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what tuning(s) do you use?

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i was on standard when i started playing guitar and played that for the longest time then i went half step down to Eb for a few months and then brought it to a whole step down to D standard although i didn't stay there for long



i've now tuned back up to Eb and i think this is really the tuning that i want, it's got that dark 'oomph' of D standard plus the sharp attack of E standard



when i get a 7 string, i'll probably tune it to half step down as well
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I stayed tuned to standard E for probably 4-5 years in the beginning



then I tuned to Eb for probably 2'ish years



then slowly progressing to lower tuning over the years.



for the last year or two i've been tuning to C and i absolutely love it. this is probably the lowest I'll go with this guitar.
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I tune to C-1 floppin' up in this muthafucka
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my guitars are currently tuned to drop A, drop E, drop G#, C, E and E
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once i discovered that all my favorite bands used lowered tunings, i pretty much went that way and stuck with it. it's always been C and B standard, drop A when I'm feeling sassy. E, Eb, and D are visited on occasion but meh
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[quote name="zim"]I stayed tuned to standard E for probably 4-5 years in the beginning



then I tuned to Eb for probably 2'ish years



then slowly progressing to lower tuning over the years.



for the last year or two i've been tuning to C and i absolutely love it. this is probably the lowest I'll go with this guitar.[/quote]

Exactly this. My RG420 is in C.



My acoustic is in Eb and I want to pick up a second electric to keep in E.
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this is all very awful
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lets not pretend switching from e to eb is a big deal
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What, exactly, is awful?
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your judgement
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I have two guitars, one of them is tuned to C# standard and the other one is in standard E tuning (it's a 7-string though so I got the extra B-string).

I also have two 5 stringed bases where one is tuned to C# standard (with an extra low G# string) and the other one is in E standard (+B-string).

Makes sense, doesn't it?
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shut the fuck up gleeso
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D standard, or A standard on my 7 string. I also have my ironbird in drop C for the time being for the learning of Arsis tunes.
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E/B standard
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Standard D = True Metal
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Drop C. Also, I just joined a band who happen to play in drop C too.



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omg did you join nile
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nile dont tune that high!
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theyre drop a or something, yes?
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correct!
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