[Naren]

In the Seventh Heaven video, he said he tuned the highest two strings the same for a droning effect (both C#) and he gave some examples of a few songs he used them in.

[eleven59]

I'd have to dig up the old interviews I have laying around in magazines, but to add to all the correct information so far, I'll say that he did occasionally tune the high string up to an F or something.

[shadowgenesis]

Originally Posted by eleven59

I'd have to dig up the old interviews I have laying around in magazines, but to add to all the correct information so far, I'll say that he did occasionally tune the high string up to an F or something.

if he did, he didn't use it on any studio recordings as far as i know. To my knowledge it was like standard tuning down a minor third (to C#) with a double of the high C# (E) string. You can hear it on the treble part of his two-hand tap riffing on "Re-Arranged." He played with that tuning on the first two albums then decided to ditch the idea and play 6's the same time he started playing PRS guitars.
I imagine he decided to try and tune his low C# down to an F# to create an octave interval and from there that lead to a custom 4-string guitar used for that same essential tuning minus the higher strings. To my knowledge he only used this guitar for "Nookie" and "The One." If i recall correctly the low F# was a .65 gauge bass string though I can't remember where i read that. I'm sure you can pretty accurately emulate that on any 6 or 7 you've got.
You could always tune a 7 with the first 6 strings in C# and then put a low F# on it and adapt the songs. Droney octave stuff is super fun.

[Yoshi]

how come someone so musically minded ended up in limp bizkit??


still he has some nice guitars.

[Naren]

Originally Posted by Yoshi

how come someone so musically minded ended up in limp bizkit??


still he has some nice guitars.

If you heard his music, you'd know why.

(I would not consider Borland "musically minded" -- or at least not any more musically minded than the other members of Limp Bizkit)

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Naren

If you heard his music, you'd know why.

(I would not consider Borland "musically minded" -- or at least not any more musically minded than the other members of Limp Bizkit)

Exactly! Wes Borland is his own animal, totally original!

[amonb]

Originally Posted by Naren

In the Seventh Heaven video, he said he tuned the highest two strings the same for a droning effect (both C#) and he gave some examples of a few songs he used them in.

Damn I love that vid...going to go watch it now

[Munky7Head]

you damned fools.

he has a 7 string.
he tunes to [LOW TO HIGH]

Db Gb B E Gb Ab Db Db [he has to .11 gauge strings. high E]