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Especially when it comes to the really low stuff, I'm not really hearing anything that catches my attention.
What's the draw? What's the push?
What's the draw? What's the push?
What's the draw? What's the push?
I use drop d, half step down. I just love the sound of C# minor.
Though we use lots of different keys on the upcoming album, that low C# is just the right range for our sound.
I also have a 7 string down a whole step to get a low A. I use that for the final fantasy prelude, which requires the low A. Technically, I need a low G#, but I just take that 1 note up an octave. Every person that picks up that guitar and hits the low A has the same reaction; the "what's that smell" look followed by "oh yeah" and slowly nodding up and down. When you get that low, the EQ naturally accentuates the low mid bark that just sounds so good.
I also have a baritone tuned to C standard. It's so bizarre hearing that guitar go from E standard to C standard as the whole tonality changes.
If you have to ask...
It's all a matter of finding a tuning that's low enough that can evoke the sense of dread in a person...
It's all a matter of finding a tuning that's low enough that can evoke the sense of dread in a person, yet high enough so that clarity remains in that the instrument being played is in fact a guitar. Everyone has a tendency to pick straight keys. Why not pick a Sharp or flat? It's rare when I hear C flat used in metal stuff.
As much as I love my 8 string and Animals As Leaders, It's starting to get ridiculous with guitars. I feel even worse for bassists who have to tune to F# an octave down the guitars. Might as well not buy a cab at that point, just buy subwoofers. Also, I will now wait for the brown metal genre. Everyone in the genre tunes to the brown note and have 20 string guitars so if the actual playing doesn't make ya crap, the weight of the guitar probably will.