thinking of going to E standard

[Nebulous]

E standard FTW!

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

I'm gonna have to check out open-D tuning a bit more, I think, I may get a couple of cool riffing ideas!
I never tought of open chord tunings with hi-gain stuff before...

Opeth's "Ghost Reveries" is in DADGAD

 

[digitaldeath]

Opeth's "Ghost Reveries" is in DADGAD

Something tells me the G was tuned to F or F# on that one, not sure where I heard that though.
Actually, where can I get some tabs for that album? Haven't been back on the guitar too long and would love to see some of the chords used on that record!

 

[Instant_Noodles]

I have played E Standard from the first time I picked up the guitar 'til now. Sometimes I tend to try drop tuning for "heavier tone" but I always remember album "Cowboys from hell" - Pantera (it's in E std!). So I understand that the heaviness is not at the tuning, it's the way you write rhythm and notes.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

CFH is a 1/4 step flat if I recall.....not to be nitpicky. I hear what you're saying just throwin it out there.

 

[Harry Hughes]

CFH is a 1/4 step flat if I recall.....not to be nitpicky. I hear what you're saying just throwin it out there.

Correcto.
Every time I plan along with some CFH stuff, I throw it in the DAW and then pitch shift it up about 0.2-0.3 of a semi tone so I don't have to retune my axe.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Something tells me the G was tuned to F or F# on that one, not sure where I heard that though.

Ah yeah, you're right, since it's open D-minor - theory fail

 

[John_C]

Actually cfh is a little flat, but not a quarter tone. Vdop is a quarter tone flat of standard, far beyond driven is a quarter tone below d standard, then it all just goes nuts for tgst. Ride the lightning is the most annoying album though, almost a quarter tone sharp!

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

I read somewhere that Diary of a Madman was tuned down a half step because the tuner was originally miscalibrated, and Randy ended up finding it cool to play a 1/2 step down, so they didn't fix it.
Maybe it's the same kind of thing for these albums that are tuned < ± 1/2 half step away from concert pitch.
I admit it's annoying when you want to play along with the recording

 

[Melodeath]

Check my sig for E Standard heavy god damn metal. We occasionally play in drop D as well. Rockin' 10-46 in E standard since I started playing.