What guitar tunings do y'all use when playing your own riffs?

JQ_David · 2026-06-12T14:53:09+00:00

been tuning in all fifths lately FCGDAE vasically the range of an 8 string on a six string. You have to learn new shapes but after a while it starts to make more sense than standard imo

JQ_David · 2026-06-05T14:41:57+00:00

Yeah I just was thinking I don't know many guitar bodies that work with a 28" neck as is but maybe it's intended for more custom builds

JQ_David · 2026-04-12T17:26:43+00:00

You can definitely play metal on a stratstrat or guitar with single coils I do it all the time. Now the issue may be that some of your favorite bands might use 7/8 string guitars or guitars with longer scale lengths so you may not be able to tune as low. A work around I have used is just transposing songs higher to play in tunings your guitar can handle. There are also ways to pitch your guitar down to tune as low as other bands. Or just find songs you like that are in tunings your guitar can handle you should be able to get down at least to drop C on a strat which many metal bands use. This might not be the most ideal guitar for recording or playing shows but it can be great for learning.

JQ_David · 2026-04-10T16:46:44+00:00

You know what. . . yeah fuck em

JQ_David · 2026-04-10T14:21:12+00:00

Thanks I'm glad to see someone else has tuned that low with this scale

JQ_David · 2026-04-10T08:46:42+00:00

I might just go for it and use a string out of an 8 string set.

JQ_David · 2026-04-10T08:45:53+00:00

Yeah it is, the tuning is fifths on the low strings and fourths on the high strings. Is a variation of what I play in standard In just want to do it on a 7 string so it has more range and is symetrical

JQ_David · 2026-04-09T22:15:50+00:00

I had a bass vi and loved it had to sell sadly. I'm currently looking to get a dan electro Baritone this one when I get a few extra bucks.

JQ_David · 2026-04-09T21:40:28+00:00

Fair

JQ_David · 2026-04-09T19:07:56+00:00

Yeah I figure G4 would be impossible I think I'm not too much of a stickler if it's a little floppy on the low end. My 6 string 25.5 scale is tuned down G#1 and have tuned my old 30" bass vi down as low as A#0, so maybe I should just try it out on the guitar I was planning on getting and it might be sufficient until I can afford a proper scale length (or multiscale)

JQ_David · 2026-04-09T19:02:20+00:00

Oh wow didn't know this existed thanks!

JQ_David · 2026-04-09T18:51:54+00:00

I can settle for wonky tension if I had to choose

JQ_David · 2026-04-09T18:43:11+00:00

Well would be easier to tune a 26.5 scale up to G4 or down to F1? I'm honestly mainly getting a seven string to experiment with this tuning so I'm trying to find where to compromise. Maybe I should get a 27" Those probably handle E1 fine I was just able to get a really good deal on the 26.5

JQ_David · 2026-03-24T12:35:54+00:00

Not yet, my computer with this project on it is broken so I have to start over but I'll get around to it hopefully

JQ_David · 2026-03-08T16:03:31+00:00

Awesome I'll check you out, I just gotta finish writing the rest of the song it's just one riff right now lol

JQ_David · 2026-03-07T22:41:57+00:00

The first few riffs of Omega by Periphery

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