[skattabrain]

I play GCGCFAD and it rules ... you get that unmistakable drop C attack and you have regular power chords for the 7th string. I such a huge fan of this tuning.

modern metal attack and low end sludge. i kinda hang around in the drop C territory ... when you do that and hit the low notes, they sound lower because the ear isn't used to hearing the open 7th constantly.

not only that, but you said you're bandmate is using drop C ... it's essentially taking what he has and adding a low G for some lows that only you'll be able to do. this tuning makes the most sense if you guys want to play and be playing the same thing in the same place. not only that but open drop C chord sounds different the C played as powerchord on different frets ... i mean it's the same notes, but the open nut resonates in it's own special way ... and you'll both be doing that together.

[Metal Ken]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

Badass! I was going to tune my Les Paul to D today, just because I haven't played in D standard/Drop C on the electric in ages...

Just back from the store with a 008-011-014-022-030-038-046 set ready for D Standard+High G\m/

[skattabrain]

plus you get those cool double power chords (GCGC) ... and accidentally hitting your G when you slam down on open C is fine. that's a perk, i wouldn't do it for that reason of course.

Originally Posted by soldierkahn

what i used was GCGCFAD, and the low G just rumbled.

have you tried that on your 1077XL? it's awesome on mine ... still plenty of definition ... you jsut gotta be careful not to pick to hard on the low powerchords as they sometimes sound out if you dont attack them correctly.

[B Lopez]

Originally Posted by Metal Ken

Just back from the store with a 008-011-014-022-030-038-046 set ready for D Standard+High G\m/

Record somehthing for us yo!

[munchikenx]

hey do you know what to tune a seven string to make it equivalent to drop b on a six string ive heard you do standard then drop the first string to b but i want all my other strings to be in with that... any help

[Metal Ken]

Originally Posted by munchikenx

hey do you know what to tune a seven string to make it equivalent to drop b on a six string ive heard you do standard then drop the first string to b but i want all my other strings to be in with that... any help

Leave your low b there and tune the rest of your strings up 1 step (F#-B-E-A-C#-F#)

[Kotex]

I would just tune the "B" to an F, (like how you play a 7 in Drop-D by tuning the "B" down to A).

[telecaster90]

Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

I use that tuning, except I tune my 7th down to F.

Been playing this tuning as my main tuning for almost 6 years.

Oh man, just tried this tuning out and it's amazing

[techjsteele]

Originally Posted by Naren

Or you could go the high route and go CGCFADG.

I wonder what type of string gauges you would have to use to make that feasible. I'm interested in trying out that tuning on my seven.

[Naren]

Originally Posted by techjsteele

I wonder what type of string gauges you would have to use to make that feasible. I'm interested in trying out that tuning on my seven.

I'd say something like (from lowest to highest): 048, 038, 028, 020, 014, 010, 008.

You act like you'd need some kind of bizarre string gauge to make it "feasible." The only special string you'd need would be the one for the high G and most shops carry a .008 gauge string, which should be perfectly fine for that tuning.