Standard tuning and Drop D vs D standard and Drop C

[SynFactory]

Hi guys, finishing up my new album, I want to try to explore tunings a little bit.
In the past couple of years I've always played in Standard D. So far so Good.
I've also have 3 or 4 tracks in Drop C. The songs are cool, I really like them, but I'm starting to think about the tuning.
First of all because I tried to tune a 4 string bass down to Drop C, with the obvious adjustments, and it sounds like a mess (50-110 Gauge).
I tried to like it, but I cannot stand it.
A lot of the bands I like have different tunings, C#Standard, Drop C, Drop Gnrfafol and so on.
But I also think that they have great techs to support this. Plus Baritone Guitars to compensate etc.
Don't get me wrong, I love lower tunings, but I came to the conclusion that at least my guitars are not suited for this. And I don't want to buy 7 strings or active pickups.

I post something so you can help me sorting out.
These are pre-production takes, with amp sims, rough mix etc. etc.

PRS Singlecut with 11-52 Dean Markley Blue Steel. Tom Anderson H3+ in the bridge.

So which one you prefer?
The standard one or the tuned down version? The song was recorded with the lower tuning and pitched up in Logic. I know it's not the best approach but...

http://soundcloud.com/synfactoryproductions/sets/electric-guitar-standard

Thanks!!
Paolo

 

[soc_monki]

you dont need great techs or baritone guitars...or even 7 strings. i have guitars tuned to B standard, with 11-49 strings, and they play and sound just fine. i also have ones in Drop B, Drop C, and even standard. and my old Jazz bass my buddy is using is tuned to B standard, and i dont even know the string gauge, but it sounds pretty sweet as well. i can see that youre using shorter scale guitars, but youre not dropped that low and have decent sized strings so you should be ok there as long as you can get enough adjustment to get the intonation close. but honestly, the lower version sounded better to me...both sound great, but i prefer the lower tuned version because it sounds thicker to me. i also hate writing something then transposing it to a different key...it almost never sounds right! LOL

active pickups arent necessary (ive tuned down with my Duncan Distortion equipped EBMM, sounded great) and plenty of people tune down with guitars just like yours. maybe you are changing in what you want to hear and you want to tune up? thats fine as well, you have to go with what you feel, and if tuning up seems like the sensible thing do it! its your music man! i mean, Metallica, Megadeth, hell, any of those old thrash bands were just as awesome as any down tuned music you hear today IMO. sometimes i want to just start a band and tune standard (or maybe Eb...) just to show people you can be heavy and not tune to Q! but tuning down does make it easier for some vocalists so...there sometimes are reasons for it. other than just a different tonality.

so do what you feel you have to do man...its your music, make it your way.

 

[SynFactory]

Thanks, that was a great reply!
Clarity and edge vs. thickness and easier for the singer.
I have to find a good tech that also shows me how to better adjust my guitars and also wait for my amp to arrive and hear how it reacts to the different tunings.
BTW, diggin a lot your souncloud clips, great tunes!

 

[Hemi113]

It's simple eb/drop c#
My les paul(24 3/4 scale) with 10s keeps tune pretty well with it.