[distressed_romeo]

It's late, and I had another revelation...

Has anyone tried this?

E (bottom string on a bass) AEADGBE

Would be great for both heavy riffing, and adding basslines to chords.

[OzzyC]

i didnt think to apply it to an 8 but i know TDW also does a double dropped tuning on his 7 with the lowest string being G (i think)

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by OzzyC

i didnt think to apply it to an 8 but i know TDW also does a double dropped tuning on his 7 with the lowest string being G (i think)

TDW's tuning is FCGCFAD...drop C with a low F, so the bottom strings are tuned in fifths. It's actually one of the best tuning ideas I've seen floating around.
I've used a similar one on my sixes that goes CGDGBE. Same principle (the intervals between the top strings stay the same, but the bass strings are tuned in fifths), but lacks the range and super-low notes from TDW's version.

[ohio_eric]

EAEADGBE tunings seems like it would be pretty cool. It would just be drop A with an added low E. There's lots of possibilities there.

Dark Wolf's tuning does seem pretty cool. Though I have no idea how he manages it on 25.5" scale length with the strings he uses. I'm way too heavy handed.

[urklvt]

Sounds like fun man! Lots of one finger chord fun! Very metal!

[All_¥our_Bass]

Originally Posted by ohio_eric

EAEADGBE tunings seems like it would be pretty cool. It would just be drop A with an added low E. There's lots of possibilities there.

Dark Wolf's tuning does seem pretty cool. Though I have no idea how he manages it on 25.5" scale length with the strings he uses. I'm way too heavy handed.

What IS his tunning? I know his lowest string is an F, but besides that IDK.

[Mastodon]

^ It's the tuning that Romeo mentioned that TDW uses. (TDW is abv. commonly used here for Dark wolf's name)

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by urklvt

Sounds like fun man! Lots of one finger chord fun! Very metal!

I was thinking more Meshuggah-style 'drang' combined with serious basslines over chords, but it has that advantage too!

[ohio_eric]

The Dark Wolf approved tuning is Drop C with an added low F. So from low to high it goes like this (F,C,G,C,F,A,D).

[All_¥our_Bass]

So the three lowest strings are in fifths, cool!!

[Naren]

Originally Posted by All_¥our_Bass

What IS his tunning? I know his lowest string is an F, but besides that IDK.

If you read the thread, you'd know. Since it's been mentioned like 4 times in this thread: FCGCFAD. I really like it. When I've played with him before on two guitars using that tuning, I almost never touch the low F string (it's REAAAAAAALLLY low). I think the low F sounds great clean, but not nearly as good distorted (unless you have another guitar playing higher parts over it which me and TDW always did). He could post up some of his acoustic songs (well, they aren't acoustic. They're just using the piezo) to show how his tuning sounds, using the bottom 4-5 strings. TDW has told me several times that he very rarely plays the F string open. He generally plays it from the 2nd fret and up.

[zimbloth]

If I had an 8-string I would probably tune it to C standard with an added low and high, G-C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C-F. I don't really like how notes below A sound distorted, so this would be a good compromise.

[EverDream]

Originally Posted by zimbloth

If I had an 8-string I would probably tune it to C standard with an added low and high, G-C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C-F. I don't really like how notes below A sound distorted, so this would be a good compromise.

This is an idea I had for if I ever owned an 8 string guitar. Who says you have to stay with the F#BEADG etc.. standard open strings? I mean unless you're in a cover band of some band who tunes in standard that requires open pedal notes or something, but if you're writing you're own music there's no rules saying you have to tune standard, so why not take advantage of all the range and tune it so you get notes lower than a 7 string and higher! And Garry Goodman said he's going to get a paypal ordering system up on his website for the higher strings, so a tuning I'd have in mind would be something like, ADGCFA#DG or even doing that same tuning but with drop G, then you'd have a full 5 octave range plus be able to do the G at 6 different octaves. Anyone who thinks a G is too high is kinda silly, I mean haven't you all heard Octavarium? Petrucci hits a high F on the last lead note (via a bend), a G is only 1 step higher, lol. And a low G sounds good too if you a)have the right rig for it, and b)use it in a way which sounds good (think of how like petrucci doing his baritone doubling on animate inanimate, and misunderstood) A bad example would be meshuggah, lol, no offense to anyone who likes that kinda thing but that imo is a good example of overdoing the low notes kinda! So yeah any tuning between F# and B with a higher string between E and A would be a good compromise for those who want a little of both. And remember with a drop D type tuning you can extend it further and that'll also allow for some nice movable bar chords on 5+ strings! !