Which tuning is better? | Thick Riff Thursday, Ep 48

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  • @fitzlikegerald
    @fitzlikegerald Місяць тому +272

    Drop C sounds crissssssssssssssssssp

    • @violet_steak3412
      @violet_steak3412 Місяць тому +1

      I think they both sound good if you combine them. Either having C playing with F sharp, or playing after, I think it sounds amazing.

    • @numbersabcdefg
      @numbersabcdefg Місяць тому +1

      Sure that's not just the Keisel clarity?

    • @Jihadbearzwithgunz
      @Jihadbearzwithgunz Місяць тому +2

      As a bass player it also doesn't feel gross playing in drop C compared to drop F# which requires new strings modifying the nut and cutting saddles on the bridge to accommodate a 165/170 sized string to help with the low F# so it's not a noodle and unfortunately unless you run a overly distorted tone pedals like the digitech drop sounds awful.

  • @IGP
    @IGP Місяць тому +130

    The full thing at the end reminds me of early The Contortionist. So sick dude.

  • @williammansfield686
    @williammansfield686 Місяць тому +141

    Okay what I’m hearing is that the Drop F# turns the riff into the main riff of a song from a songwriting perspective. You can build an entire song around it. In the Drop C it sounds like a bridge riff or something you sneak in to surprise people but you wouldn’t build a whole song around it.

    • @nickbroomhallmusic
      @nickbroomhallmusic  Місяць тому +31

      That’s actually a really interesting way to think of it

    • @usaflagraybans
      @usaflagraybans Місяць тому +26

      It might be a psychological thing. You got so used to hearing it F# than when you heard it in drop C (which are tritones of each other), it sounded like a bridge part.

    • @LemonMeIon
      @LemonMeIon Місяць тому +4

      "Do Not Look Down" by Meshuggah does something similar except the main riff is higher and the verse is a lower variation

    • @DaltonSean-rv1do
      @DaltonSean-rv1do Місяць тому +2

      That’s the problem such low tuning. It’s so big that u can only use it as a Main riff. With a tuning like drop c u can make it a bridge or a main riff just by your dynamics how u hard or soft u r playing it

    • @teme5529
      @teme5529 Місяць тому +1

      I respectfully disagree. Drop C is much better, Drop F# sounds cool... For 5 minutes. After that, you realize how muddy it is. Drop C has that clarity, as well as personality to it, highlighting the riff's details.
      You'd most likely have a breakdown in Drop F#, and build the song more on a sensible level.

  • @OmnipotentSag
    @OmnipotentSag Місяць тому +11

    "Gits and shiggles" Love it! Adding that to my Nuckin' Futs list. 😂😂😂

  • @willruddermusic2646
    @willruddermusic2646 Місяць тому +66

    That false start at 3:17 because of the video editing actually goes hard af...just the first 3 beats and then the riff kicks in. Immediately thought it was on purpose and loved it!

    • @nickbroomhallmusic
      @nickbroomhallmusic  Місяць тому +26

      Hahah hold up that's actually kinda sick

    • @willruddermusic2646
      @willruddermusic2646 Місяць тому +4

      @@nickbroomhallmusic when you flesh out the rest of the song that can be the mini-turn around out of the “chorus” back into the riff before the next section 🤘🏻

  • @TutorioNel
    @TutorioNel Місяць тому +38

    Its always a good day when its thick riff thursday.

  • @derekv9710
    @derekv9710 Місяць тому +22

    I felt like F# was a no brainer once you compared them side by side. The BEEF IT HAD. Another inspiration of a video my man!

    • @tappistrt
      @tappistrt Місяць тому

      FR I was bobbing my head once put it all together with the drums and bass. SO sick!

  • @Aaronitouse
    @Aaronitouse Місяць тому +25

    That riff is naaaaaasty 🤘tough choice between drop F# and C, but man I love that low F# chunk 👺

  • @luclegrand6501
    @luclegrand6501 Місяць тому +20

    Drop C sounds very I Built The Sky esque. Love it.

