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No idea how accurate these are, but this is very cool:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/sh ... p?t=797585
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Pentagram was in D standard tuning for it's demos and C# for everything on Relentless and beyond.
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Just went through all of those .They are all correct.
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Cool info...Though audibly Gojira seems much lower than drop D.
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I thought slayer used c# on diabolus onward, with the exception of the 7 string songs.
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I'm so metal i only make my power chords with devil horns.
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EvilisthenewGood wrote:Just went through all of those .They are all correct.
I concur.
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I play B standard on my practice guitar, with E standard on my main axe.
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I tune to A on my LTD AX-350, B on my USA-made Jackson King V, and E on my Jackson Pro Mustaine sig King V. I expect to see both our names on this list by sundown.
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a is a very low tuning!
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Indeed it is. I've experimented with tuning to G and have tried heavier strings to the point of having a wound G and filing out the nut to accept .70 low E as well as extensively adjusting bridge height and neck bowing, but imo A is the lowest you can go on a 6 string and still maintain playability.
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Sky Black wrote:Indeed it is. I've experimented with tuning to G and have tried heavier strings to the point of having a wound G and filing out the nut to accept .70 low E as well as extensively adjusting bridge height and neck bowing, but imo A is the lowest you can go on a 6 string and still maintain playability.
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yeah, long scale length=no more flop
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Sky Black wrote:Indeed it is. I've experimented with tuning to G and have tried heavier strings to the point of having a wound G and filing out the nut to accept .70 low E as well as extensively adjusting bridge height and neck bowing, but imo A is the lowest you can go on a 6 string and still maintain playability.
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I have a 27" Baritone 7 string. I tune it to GCGCGCE because I wish I could be Devin Townsend. A on the low string on a 27" scale is :tup:
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Hunter/Killer wrote:I'm so metal i only make my power chords with devil horns.
:lol: :aargh:
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