Altered Tunings

[lppier]

Any guys on this board use altered tunings on acoustc/electric guitar?
Don Ross (fingerstyle), Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind use them... and I happen to like them all! Don Ross says it gives him fresh inspiration for songs, and keeps the guitar from sounding samey.
Quite curious..

Pier.

 

[fenderrules]

you mean alternative tunings (drop d, drop c etc..)?? yeah i love chugging with my guitar on drop d.

 

[ShredCow]

I have a guitar in B.

But personally, I stick to standard tuning. Too much to explore there for me...

In anycase, check out Frank Gambale... he came out with some special alternate tuning that totally rocks. I dont' know if he has revealed it... its being patented or something. Seriously. Its on his latest album.. drop by his website.

 

[lppier]

Well guess will probably try some really weird altered tunings and see if inspiration strikes! Up till now, all I had ever tried was drop D haha..

Pier.

 

[ShredCow]

Do consider the standard alternate tuning first... just to get into the trick of it.

 

[lppier]

What's standard alternate tuning?

Pier.

Do consider the standard alternate tuning first... just to get into the trick of it.

 

[ShredCow]

I mean, those more popular alternate tunnings.

 

[Mobius]

DADGAD is one popular alternative tuning. I got an issue of guitar techniques which touched on this, can pass it to u.

GGDGBD an open G tuning used by Pearl Jam(for the acoustic rhythm) for the song Daughter.

Can also check out stuff by Sonic Youth who used very weird tunings.

 

[charlestheguitarist]

Tremonti uses open D (i think)

DADAAD

 

[ZackUidl]

Michael Hedges, acoustic guitar virtuoso and composer, uses some of the most original tunings I have ever seen. Being a copmmoser, he would write the music and find a tuning that allows him to play the copmosition most effectively on his guitar. Check him out at rootwitch.com.

 

[nkubi87]

if tremonti uses dadaad, does it mean dat he'll juz have to barre all e frets when he's playing power chords...

 

[fenderrules]

oh great now im addicted to drop c...

lol anyone tried drop c on a strat before? i tried it today and it sounded like crap using single coils. constant buzzing. if only i had a humbucker or a dimarzio at the bridge...man..it would rock

 

[chimaera]

one of my guitar is tuned drop C most of the time. Have to use heavy gauge strings for it though 10-52 but it makes it a great chugga2 guitar