  • @youlookdifferent
    @youlookdifferent Місяць тому +6

    I like low tunings but god I love Drop C for any notey riffs, such a great sounding tuning. Turns any djent riff into a Sumerian records worship riff (a good thing)

  • @Rowanexen
    @Rowanexen Місяць тому +20

    Awesome demonstration of the comparison between the super low tunings and the more "normal" ones, love to see it as an absolute tuning nerd!

  • @braydengrieve3383
    @braydengrieve3383 Місяць тому +59

    I'm surprised you didn't start with the F# riff and then just modulate up to C. Playing them side by side is such a cool jump! Something to concider if this turns into a full song

    • @joeywillems5517
      @joeywillems5517 Місяць тому +4

      Exactly what i was thinking

    • @federicoverdicchio
      @federicoverdicchio Місяць тому +4

      I was just thinking that too! The two keys are a tritone apart from each so yeah it would make a great modulation!

    • @thescottallen
      @thescottallen Місяць тому +2

      Came here to say this lol.
      And even if it’s going to be played live at some point, there’s no reason you couldn’t have a second guitar set up on a stand that you can walk over to play it, and throw both guitars into a 1/4” splitter so they use the same signal chain.

    • @mikaelhauk
      @mikaelhauk Місяць тому +1

      My first thought as well.

    • @federicoverdicchio
      @federicoverdicchio Місяць тому +1

      @@thescottallen 🔥🔥🔥

  • @remotorcycled
    @remotorcycled Місяць тому +15

    F# does it for me. Way more presence in the A/B test. What a meaty riff 👌😎

  • @wrathoftheteamancer6863
    @wrathoftheteamancer6863 Місяць тому +3

    Nick. We need a full song out of this. Please! A vocal feature on this would be so cool!

  • @AidenMalacariaMusic
    @AidenMalacariaMusic Місяць тому

    Loved watching this process! Thank you

  • @joseph_demarco
    @joseph_demarco Місяць тому

    That sounds freaking amazing ! At first I wasn’t sure where you were going with it but always love how cool it sounds end result

  • @greccoox
    @greccoox Місяць тому +1

    is crazy when in the creative process, everything sounds nice and you loved all the options haha, sometimes one riff bring to another, and I can't choose between'em

  • @calumleonhart
    @calumleonhart Місяць тому +2

    DUDE
    both were super sick! you're a man after my heart, everything you've got going in logic sounds so good at recording stage, i need that template :D
    Defo love the stuff man, looking forward the the next CHONK CHUG!

    • @nickbroomhallmusic
      @nickbroomhallmusic  Місяць тому

      Thanks so much! I have my Logic writing templates available at the link in the description!

  • @JesseDKangas
    @JesseDKangas Місяць тому

    The way you navigate logic with ease blows my mind. I need to study some of those key strokes to quicken my workflow.

  • @emilandersen8628
    @emilandersen8628 Місяць тому

    I just found your channel randomly and I am really impressed, you are living my dream life making good music in a nice house with a cute dog, much love ❤

  • @capybaraman1359
    @capybaraman1359 Місяць тому +11

    Play them one after the other, it would modulate up a tritone really dissonant

  • @Palmecia22
    @Palmecia22 Місяць тому +1

    Those thick riff thursday have became a routine for me, i always tune up to see what's Nick is up to !

  • @WASTEAWAYSTL
    @WASTEAWAYSTL Місяць тому

    I look forward to these every week!

  • @thisSimMarc
    @thisSimMarc Місяць тому

    Maaaaaan, your videos are on my daily schedule and it's my best day of the week, keep up your work, it's just simply freakin' insane !

  • @Ryo7_7
    @Ryo7_7 Місяць тому

    Dope riff and stellar guitar. That guitar tone with the drums is nice also 🤘

  • @Killerkatz13
    @Killerkatz13 Місяць тому +2

    Dude your channel rules. Always love watching these!

  • @dbwastooshort
    @dbwastooshort Місяць тому +7

    this is actually insane, i love the intro, honestly reminds me of erra

  • @Alexandr_Nikiforov
    @Alexandr_Nikiforov Місяць тому

    Maaaaaaaan…. It’s awesome sounding! Cool mixing! My regards! Thank you!

