Originally Posted by: PRSplayaLMAO @ Jolly!

My band has played in standrd tunning since I joined. (well, half the songs are in standard and half are in drop D). So, in the quest to try to settle on one tunning, we tunned down a whole step just for kicks. I was actually impressed with the sound. We have a female singer, so I was kind of worried it might be a little too low for her, but it was perfect for her vocal range. I wouldn't say it made the band sound heavier, but maybe fuller/thicker sounding. And no, I don't scoop my mids. I keep them between 12 and 2 o'clock (but mainly depends on the amp I use).

I did the same when the songwriter told me he wrote in Drop D ..... I just took it all down a step, and while it requires some creativity seeing as he used some open chords and open note riffs, I've never regretted it.

My settings usual look like so: Bass: 6 Mids: 8 Treb: 8 ..... without mids, you're LOST live .... and while playing with a big bassy "heavy" sound in your room sounds like the CD.... if you play with alot of bass, your bassist WILL overpower you. I am completely a fan of increasing the mids.... it doesn't sound PERFECT without a band, but with it you blend surpemely well