Something I thought I would never do

[Cat5Messiah]

I have recently discovered that there is an alternate tuning that I like.

I have always written songs in standard E tuning but recently, I have grown to love an alternate tuning and even tuned my guitar to it.

It's D with drop C.

Now, if I had a 7-string, I would just do a drop A. I'm scared to write songs in D + drop C because when I get a 7-string, I'm going to want to do a drop A.

Balls!

 

[Thanatopsis]

Balls!

 

[Heavenscent]

I write most stuff in dropped C...sue me. It makes for great death.

 

[derek]

LARGE BALLS!

...

 

[LedByTheReaper]

I've been using D with dropped C for a while, guitar ain't set up for it but it stays within tune for a while, what would be cool if someone could od a guide on how to set up a floyd rose for alternate tunings.

 

[Cat5Messiah]

what would be cool if someone could od a guide on how to set up a floyd rose for alternate tunings.

What?

I have a Floyd Rose floating bridge....with locking hardware.....

 

[LedByTheReaper]

Yes but they're set up from stock to only stay in tune in E or drop D, you can change the intotation so they stay in tune in drop C though.

 

[Justinschut]

I´m too lazy to retune, so I just play in E.... well, actually I´m also to lazy just to tune, so it´s probably not exactly E might be Eb by now

 

[Tut Ankh Amon]

you think retuning a guitar is a pain?
Try retuning a drumkit

 

[Justinschut]

it´s not a pain, I´m just lazy.... sometimes I tune my ESP Explorer (no tremolo) to D, when I want to play along with a Bodom cd though

 

[Nick Brookes]

i have a Jackson RR in standard and a cort in D dous me fine

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

Dropped tuning is for homofags.

 

[Heavenscent]

So is Cradle of Filth

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

Paul Allender said they use drop-d tuning, so that makes them gay

 

[Heavenscent]

Shit, that makes me just like Cradle of Filth...

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

That's life, man.

 

[Missiles]

My uncle has a truck.

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

My friend's uncle was killed by one.

 

[Missiles]

Hmmm... In fact, my uncle doesn't have a truck.

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

In fact, he's not really a friend either.