  • @mikeaubin3078
    @mikeaubin3078 Місяць тому

    Great riff as always dood! 🤘😎🤘

  • @adammoultontravel
    @adammoultontravel Місяць тому

    Those fx drums took this to a whole new level. So sick

  • @aaroncourier6452
    @aaroncourier6452 Місяць тому +1

    just recently found your stuff on instagram, absolutely love both the short- and the long-form content!!

  • @BearDjent
    @BearDjent Місяць тому +1

    This might be my favorite groove so far

  • @astroofficial2509
    @astroofficial2509 Місяць тому +1

    We love the longer videos!!

  • @liamthompson605
    @liamthompson605 Місяць тому

    This was the best 18 minutes of my day. I'm glad I found this channel!

  • @dancortes2164
    @dancortes2164 Місяць тому

    That riff is just sick dude!

  • @tappistrt
    @tappistrt Місяць тому +13

    The Drop C version makes me think of old school Periphery. I love both versions too. You could have it both ways, with a couple of ideas:
    -First idea like others said would be to modulate up to C at some point with a slight riff variation for the second half of the song.
    -Second idea is to do either the bridge or interlude riff (when you figure out the next pieces) in C.
    Great video as usual and I love seeing your genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm while you're writing.

  • @FunkVT
    @FunkVT Місяць тому

    Love that Grumps shirt from the first clip of you playing it !

  • @tusharjamwal
    @tusharjamwal Місяць тому +1

    holy shit man, that slapped so hard!

  • @Darkest_of_Winter
    @Darkest_of_Winter Місяць тому

    I can’t play / write this kind of guitar parts but these videos are so inspiring and motivating, I have been binging them. Thanks! Even your website inspired me to make my own.

  • @rockboy360
    @rockboy360 Місяць тому +1

    I should probably go to jail for this but that F# riff sounded like something that Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit would do.
    Reminds me of Full Nelson and Nookie. (2 songs where he used a weird custom 4 string baritone guitar in F#, that low F# was actually a bass string!)

  • @neongloom4570
    @neongloom4570 Місяць тому +1

    It would be cool to hear in E standard. That's the ultimate test of how heavy a riff is.

  • @urusladommen809
    @urusladommen809 19 днів тому

    Drums are sweet!!! I want a full version!!!!!

  • @metalband
    @metalband Місяць тому

    Thanks for inspiring me to jump into Ableton, love u

  • @jonasbacker1
    @jonasbacker1 Місяць тому

    That intro though… the riff is hitting so hard. 👏🏼

  • @x_data_x
    @x_data_x Місяць тому

    I just want your full drum mix/setup. Sounds so good. Willing to pay for a full tutorial.

  • @trevorahicks
    @trevorahicks Місяць тому

    It would be interesting to see both of these versions made into a full song. I have a feeling that the different vibes just from the tunings would lead to different songs coming out of each riff.

  • @jo3yepicness
    @jo3yepicness Місяць тому

    Yeah that was sick 🤘

  • @crazyfrets07
    @crazyfrets07 Місяць тому

    That electronic intro into the drum fill REALLY elevated this riff. Sick!

  • @breakfastepiphanies5767
    @breakfastepiphanies5767 Місяць тому

    Really nice stuff!

  • @o.g5211
    @o.g5211 Місяць тому +6

    It could sound sick to modulate between the two up or down the tritone

  • @janru1181
    @janru1181 27 днів тому

    That guitar is just beautiful

  • @LaCooper
    @LaCooper Місяць тому +1

    drop F slays dude. Absolutely crushing. Brilliant riff again! How do you do it!!

  • @jeremiahwonder4006
    @jeremiahwonder4006 Місяць тому

    Super love the C!

  • @tackleboxbrad2988
    @tackleboxbrad2988 26 днів тому

    As a recording newb, this is inspiring to watch. Also daunting. Subscribed 🎉. I like both tunings!

