Bands that play in Drop A#?

[Ben Hur]

He didnt specify. The point was that all those bands tune to Bb. Although, i think only BYD and Slipknow on Iowa are DROP Bb.

You can't do drop A# tuning on a 7 string though.

Why not? Tune the whole thing up half a step, then drop the top string a step...

Why buy a 7?

Expanded range.

You actually do not get that much more range with the top string. Just a couple extra notes at the very top.

Slipknot recorded everything on Iowa in Drop A#. This is where I cut my teeth on serious drop tunings. Most guitars won't hang this low.

Steve

not unless you get into a longer scale neck, 26.5"+

Not a requirement. My PRS at 25.5 holds B and A# just fine. Intonations is spot-on.

not a requirement, better overall results though, what string guage you running?

11-60, but I like super heavy strings. I use 12-62 on a baritone in A#.

For comparison, our other guitarist runs 10-56 on a Les Paul in B, and 11-58/60 on a PRS in A#.

"Better" is subjective. A baritone will generally have a rounder tone. If you're cool with that, awesome. It works for me on some songs, but not on others. Live, of course, it's a bit different. I use the baritone live because our heavier songs are in A# and I have a tendency to beat the shit out of it.

^this^

i have 12-56 on my les paul for standard tuning/drop D and my baritone has 13-68 on it for heading down to B or Bb. i like how the bari feels down there, but i could pull it off with my les paul if i wanted. love me some heavy strings

 

[jwhitman]

My band plays in Bb as well with a Custom 22 and Custom 24. My Tremonti will take over the Bb duties when it comes in. Oh yea, Alter Bridge has a tune or two in drop Bb!

 

[Soundguy213]

Meshuggah (and most "Djent" style bands), Korn, Slayer has on newer stuff, Mastodon, Nile. Mostly any band that has played with 7 strings have dropped to B, Bb, A or anywhere around there and even some of the bands that play with 8 strings even drop that down a step sometimes

 

[dainbramage0]

I'd wager half the bands listed in this thread DO NOT use DROP A# tuning... People seem to confuse all down-tuned guitars to be in the same tuning?

In flames has used drop Bb/A# on the colony record for certain as well as the doom/stoner bands for sure.

For those into the heavier side of metal there is a comprehensive list of metal bands and their preferred tunings right here: http://www.riversofgore.com/pit/showthread.php?t=105

 

[cujo]

SOIL

 

[Anubae_obscura]

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