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Guitar Drop C Tuning
What is the best guitar to play in Drop C tuning, metalcore stuff?
Metalcore things CGCFAD
There are a number of different considerations here - both in terms of tonal and mechanical point of view. mechanically, like the respondent other nominees, you will want a long scale neck. Longer range means more strings, which means more stress, vibration, more rope to play out - this means better support, better stay in line, and better overall tone imho. I do I think a neck-through guitar is necessarily superior to a bolt-on in terms of playing in this genre - one through the neck, usually have better support overall though, and that usually is not a bad thing. Your hardware must be of good quality. Some tuners lock would be ideal here - anything that helps you stay in line will help you when you set down. I do not recommend playing with guitars floating vibrations in general, and further refinements to drop, since that are usually required to further gauge strings (9's or 10 maximum) for the train to perform well and stay in tune. While as the guitar is not made of Agathis not matter much in terms of mechanical (Agathis found on most guitars is of low quality and has poor sustain and tonal characteristics). Therefore, his tone of wood will point you in a certain direction, as far as what you'll end up with, and will influence their decision to retreat. Personally I really like basswood. Not only is relatively light (I only play on foot, no more, it helps!), But is very bright and "present", maintaining a decent low end of the block below. I touch a drop tuning (Drop D down 1 / 2 step, ie, Drop C #), and works very well for me. For a darker total with lower and lower-middle, then mahogany would be preferable. You may run the risk of getting muddy here, though - so choose pickups with less severe response and more mids and highs EMG (ie, 81/85 's, Seymour Duncan Alternative 8, any of the "DiMarzio D" offspring, ie, D Activator, D Sonic, etc..) Mick Slipknot's playing a Start, iirc, so its certainly within the realm of what is possible! His overall sound will have less low end, so you want to get pups that have lower response. The key here is balance - you do not want to end very low, that will leave you with a tone that will mud up the bass guitar and battery. The more gain you use (ie, more distortion), the tone of wood makes less difference, and most importantly your strings and pickup is. A good amplifier and speakers are by far the most important part of any configuration of high gain, though - an amplifier of good will even make a crappy guitar sound good, while the opposite is certainly true! Anyway, this is a good start I guess. Good luck! Saul
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