    • @nickbroomhallmusic
      @nickbroomhallmusic  25 днів тому +1

      Awesome! This is a great place to learn! Any recording questions you have, feel free to drop a comment on a vid and the community or I will likely give you an answer!

  • @martinius4041
    @martinius4041 Місяць тому

    This drop C and the synth so epic 👽

  • @mvrkosvudade5202
    @mvrkosvudade5202 Місяць тому

    Dude, I honestly don't know how you manage to come up with some many and so good ideas so fast

  • @TooSlamToGiveADamn
    @TooSlamToGiveADamn Місяць тому

    I love the ghost notes on the snare.

  • @Brandon_Renegade
    @Brandon_Renegade Місяць тому

    That sounded dope af my dude! Earned yourself a sub!

  • @BradyKenniston
    @BradyKenniston Місяць тому +1

    Huge GGD Promo riff vibes from the Drop C version. Love both though!

  • @pierreaucarre2086
    @pierreaucarre2086 Місяць тому

    That song is just MOTHERFKN INSANE bro

  • @buricaliskan
    @buricaliskan Місяць тому +4

    this was nasty!!
    when you tried to use the synth bass for the first time at 13:40 , my mind went to Daft Punk immediately 😀
    as always man, huge inspiration!! I will try these things as well!

  • @adder2
    @adder2 Місяць тому

    MY MAN i saw the new mixing promo, it was perfect good shit

  • @sauldemize9998
    @sauldemize9998 28 днів тому

    wow! that was cool. very creative and catchy.

  • @deadinside4349
    @deadinside4349 Місяць тому

    new to your channel, really enjoying how you show your process. so cool to compare it to what i do myself!

  • @shanehull-muniz6257
    @shanehull-muniz6257 Місяць тому

    Bro F# is the way to go! The harmony was perfect!

  • @HA11EYS_COM3T
    @HA11EYS_COM3T 2 дні тому

    Honestly I personally find it nice to layer real kicks with electronic kicks to give them some sub bass. I'm a big electronic fan as well as a metal fan, so when I hear a metal song with little to no sub-bass, even when it just has regular non-electronic instrumentation, I can't help but feel like it's just not as thick and crunchy as it could be. Bass and sub bass are important, never go cheap on those!

  • @morganharttrup2859
    @morganharttrup2859 Місяць тому

    This might be my favourite one in a while man😑👌 the production hits different

  • @liamtheboi9309
    @liamtheboi9309 Місяць тому +1

    fire riff 🔥 sounds like early monuments

  • @kingconquer9265
    @kingconquer9265 Місяць тому

    Forever wishing i could just plug my guitar in and start playing and it sound this good all together. Idk how yall make it sound so professional right off the bat without hours of tweaking D:

  • @awaitingtheday
    @awaitingtheday Місяць тому

    Sounds very Like Moths To Flames, I love it

  • @ali_amn
    @ali_amn Місяць тому

    Wow so awsom🤘👍

  • @jdbsw6756
    @jdbsw6756 Місяць тому

    Once you added the production and synths all I could hear was Sevendust and I was waiting for Lajon's voice to take over haha.

  • @danspitalnik
    @danspitalnik Місяць тому

    So good

  • @RenjiPls
    @RenjiPls Місяць тому

    i was so sold on how phat F# sounded but my face turned inside out once you did the drop C scratch hahahahaha

  • @offshot1st
    @offshot1st 18 днів тому

    Watching at 5am because I always end up getting creative late at night and this is what I do for hours. 😂 + guitar proing everything so I dont forget.
    These videos make me feel less like a solitary songwriting guitarist when my band members are busy aha.
    My brain want the last phrase of the motif to change like a phrased run going melodically upwards to transition into some kind of low tune.

  • @rosekennedy9744
    @rosekennedy9744 Місяць тому

    I really like the good ol F# standard for 8 strings. It’s my default and it plays amazingly

  • @izzygaming1016
    @izzygaming1016 Місяць тому

    Drop f# is nastyyy 🔥🔥🔥

  • @gregorykanehl6253
    @gregorykanehl6253 15 днів тому

    Man this straight out the Erra play book. So sick

  • @steeleemedia9417
    @steeleemedia9417 Місяць тому +1

    very erra-esque intro i fw it

  • @zaquemwhc
    @zaquemwhc Місяць тому +2

    i nearly spat out my orange juice at nickleback broomthall, not ready so quickly into the video!

