Tunings & 7 Strings Options

[bleez]

* possible dumb question ahead - tread gently *

how are 7 strings for playing stuff at low tunings which are originally played on a 6 string? for example if a song was originally played in drop A on a 6 with - A-G-C-F-A-D, would you play that on a 7 and how would the tuning be?

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[thefireball]

The 7 string is just an extra B. If you dropped it down to A from standard, it would be AEADGBE.

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[bleez]

what would you do with the low B if you wanted to play a song that was originally played on a 6 string in drop A
if the original tuning was AGCFAD would you go -

B ------->?
E-------> A
A-------->G
D-------->C
G-------->F
B-------->A
E-------->D

or :

B ------->A
E-------> G
A-------->C
D-------->F
G-------->A
B-------->D
E-------->?

Im curious how the extra string would be tuned, just for 'completeness'.

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[Todd Simpson]

Well, you could just tune the low B to a FIFTH BELOW A and it would work

what would you do with the low B if you wanted to play a song that was originally played on a 6 string in drop A
if the original tuning was AGCFAD would you go -

B ------->?
E-------> A
A-------->G
D-------->C
G-------->F
B-------->A
E-------->D

or :

B ------->A
E-------> G
A-------->C
D-------->F
G-------->A
B-------->D
E-------->?

Im curious how the extra string would be tuned, just for 'completeness'.

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mate drop A would be A E A D F# B first of all and if you want to place it on a 7 string, it would be A E A D G B E.

You must see the 7 string as a 6 string with an extra thick string that normally comes tuned to B and the 6 string as a guitar that keeps the standard tuning geometry and interval disposition, but lower.

That means from thick to thin:

Standard E: E A D G B E -> drop the thick E string and you get the drop D tuning
Standard D: D G C F A D -> drop the thick D string and you get the drop C tuning
Standard C: C F Bb Eb G C -> drop the thick C string and you get the drop Bb tuning
Standard B: B E A D F# B -> drop the thick B string and you get the drop A tuning - best on a baritone from this point on

Please let me know if this makes sense

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[bleez]

Hey mate drop A would be A E A D F# B first of all and if you want to place it on a 7 string, it would be A E A D G B E.

You must see the 7 string as a 6 string with an extra thick string that normally comes tuned to B and the 6 string as a guitar that keeps the standard tuning geometry and interval disposition, but lower.

That means from thick to thin:

Standard E: E A D G B E -> drop the thick E string and you get the drop D tuning
Standard D: D G C F A D -> drop the thick D string and you get the drop C tuning
Standard C: C F Bb Eb G C -> drop the thick C string and you get the drop Bb tuning
Standard B: B E A D F# B -> drop the thick B string and you get the drop A tuning - best on a baritone from this point on

Please let me know if this makes sense

yep, I see what you mean

Do you have your Paul Allander in drop A, if so, what gauge of strings do you use and did you need to get it set up to play at that tuning?

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey matey - Well my axes are tuned like this:

Paul Allender - Standard E/ drop D
Tremonti - Drop C/ standard D
Mushok baritone - drop A or Standard B with the thickest string tuned to G

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[bleez]

Hey matey - Well my axes are tuned like this:

Paul Allender - Standard E/ drop D
Tremonti - Drop C/ standard D
Mushok baritone - drop A or Standard B with the thickest string tuned to G

ah! its the Tremonti you have in drop c. What gauge of strings do you have on it?

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mate

I am using

09 - 46 on the Allender
10 - 52 on the Tremonti
12 - 68 on the Mushok

All the sets are Elixir strings - btw, what are you using mate and why?

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[bleez]

Hey mate

I am using

09 - 46 on the Allender
10 - 52 on the Tremonti
12 - 68 on the Mushok

All the sets are Elixir strings - btw, what are you using mate and why?

I just use ernie ball regular ( 10 - 46 ) back in the day I saw that Slash used the same strings on his LPs so thats what I got
I know he mainly uses 11s now, I think he may have had the 10s on a couple of vintage guitars. I like them though, Ive got no complaints with them at all
I was thinking about keeping one of my guitars at a lower tuning though, after listening to that mastodon album I quite like the tuning they use. I dont know if regular 10's would work at their tuning. The 10 - 52's make sense, I might try those.

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This post has been edited by bleez: Sep 20 2014, 04:41 PM

[Yash]

Hey matey - Well my axes are tuned like this:

Paul Allender - Standard E/ drop D
Tremonti - Drop C/ standard D
Mushok baritone - drop A or Standard B with the thickest string tuned to G

Is Dropping the low E string pretty easy ? Especially on Tremolo equipped and Floyd Roses ? Oh, I love Drop C and Standard E tunings. My favorites

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Is Dropping the low E string pretty easy ? Especially on Tremolo equipped and Floyd Roses ? Oh, I love Drop C and Standard E tunings. My favorites

Unfortunately, the Floyd is the toughest one and that's one of the reasons why I dislike this kind of unit Can't downtune at will - that's a big 'no, no' for me. The tremolo equipped guitars such as the Tremonti or the Paul Allender can be downtuned relatively quickly, as they don't need that much tweaking. I bet you have the Floyd on that jackson, right?

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[Yash]

Unfortunately, the Floyd is the toughest one and that's one of the reasons why I dislike this kind of unit Can't downtune at will - that's a big 'no, no' for me. The tremolo equipped guitars such as the Tremonti or the Paul Allender can be downtuned relatively quickly, as they don't need that much tweaking. I bet you have the Floyd on that jackson, right?

Yes That's the only disadvantage. I can't go from Standard to Drop D in an instant. And it messes up the action and intonation. Now what ?

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[bleez]

Yes That's the only disadvantage. I can't go from Standard to Drop D in an instant. And it messes up the action and intonation. Now what ?

theres a device you can fit onto a floyd that allows you to drop the e string instantly called the EVH D-Tuna . Other than that I think it is a bit of a hassle.
I drop tuned the ibby I used to have and although I had to undo the locking nut ( obviously! ) it didn't mess up the intonation or action, it was just a bit of a pain in the ass to do.

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This post has been edited by bleez: Sep 21 2014, 08:00 PM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Well, you can lock the trem, out of what I know There are devices such as this one:



Have you ever heard about it? Watch the video and I am sure you can order one online

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