Originally posted by Misanthrope
Everyone uses strings so thick...i love the thin and tight strings they are great for frenetic speed. Does anyone here tunes to standart E tuning? It seems like a lost art and something very weird among metal players.
Wars of Winter use's E tunning ,, anything else would just be insane ,,, when I think of E I think of a very clean and clear sound ,, which is true in most case's , it's easier to master sometimes and you can pick out the guitar parts unlike alot of c and d tunners ,, In Flames are perfect in C ,,, At the Gates are perfect in B ,, it just suites some bands ,, bands like us , which switch from moderately distorted to clean melodic picking riffs , have to tune to E or your wouldn't be able to pick it out or hear some of the key notes that make the riffs what they are ,,,, my other band however use's a weird tunning for the type of music we play ,, we use CGCFAD ,, and the songs sound like they are in E and are very clear ,, it really depends on the type of music you play ........ can you imagine At the Gates in E ,, hhahahah
Sometimes it may even depend on what guitar you use ,,, I play a Mocking Bird B.C Rich through a Peavey Bandit 112 and I love the sound of it in C or E ,, anything else is just not right ,,if you have the EQ'S set right you can sometimes find a very clear sound in low tunnings ,,and the right amount of volume change's the sound of the tunning greatly ,,,,,, the reason I like E so much is because I can hit the strings pretty damn hard before the guitar make's that weird slapping noise .