JiveTurkey
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This isn't an old man rant. Really at all. Used to be I loved being tuned down. Played in C# standard on and off for years. I've done Eb for a small stretch or two as well. For the past decade-ish; 440 has been it for gigging band purposes. At home I will still futz with digital downtuning solutions or just do drop D (which happens A LOT). Whenever I do venture beyond that threshold; I find I am nowhere near as excited about the prospect. You can certainly be "heavy" in drop A. You can also be heavy in A440 ![Shrugs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯](/data/assets/smilies/shrug.png)
I have found that trying to sculpt lower tunings into something ear pleasing is just not as fun anymore for me. There's a weird attack to it and almost like a bass wah'd tonality to it and my ears just don't gravitate towards it. I will say that if I am wanting that vibe; I pretty much go right to something like Acacia Strain or Emmure where it's so low tuned it's basically at the brown note level
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I have found that trying to sculpt lower tunings into something ear pleasing is just not as fun anymore for me. There's a weird attack to it and almost like a bass wah'd tonality to it and my ears just don't gravitate towards it. I will say that if I am wanting that vibe; I pretty much go right to something like Acacia Strain or Emmure where it's so low tuned it's basically at the brown note level
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![cop :cop :cop](/data/assets/smilies/cop.gif)
![ROFL :rofl :rofl](/data/assets/smilies/rotflmao.gif)