  • @tysongraham8418
    @tysongraham8418 Місяць тому +1

    Drop F# reminds me of Chelsea Grin a little bit, and Drop C is just straight Born Of Osiris

  • @Pyr0nEx
    @Pyr0nEx Місяць тому +1

    Ahhhh JT Cavey could sing so well over this. As soon as I heard the full riff in F# I thought “fuck this sounds like something ERRA would write”.

    • @brandonc_096
      @brandonc_096 Місяць тому

      That’s exactly what I thought. Sound like something off self titled 😂

  • @steeleemedia9417
    @steeleemedia9417 Місяць тому +1

    ah yes, my favorite day of the week

  • @martinleise
    @martinleise Місяць тому +1

    mad talent bro 🦂

  • @sajinjmathew8873
    @sajinjmathew8873 Місяць тому

    Sooo Sickkk

  • @earlyblackmz
    @earlyblackmz Місяць тому

    Sick

  • @AkiraSpectrum
    @AkiraSpectrum Місяць тому

    Wow this riff is dope AF.

  • @3kkousedflash246
    @3kkousedflash246 Місяць тому

    thats a sick riff

  • @RedEnergySounds
    @RedEnergySounds 18 днів тому

    Sick riff man. I think the scale length and the pickups may also play a role in this comparison! The lengthier the scale the brighter the sound. Also the less EMG-ish and the more Seymour Duncan-ish the better. EMG fanboy here but, yeah, these kind of riffs sound insane with SDs

  • @hfhfhffjf
    @hfhfhffjf Місяць тому

    Bruh, that's sick

  • @anthonyraulerson5398
    @anthonyraulerson5398 Місяць тому

    Do love your style bud. Gotta say at first
    Glance I would pass but I’ve learned a ton from you actually

  • @joshshultz1250
    @joshshultz1250 Місяць тому

    The harmony is sick

  • @Jonnydrums413
    @Jonnydrums413 Місяць тому +1

    Sounds so much like an After The Burial song that starts with the chorus.

  • @alexschulze7906
    @alexschulze7906 Місяць тому +1

    Super random and unrelated, but are you sober? You seem like a sober homie, and I'm here for it. I'm just asking for a friend 😂 I feel like I come up with my favorite riffs when I'm tipsy but come back to my recordings sober and work with that moving forward. I'm not trying to shed a negative light on your content, I'm just trying to improve as a musician and as an overall human being. I love your work and aspire to improve myself. Thank you for these thick riff Thursdays. I have band practice these days too and its a nice precursor to practice/ just a nice thing to look forward to every week! Keep it up my friend!

  • @samconran
    @samconran 12 днів тому

    I keep my geetars almost exclusively in drop F# (and c# standard/ drop B for my 6 strings) something about the tuning just hits right for me. This was no exception

  • @harrylyod3402
    @harrylyod3402 Місяць тому

    both tuning sound super sick. You should start with drop c riff, have sort of bridge and then play drop F# riff second. Cant wait to hear how that sound

  • @romanus8623
    @romanus8623 Місяць тому

    Oh that’s wild man

  • @guacamole7496
    @guacamole7496 Місяць тому

    Just discovered your channel, that's an instant sub. What a nasty riff dude. It's definitely the F# for me.

  • @ThePanicAddiction
    @ThePanicAddiction Місяць тому

    Drop F# just sounds gross in an amazing way, while the Drop C sound very crisp and progg, as you said. Sounds to me like a crazy retune mid song to throw in a key change. Maybe a breakdown in F#. Love it.
    Have two guitars, two tunings, and they'll switch which plays the lead when you drop the sound to F#.

  • @midnightskyofficial
    @midnightskyofficial Місяць тому

    Yeah F# for sure…that shit absolutely slapped