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Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:44 pm
by NihilistNixon
kbithecrowing wrote:NihilistNixon wrote:kbithecrowing wrote:PumpkinPieces wrote: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.
Astricii wrote: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
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:51 pm
by GardenoftheDead
EGDGDD Is pretty fun
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:33 pm
by NihilistNixon
GardenoftheDead wrote:EGDGDD Is pretty fun
I don't have a tune ron me now, but what sorta tone does this give off?
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:33 pm
by 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.phpHave fun!
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:01 am
by GardenoftheDead
NihilistNixon wrote:GardenoftheDead wrote: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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:44 pm
by NihilistNixon
GardenoftheDead wrote:NihilistNixon wrote:GardenoftheDead wrote: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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:05 pm
by 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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:11 pm
by Chankgeez
NihilistNixon wrote: 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?
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:59 pm
by NihilistNixon
Chankgeez wrote:NihilistNixon wrote: 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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:15 pm
by Chankgeez
NihilistNixon wrote:Chankgeez wrote:NihilistNixon wrote: 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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:06 am
by 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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:59 pm
by NihilistNixon
Chankgeez wrote:NihilistNixon wrote:Chankgeez wrote:NihilistNixon wrote: 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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:13 pm
by Chankgeez
NihilistNixon wrote: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.
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:07 pm
by zRobertez
Open D!!!!!
Re: Alternative Tunings
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:10 pm
by bigchiefbc
Fuck, if you're gonna go open D, then just bury your cock all the way and go open C
CGCEGC