Oft neglected tunings.

Karl Hungus · 30-07-2006 11:53pm #1

You know, I've fallen into playing with the same few tunings as of late. It's mainly just standard E or on the 7 String, Bb. But just recently I've gotten back into playing with a larger variety of tunings, including D, drop D, C and so forth. Sometimes I think just playing in a different tuning can give you some fairly unexpected results.

Almost everything I've written lately has been while playing something fairly normal on a different tuning. String-skipping while tuned to drop D provided some extremely unique sounds and riffs that had never really come into my head before.

Anyway, just a different tuning can be quite inspirational, so if you feel stuck in a rut, try give it a go.

John · 31-07-2006 12:02am

Cgcggc

Karl Hungus · 31-07-2006 3:24am

John2 wrote:

Cgcggc

Hmm, that's a bit odd alright! :eek:

jcoote · 31-07-2006 7:00am

i never really experimented past dropped d or c# but i would like to try some wierd ****

its tough when your playing with people cos not everyone is willing to experiment

It wasn't me! · 31-07-2006 9:42am

I tune down to B every so often, start playing away, and everything that comes to my head would have been at home in a Carcass song.

Spicy Lauren · 31-07-2006 11:18am

GGDGBE, lovin' it lately!

ferdi · 31-07-2006 12:33pm

bass players should tune up more often....seriously.

jcoote · 31-07-2006 12:39pm

i agree a lot of the nic little bass fills u hear are higher up on the neck and blend in much better as a compliment to he rest of the intrusments rather than accompanying them

ferdi · 31-07-2006 12:42pm

a bass tuned up 1 step just has a nice natual punch which is a welcome change

deaddonkey · 01-08-2006 7:58pm

open g, open e, and everything tuned down 1 tone

i'm the blues nerd.

John · 01-08-2006 9:27pm

Musn't forget Lou Reed's ostrich tuning: all strings tuned to the same note

deaddonkey · 01-08-2006 9:52pm

John2 wrote:

Musn't forget Lou Reed's ostrich tuning: all strings tuned to the same note

that's not art, that's being a prat

John · 01-08-2006 10:06pm

Lou Reed's my favourite prat

WetDaddy · 01-08-2006 10:31pm

While we're mentioning people's tunings, Nick Drake had some wonderful sounding combinations (coupled with the fact he was a fantastic finger-picker as well, I suppose

).

Apparently, he never wrote them down. Just kept them all in his head!

Creamy Goodness · 01-08-2006 10:34pm

CGCEGC ftw!

Giblet · 01-08-2006 11:38pm

AAAAAA super!

feylya · 02-08-2006 12:16am

TBH, I'm having enough fun in E standard although I may tune one of the guitars to C just to see...

Oft neglected tunings.

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