Trying out new tuning (AGCFAD), Heavy stuff

[exzem]

I was trying out this new tuning I found out about, which is pretty cool, dunno if it has any certain name but it's basically normal tuning except for the lowest string which is tuned down 5 semitones. I.e for d standard is it AGCFAD. It makes sense cause if you do a normal powerchord on the lowest 2 strings you will get a low note + an octave(instead of 5ths with regular tuning).

I like that you can get that djenty type of sound without getting a 7 string or tuning everything ridiculously low and loosing all string tension.

Anyway I recorded this song with it. Drums are all superior 2.0 except the kick.
Bass is a cheap thomann 4 string bass.
Guitars are soloC.

Streaming: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=960121&songID=7914388

Dropbox: http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1063820/wrath.mp3

How does it sound? It was hard to get any decent sound of out the bass ( 4 string bass with old stock strings does not like a low A string very well )

 

[Erkan]

Interesting tone... interesting for SoloC too!

I'm interested in knowing what string gauge you've got on all strings, and what pickup you were using for this. Also, if you could describe the effect chain a little, it would be great too

I think the tone sounds good... can always tweak more of course, but it's a good starting point!

 

[FIXXXER]

djent guitar sounds very nice, love it!

interesting tuning!
i think i'll try this one out too.
what string gauge have you used for this?
i'm going from 11-48 drop D to 10-52 drop C again,
maybe your tuning will work with 10-52 also.

drums sound kinda overcompressed, but who cares about drums!

cheers
S.

 

[exzem]

Pickup is Emg 81, strings are ernie ball 12-56. Guitar chain is basically 2 soloC in series both crunch using crunch channel, pic: http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1063820/2xsoloC.JPG.
Impulse is s-pres8. Post Eq is hp@100hz, -1.5 db@500hz, -2.5 db@3300hz, -1.7 high shelf at 8000hz. Also there some multiband compression removing low end on palm mutes between 80-250 hz.

The tone is maybe a bit harsh sounding at the djenty type of parts so could probably remove some more high end.

Soultrash: Try it out! If it doesn't work you could always tuning everything 1 step up and try again.

Very fun tuning to play around in, like when you first discovered drop D

 

[Brady k]

sounds awesome man ,,
i am a big fan of your stuff, cool use of tapestop in the begining , sounds sick !!

are you in a band ,or do you play everything yourself? cause i don't know how you manage to post a new sick song every week !!


anyways , Keep em commin!!

cheers man !


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[feles]

Hey!

The guitarsound is great, i like it. Yeah, it maybe a bit too harsh at some parts, but overally its good.
You tuned down a 4 string bass to A? How could you play on it?
The guitars and bass sounds "together".
I gonna try this tuning, sounds intresting.

 

[exzem]

Brady k: nope I'm not in a band, I just record everything myself. Thank you for your kind words!

feles: it works to tune a 4 string bass to A. But I had to tune it by ear while listening to the guitar tracks (I always track guitars before bass). The tuner simply couldn't pick up the rumble from the bass string

I was actually surprise how low you could tune a 4 string bass and still get a decent sound from it. Although the intonation probably sucks so you have to tune it to the song.

I had some incredibly weird settings for the bass guitar which kinda happend by mistake. I accidentaly put two bass sims in series. I first indended to have 2 bass tracks, 1 for hi end and 1 for low end, so I high passed the track at 250 hz. But later when I was about to mix the track I kinda forgot about that and only used 1 track cause I thought it sounded cool anyway

So the bass is basically one track, bass amp sim-> bass cab -> bass amp -> bass cab -> high pass at 250 hz. It works cause both 2 sims generate so extremely much low end so high passing at 250 hz still leaves a lot of low end left (this depends what kinda high pass filter you use i guess, I used Waves Q). Dunno if there is any point doing it like this (probably not ), didn't make any comparison just kept it.

 

[reaperscythe]

Kickass tone!

 

[Joematthews]

sounds tits

 

[PhilR]

I'm sure Neurosis do this as well sometimes, only BADGBE.

Song sounds okay, could do with more upper-mid snarl though. And some thicker bass in the mix.

 

[exzem]

I just got the tuning from a youtube video of somebody playing an Architects song. Thought the fingering seemed weird so i checked out the tuning and tried it out (although they play it half a step lower than me).

Song sounds okay, could do with more upper-mid snarl though. And some thicker bass in the mix.

Yeah maybe the bass would sound better with some more distorted type of sound, for this type of low tuning.