask what you're looking for in a tuning. Or are you just looking to mess about?

I play lead. I'm into darker, heavier, slightly odd sounds.

[Chankgeez]

I shall choose three favorites and come back.

You know this whole time, NihilistNixon, I forgot to ask what you're looking for in a tuning. Or are you just looking to mess about?

I play lead. I'm into darker, heavier, slightly odd sounds.

OK. So, you don't really need to worry about open tunings. (Those're especially good for self accompaniment.)

I guess any lowered tuning with some dissonance would work.

[ALLisNOISE]

I like tuning in 5ths.
A-E-B-F#-C#-G#
I use 13-70 strings on a Tele.
It sounds absolutely beautiful clean, and crushing when driven...especially with a muff style fuzz.

[NihilistNixon]

I shall choose three favorites and come back.

You know this whole time, NihilistNixon, I forgot to ask what you're looking for in a tuning. Or are you just looking to mess about?

I play lead. I'm into darker, heavier, slightly odd sounds.

OK. So, you don't really need to worry about open tunings. (Those're especially good for self accompaniment.)

I guess any lowered tuning with some dissonance would work.

Yeah, thats what Im finding out.lol Half-Step Down, Aen Standard, etc. I must now investigate and fuck around until I find the perfect tuning.

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, thats what Im finding out.lol Half-Step Down, Aen Standard, etc. I must now investigate and fuck around until I find the perfect tuning.

That's gonna be never. You're never gonna find the perfect tuning. There're tunings that I like a whole bunch, but none of 'em're perfect.

Doesn't matter though. There're plenty of 'em.

I usually find a tuning that suits what I'm doing at the time and play in it for a while. Then I move on to a different tuning.

I've been playing in DADGAD for a while now. Before that I played in DADF#BD for a long time. I like CFCFAD a lot too.

[zRobertez]

Open D!!!!!

[bigchiefbc]

Fuck, if you're gonna go open D, then just bury your cock all the way and go open C CGCEGC