downtuned
Slackened string tension
Downtuned describes a stringed instrument—usually an electric guitar or bass—that has been tuned lower than standard pitch.
The technique produces a heavier, darker sound favored in metal and hard rock: The band's downtuned guitars give their music that crushing low end.
A downtuned song or riff uses this tuning.
Fall or release
- alternateOccur in succession
- stringsThin flexible lines
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- thickHaving great depth
low · pitch · detuned · seven-string · baritone · slack · heavyset · tension
Semi-solid waste material
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- stonerHabitual marijuana smoker
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- metalHard conductive solid
grunge · shoegaze · post-metal · atmospheric · progressive · hardcore · ambient · psychedelic
Deep pitch or fish
boomy · subharmonic · vibration · resonance · frequency · oscillation · waveform · overtone
Extremely large and heavy
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- weightyHeavy or significant
- denseClosely packed together
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
thick · substantial · oppressive · rumbling · thunderous · leaden · monolithic · colossal
drop
Fall or release
thick · low · pitch · detuned · seven-string · baritone · slack · heavyset · tension · setup
sludge
Semi-solid waste material
metal · grunge · shoegaze · post-metal · atmospheric · progressive · hardcore · ambient · psychedelic · experimental
bass
Deep pitch or fish
muddy · boomy · subharmonic · vibration · resonance · frequency · oscillation · waveform · overtone · fundamental
massive
Extremely large and heavy
ponderous · thick · substantial · oppressive · rumbling · thunderous · leaden · monolithic · colossal · mammoth
mellow
Soft, ripe, relaxed
subdued · unhurried · languid · easygoing · slack · loosened · unwound · low-key · casual · ambient