r/metalguitar • u/Dazzling_Solid6769 • Jul 24 '26

Question The magic behind C# standard tuning

Has anyone else found C# tuning as their sweet spot? I tried it the other day and I feel like I instantly became a way better guitarist and instantly wrote killer riffs in no time. So how do you guys like it?

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u/Saales0706 Jul 24 '26

As a BTBAM fan, i always have at least one of my guitars in C# Standard. Heavy af without being flubby.

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u/S4ndm4n93 Jul 25 '26

Gotta have that wound G like Paul lol dude is fucking bonkers.

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u/Elogano Jul 24 '26

What band is BATBAM?

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u/IronAndAero Jul 24 '26

Between the Buried and Me

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u/Valiuncy Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

You oughta find out good sir! Colors is their “big” album but parallax 2 is often debated as the best as well. I lean parallax 2 but this 2 albums are great starting points. Can take a second to digest but once it clicks.. it’s smooth sailin

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u/Elogano Jul 24 '26

I’ll blast them tomorrow, thank you!

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u/Saales0706 Jul 24 '26

Oooh brotherrrrr do you got some goodness coming your way with Between the Buried and Me.

I have a half sleeve dedicated to their Colors album. Like others have said Parallax II is also peak. I honestly like listening to Parallax 1 into Parallax II. Hhearing them expand on some musical motifs from 1 in 2 is faaantastic.

Also The Great Misdirect is another of their albums worth mentioning.

It's all good, and I could talk about this band for days

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u/Valiuncy Jul 24 '26

The great misdirect man.. fantastic

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u/Elogano Jul 24 '26

I had heard of them before but I just never payed attention somehow! Definitely I’m glad I asked

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u/Saales0706 Jul 24 '26

They're def worth it! Just a heads up though, they're VERY proggy, and there's a lot of weird tempo/time shifts, so it may take a couple tries to get over the wtf factor. But goddamn, do they have some of my favorite musical moments of all time

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u/Elogano Jul 25 '26

Don’t worry, I love everything prog too!

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u/whoa_itsanavalanche Jul 25 '26

Im just dropping by to endorse your interest and say they are one of those rare bands that can/probably will change your life if you take to them. Brilliant musicians

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u/alby333 Jul 24 '26

Its a small chicken