Santana or Westie on lower tunings?

[veinbuster]

You think I could go to C# w/11s?

I keep 11s on this one. I’ve never considered trying C#. Do you want the whole guitar tuned to that, or just drop the fat string? I think a term would be pretty sloppy with all string tuned down.

 

[Elliot]

CAT?????? That's a 60 lb collie/setter mix!

Ha. in my defense that picture could only be worse if Sergio took it pre-2017

Edit: of the dog I mean. Not the rest of it. The guitar is nicely lit and in focus.

 

[Elliot]

I keep 11s on this one. I’ve never considered trying C#. Do you want the whole guitar tuned to that, or just drop the fat string? I think a term would be pretty sloppy with all string tuned down.

Everything is tuned down. But not all strings are the same number of steps. Some of my favorite metal bands play tuned down to C and C#. I’ve seen a drop B from the same bands which goes B F# B E G# C#. They have to be using a baritone or something... I have no idea. I haven’t spent much time learning metal in my past 1.5 year adventure but I’m about to start. I’m much further away from buying a core 24 fret guitar than I am to working on metal.

 

[bodia]

Ha. in my defense that picture could only be worse if Sergio took it pre-2017

Edit: of the dog I mean. Not the rest of it. The guitar is nicely lit and in focus.

Well, there is that!

 

[Boogie]

Also please realize this thread is enough to warrant adding your name to the bullying list.

So expect bodia, veinbuster, and myself to ride you pretty hard.

You may as well just buy one now to save yourself the headaches.

No sh*t!

 

[veinbuster]

Everything is tuned down. But not all strings are the same number of steps. Some of my favorite metal bands play tuned down to C and C#. I’ve seen a drop B from the same bands which goes B F# B E G# C#. They have to be using a baritone or something... I have no idea. I haven’t spent much time learning metal in my past 1.5 year adventure but I’m about to start. I’m much further away from buying a core 24 fret guitar than I am to working on metal.

I’m pretty sure that for this application David Grissom would advocate a baritone and a capo (for tunings higher than what is natural for it). He did a session at Experience on this type of thing.

 

[garrett]

Everything is tuned down. But not all strings are the same number of steps. Some of my favorite metal bands play tuned down to C and C#. I’ve seen a drop B from the same bands which goes B F# B E G# C#. They have to be using a baritone or something... I have no idea. I haven’t spent much time learning metal in my past 1.5 year adventure but I’m about to start. I’m much further away from buying a core 24 fret guitar than I am to working on metal.

Down to B will work with big strings, but again, it'll be a bit sludgy and that's why a lot of the heavy dudes go for 26.5" or longer scale.