so why do SX play in d tuning?

[Horus]

The tuning that X uses is Step Down tuning. D-G-C-F-A-D. That tuning PWNS drop D.

 

[Tubbs]

Eh, I don't like that tuning much. Anything tuned down makes it feel sloppier and more like a bag of poo. I prefer simple standard or drop d. Drop C still pwns step tuning! (at least with 1 string)

 

[Anonymous]

It really does. DGCFAD pwns all.

 

[Horus]

If I had the choice (which I do) if I had to go that low, I'd just use the low B on my 7 string. 7 string Standard is amazing.

 

[Tubbs]

Heh, here's a fun tuning:

Ccccccc

super duper octave galore! the ultimate test to see how good you are with the same notes on every string lol now thats for the 1337 right there.

 

[Anonymous]

LOL that reminds me, my cousin tuned his old Samick EEEEE all E's are the same octave(the tiny string is broken) fuck, it's so hilarious to play on that! Every string sounds exactly the same.

 

[NoSoup4you]

Eh, I don't like that tuning much. Anything tuned down makes it feel sloppier and more like a bag of poo. I prefer simple standard or drop d. Drop C still pwns step tuning! (at least with 1 string)

Dropped tuning is retarded. There's barely anything that would actually REQUIRE it to be played, and you have to transpose everything on that string up 2 frets.

C standard for the win!

 

[Thraxz]

I like C standard and D standard. Two best tunings of all time.

 

[Tubbs]

I made a song with drop D tuning. Thats what needs it. I'm about 2 seconds away from calling someone a n00b.

 

[Valgeir]

Gus G uses drop C, and in my opinion Gus G and most of the stuff he's done are awesome. I use D standard myself but may go back to E at some point so I can write for guitar and other instruments without thinking of my guitar as being transposed.

 

[Kenneth R.]

i tune my acoustic guitar to C# standard tuning, but the electric remains in E.

 

[NoSoup4you]

My guitars are in E standard, C standard, and C# standard right now. I haven't played in dropped tuning since maybe my second year into it.

 

[Yngvai X]

I used drop C on a song of mine. drop tunings aren't lame at all if you use them creatively.

 

[Vital Remains]

its heavier and it till sounds sharp and tight without going to mud like b or a do. but sometimes mud is what you want. i play a seven string in standard with the first b string tuned to a. its total mud. but i can shred with the other six in standard and then switch to some pounding screwed up staticy rythm in a. it all works out in the end.

 

[Montu Skhmet]

It's deffinately not for Russel that guy has like a range of 8 octaves on his regular voice add the higher part (forgot the name yet again) andi t like goes up to like 12. It's most likely to get a heavier sound but not all their songs arel ike that X ain't all about the heavy some of their osnsg they in standard it just what they feel sounds good to fit the mood of the song they want.

 

[Tubbs]

That's hyperbolizing... I HIGHLY doubt he has an 8 octave voice.

 

[Anonymous]

From what I can see, Sym X has no songs in standard. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Montu Skhmet]

It's not hyperbolizzing there is a word for it I just can't remember and it was an exagerration I know its not 8 octaves but it is amazing. And yes they do have some songs in standard I can name any offt he top of my head but i do know that they have some.

 

[Anonymous]

hyperbolizing = exaggerating. And I'm like 99% sure all the songs are in standard cause there would be no point in tuning higher than usual for some songs. Even when I play stuff in standard I just need to put a capo on the second fret and its still like having 21 frets.

 

[Montu Skhmet]

Yea my vocab is horrible. I mean the songs that they play in e they usually tune down to make it dbut liek some of their songs are in d normally so they dont need to tune down. But most of their songs are in D standard