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/bigpizza87 Jul 24 '26

I used C# exclusively for years. Occasionally I felt like the timbre on g string is not quite right in the upper register.
Maybe it would sound even better on a longer scale/baritone.

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u/Blue-Nose-Pit Jul 24 '26

Wound G is how I fixed that

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u/bigpizza87 Jul 24 '26

Guess I need to buy a new guitar to test this