None of that one finger lazy playing going on.
I hear some bands(cappy usually)tuning a step and a half or more down...right down C!
I think D standard is fine or even just a half step down is good.All of my riffs/songs are around the fifth fret so its not cheesy/generic sounding.I dont think anyone(besides my bass player)even notices that we play in D standard instead of E standard.
Plus it helps me and the bassist back our singer up better.
and yes the dropped down nu metal proggressions are very generic,but I wouldnt say that a specific tuning is generic...the tuning is just abused.
Later! \m/
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