Proof that drop D is heavy

Edit: Part 2 of this riff is up now!

The guys over at @rsdrumsofficial were kind enough to send over their new Fairview kit for me to test out. I threw it in this riff and it sounds incredible. Can't wait to throw it into some more mixes and dive a bit deeper. What do you think?

Guitar: Aristides 060R with Bareknuckle Silos
Tones: Neural DSP Fortin Cali
Bass: Sandberg Cali w/Neural DSP Parallax
Drums: RS Drums Fairview

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[itsMEADOWS]

For everyone asking to hear this riff in a lower tuning, I redid it in drop F# on my 7 string!
Also, there's now a "Proof that E standard is heavy" so go check that out too!

[snesmocha]

I honestly love drop d more than any other tone. Coming from classic piano, Most of the time it isn’t about being heavy to me, it’s about the notes and tones.

[mattdeese]

The sound of the 90s for me was the sound of a low e string being dropped to D. I thought I was a guitar god when I discovered it

[BigBadMadden]

I love drop D i think its so versatile! Used drop b for ages literally cause i was in a band and that was what they wanted, but may revert back to my 2008 Asking Alexandria days

[skyleranderson]

Proof that heaviness is result of writing, if it ain't heavy now it wont be heavy lower.

[saidoterodiseno]

Creativity is heavy. That was a brutal riff!! 😎🎸

[cant_pickausername]

Lots of people talk about the note choice but production in my opinion is just as big of a factor. Lots of "djent in higher tunings" type videos have very thin/weak/nasally tones, but this mix sounds huge without distracting from the higher tuning, which in my opinion the higher tunings have a cool unique attack compared to lower ones which are used quite often. This mix still has a good amount of bottom end (to my ears) and the tones are amazing. Thanks for convincing me to stay in drop d so I can do less setup work lol

[Machinae_overture]

heavy is in how you write, not in how low you tune

[HighZ]

The proof is in the pudding and that was sweet!

[subsume]

Instantly subscribed, those were some nasty riffs

[Weswelch]

Dillinger making E standard sound so brutal >>>>

[nisoldi]

lamb of god has been playing in drop d most of their career and I think most people would agree that their riffs (at least back in the AOTW era) were heavy as hell... great gateway metal band

[TheBedo]

Very nice riffing!
Edit:
Oh yeah drop d is absolutely heavy, it depends how much Heavy is the RIFF.
Remember that "Rammstein" by Rammstein is in E standard tuning, and is still one of the heaviest riffs ever made : )

[GearStuffandThings]

Tunings have little to do with heavy it’s just the riff.

[djstringsmusic]

Ive been playing in dropped A and G but Ive been missing dropped D and Dropped C lately. I think its time lol

[jvann]

Now that is a fucking RIFF! So sick dude 🙏

[PotatoWagon]

If anyone wants to listen to a band that is heavy and has insane prog noodling and riffs in Drop D, The Helix Nebula is your band.

[DeepNightSounds]

If I’m not mistaken Gojira’s album ‘To Sirius’ was all (or at least partially) done in drop D, and Sikth’s song ‘Bland Street Bloom’ only had the low E tuned to C#. That was enough to convince me from a young age that it’s not about how low you go, it’s about how you utilize your tools.

Nice playing!!

[JL]

Everything is heavy with a good bass sound

[NathanJamesJerritze]

Creativity/Riff writing vs tuning isn't even a fair fight tbh.