Tunings You Enjoy

[Petary791]

So how do you guys like to tune? My personal favorites are below:

Standard: BEADGC
Dropped D: BDADGC
Double Dropped:AEACGC
Dropped A: AEADGC

[somrandomguy]

D standard is pretty cool.

D Standard: DGCF

[Mark Wilson]

For bass I stick with EADG.

For Guitar, I LOVE Eb, Bb, Eb, Eb, Bb, Eb
or Eb, Bb, Eb, Eb, Bb, Bb

The Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young tuning hahah


Mark

[Tbirdbassist]

Mostly play in Drop D (DADG) and sometimes in standard EADG. And once in a blue moon, I'll restring to BADG

But if I had the following basses, Id tune them this way...


5 string: DADGC (with a hipshot for EADGC)
6 string: ADADGC (with hipshots on "A"nd "D" incase I want to go standard)
7 string: ADADGCF, ADADADG, ADADADA (with hipshots on various strings)

[Freaky Fender]

for guitar I'm surpringsly comfortable in C-G-D-G-B-B or anything where I have that G-D-G in it for some reason.

Oh, I almost always prefer Eb tuning to standerd on guitar too. I just write better songs in it.

[Tbirdbassist]

Originally Posted by Petary791

So how do you guys like to tune? My personal favorites are below:

Standard: BEADGC
Dropped D: BDADGC
Double Dropped:AEACGC
Dropped A: AEADGC

You should try the one I listen, ADADGC. Its fun when playing a riff on the higher A and D strings then dropping them down an octave.

[Alex]

I can't keep track of any fingerboard memorization out of standard tuning. BEADGC for me!

[Tbirdbassist]

They'll be a time when you might have to, so I suggest you should atleast try...

[P. Aaron]

For guitar: Open 'G' tuning: DGDGBD

My 12 string acoustic has been in CGCGCD (C-6?) for about 3 years now. I keep finding new things in there. I can't get past it.

[cheezewiz]

Originally Posted by P. Aaron

For guitar: Open 'G' tuning: DGDGBD

My 12 string acoustic has been in CGCGCD (C-6?) for about 3 years now. I keep finding new things in there. I can't get past it.

Also known as "Keef tuning". I like that one myself.

[Squidfinger]

I'm hardwired to standard. Just boring ol' standard.

[Figjam]

Same.

[Minger]

Standard...,Drop D throws me off a bit, but I may give Standard D a try.

[Mike N]

EADG for the most part, although I have a Hipshot for the occasional DADG.

When I played a fiver, I tuned DEADG most of the time.

[PunkerTrav]

I'm almost always in standard also; occasionally I'll drop everything 1/2 step.

On guitar, I have one guitar in open D all the time.

[metalguy2]

Standard all the way.... I like the feel and the sound overall compared to dropped tunings..

[Squidfinger]

Originally Posted by metalguy2

Standard all the way.... I like the feel and the sound overall compared to dropped tunings..

Glad to see another metal bassist that swears by standard. To me with drop tunings it's too easy to sound hollowly heavy. You have to be more creative to come up with an evil sounding bassline in standard but that's why I love it, the challenge.

Changing back to 4's from playing 5's for a long while made a big difference as well. I finally understand what Flea meant when he said, "4's are just more in your face" when referring to why he changed back to 4's from 5's.

Yeah, I said it. Flame on.

[tplyons]

Standard and Drop D mostly for me.

[syciprider]

5: BEADG.

4: One bass is DGCF, the rest are EADG.

[tiredman9]

For bass its definately standard or EADE...but not often at all. Also CGDA (cello tuning) is one i have used before.

For Guitar EADGCF, easy for a bassist who plays guitar when there is no bass around only.