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Old 02-15-2007, 04:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
distressed_romeo
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Drop A tuning

Restrung my seven tonight, and just for a change, tuned it AEADGBE (down a half step) as opposed to my normal B flat standard.
Haven't tried it in a while (last time I did I was using a 56 gauge bottom string, which sounded like shit when I tuned it down to A flat), but I had a blast with it tonight. Found myself playing a lot of octaves in the low end, rather than full power chords, which was cool, especially if you stick a minor third or perfect fifth on top...

Later on, once I've gotten some work done, I'm going to experiment with some sweep and legato stuff in this tuning, as one of my favourite things about drop tunings is that it's possible to get some really unconventional intervallic licks, that would be really hard to play without tapping in standard tuning.

Want to try ADADBGE again next...

'If one octave isn't interesting then who the hell cares about the others?!' Diamanda Galas

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