What do you tune your guitars to?

[SickBoy]

I've been considering Edwards' LP Std. for some time now...
It seems like a great bang for the buck, apparently not at all behind Gibson's LP Std. while at the third of its price.
Damn, I've always wanted an LP, but I don't feel like giving 2500€ for a guitar of questionable workmanship, I've seen many complaints on Gibson LP Std. finish quality and some other stuff.

 

[jesterroot4]

we play in drop F with 7 strings.

and to have it sounding tight. its all about having, the right gauge strings, action setup for that particular tuning, nice pickups, and killer tightness.

sex on legs!

 

[garry666]

on my JL schecter i play Bb using 10-60, gibson les paul standard c with ghs zakk wylde boomers 11-70, carparison tat standard e elixer 9-48 i think.

 

[Horus27Soilworker]

B standard

 

[axeman720]

wow! that might be the only thing to keep a gibson in tune!

wait... not possible!

 

[El_Gato]

D-G-C-F-A-D But you need extra heavy gauges such as 12-56 or 13-58. Nickel of course. No tune problems at all.

 

[Remy_5150]

hey Mark, thanks for the tips...those string gauges you take about, are those mostly for strat/ibanez length necks? I have a ESP Eclipse, I tune to C# (not drop, though), would it be safe to assume I should probably go with 12's to account for the shorter neck, and less string tension? I know every guitar is different, but do you have any rule of thumb for Gibson-style guitars?

 

[JBroll]

Going from Ibanez to LP is only three-quarters of an inch difference - not quite the length of your low frets - so you shouldn't need to compensate much.

Jeff

 

[Aaron Smith]

Drop-C, 10-52

 

[elmoe]

7 String (Schecter C7 Hellraiser) is tuned to G# (loooooooow - hehe)
Les Paul - B Standart
Ibanez SA - Drop C

 

[SickBoy]

7 String (Schecter C7 Hellraiser) is tuned to G# (loooooooow - hehe)

Damn man, are you a bass or guitar player?! Make up your mind

 

[JBroll]

Ion Dissonance is down there, and Dino has gone lower.

Jeff

 

[chaztrip]

My Epi Gibson wanna be below.... in standard E, Well that is when I can keep it in tune

 

[LydonB]

well i just put my Hellraiser in C standard. However the intonation on the G B & E strings is pretty god awful. I have a set of D'addario 10-52s on it. Any tips?

 

[elmoe]

Damn man, are you a bass or guitar player?! Make up your mind

My Peavey 5 string is tuned to G# too I play mostly polyrythmic stuff with my 7 String.. Meshuggah tunes to F so..

 

[JBroll]

They've gone down to E.

Jeff

 

[Student]

Spanish standard, E standard, E A D G B e, STANDARD F'ING TUNING

 

[JBroll]

STANDARD F'ING TUNING

It's arbitrary.

IT'S ARBITRARY! (pounds fist into table)

[/Fripp]

Jeff

 

[STINNETT]

It's arbitrary.

IT'S ARBITRARY! (pounds fist into table)

[/Fripp]

Jeff

So is the standard 12 tone system.

That is why I tune to 9.6R inverted.

 

[RemoWilliams]

So is the standard 12 tone system.

That is why I tune to 9.6R inverted.

Sounds like your not givin' props to Arnold Schoenberg. Just tune your guitar to whatever, then invert it, then after that, retrograde invert for a new section.