Are Dropped Tunings Necessary For Heavy Riffs ?, Can standard tuning also sound heavy ?? |
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Are Dropped Tunings Necessary For Heavy Riffs ?, Can standard tuning also sound heavy ?? |
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Nov 9 2012, 12:02 PM
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I could wrote the 66 pages of songs heaviness in standard tunnings
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Nov 9 2012, 12:53 PM |
Lots of heavier bands back in the day didn't tune unnecessarily low.
I believe Cannibal Corpse was Eb. Lamb of God tends to play in Drop D, as does Vital Remains. I have noticed a lot of bands are playing in B lately. But in the long run that is standard tuning on a 7 string. -------------------- Guitars:
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Nov 9 2012, 01:22 PM |
Wouldn't it be funny to buck the trend and tune even higher ??? "I'm playing in F# !!!!" lol.. That's a brilliant idea -------------------- |
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Nov 9 2012, 01:34 PM |
Wouldn't it be funny to buck the trend and tune even higher ??? "I'm playing in F# !!!!" Curtis Mayfield: He taught himself how to play guitar, tuning it to the black keys of the piano, thus giving him an open F-sharp tuning—F#, A#, C#, F#, A#, F#---that he used throughout his career. -------------------- Guitars:
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Nov 9 2012, 01:51 PM |
Just make sure the bass player has a distortion stomp box and a lot of the heaviness will come from them
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Nov 9 2012, 02:53 PM |
I could wrote the 66 pages of songs heaviness in standard tunnings Oh please. Go ahead then Slav -------------------- |
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Nov 9 2012, 03:20 PM
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This.Is.Heavy.
D# if I know well This post has been edited by TeoWulf: Nov 9 2012, 03:22 PM |
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Nov 9 2012, 03:27 PM
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This is heavier
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Nov 9 2012, 03:58 PM |
I stay in F... Like when I F'n drop something F'n heavy on my F'n toe! There's a lot of F... usually throughout the entire show... Seriously... What about Metallica, Megadeth, etc.... I'm no expert, but I don't they they drop tuned back in the day did they? That's correct I'm not sure what the first song that is lower by them but off hand the earliest I can think of is Sad But True. This is heavier GAH! Thanks "I Am the Dog".. For this I am now stuck reading... These! -------------------- Guitars:
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Nov 9 2012, 06:44 PM |
Oh please. Go ahead then Slav Yes. And Slav, surely you meant 666 pages.. |
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Nov 10 2012, 03:51 AM |
In my opinion dropped tunnings just give it "fatness" idk how else to describe it, example Amon Amarth etc.. but the riffing itself can be heavy no matter what tuning.. this is one of my favorite bands and they use standard tuning and this is pretty heavy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-uM6oDkw8c&feature=fvst |
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Nov 10 2012, 08:34 AM |
You guys are missing a key consideration for drop tuning that has nothing to do with sounding heavy - some singers' range (mine included) are strongest in the lower registers. Arron Lewis, Layne Staley, Curt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell, ...
While they can all certainly sing in higher keys, their "pocket" is in the lower registers. I'm finding that's my comfort range too and am getting my band to dune down 1/2 a step with me. It's not so much the overall heaviness for us, but more along the lines of comfortable/relaxed singing. I'm finding my strongest vibrato is in lower registers. cheers! oh, the title is riff - not overall sound. Anyways - I like the heavy sound of anything in the D range - it seems to resonate really well in 12" speakers. when you get below C# on a non-baritone guitar, at least what I've heard live, seems a bit thin/flubby on guitar - but the bass usually covers for it well. This post has been edited by SirJamsalot: Nov 10 2012, 08:42 AM -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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