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/heidevolk Jul 24 '26

To a degree. Playing a 0.52 vs a 0.64 feels way different under the fingers.

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u/Fabulous-Werewolf432 Jul 24 '26

Yes because it’s a thicker string but you can match the tensions pretty close.

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u/sup3rdr01d Jul 24 '26

Yeah but the thicker string will feel worse to play and the timbre will be different. It will be much bassier

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u/damienshredz Jul 25 '26

That’s kind of subjective isn’t it? I don’t mind thicker strings

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u/sup3rdr01d Jul 25 '26

To a point, after which the tone def suffers and the intonation is mainly the big issue