Does Tuning Down Make It Heavier?

[THEMICRULAH]

It's not how low you can tune, it's how you play your instrument. With that said, a low tuning can enrich an already heavy song, but that's it. Black fucking Sabbath, people.

 

[DestroyAndDominate]

Sylosis would like a word with the OP.

 

[Vacant_Planets]

Well heavy is an opinion, I think songs like Mystic Force's Idiosycracy is way heavier than anything Opeth ever did to my ears. Everyone is different.

 

[gravien]

yeah it will make heavier, but too low it will lose "guitar soul" it self..

 

[Mr. Arch]

Well i tuned into D cause i did covers that are in D tuning, so i began composing this way so i don't keep tuning up and down.. and kinda liked this tuning.... but a fellow guitarist squirmed at my tunings..i'll understand if he is tuned in E but he mentioned around B or C. He wanted to join my band as a 2nd guitarist w/ a condition that i change my tunings.. i just said u play at your tunings and i'll play w/ mine.. we'l work it out he he

 

[sammol]

Yes I can help to make it heavier for about 2%.

The noticeable factor that can affect heaviness is the EQ settings and the Riffs themselves.

 

[brown_note]

Any tuning can sound heavy, its all depends on the user(s). having said that tuning down will make you sound heavier, but that won't make it good. in fact I find down tuning makes it easy to sound generic, creativity is still the ultimate tool.