Was Dimebag tuned to 430 or 425HZ?

[harddriver]

I found this vid interesting in my feed today....

 

[shredhead7]

It's completely possible that he intentionally tuned to that. I also wonder if it's a byproduct of mastering or mixing, slightly slowed down or sped up (depending on the tuning).

The MSG records with McCauley are all a 1/4 step down, but live he's either standard or 1/2 step down. Did they tune that way for the record?

 

[watson503]

@ 2:40 in - Rex is a little barred-out but here you go...

 

[toddmogle]

 

[Findthetone1]

It's Dimebag man! He was surely tuned to 420

 

[glpg80]

I have a theory that Dime was guilty of letting new strings stretch and keeping them in tune using fine tuners since they’re floating trems. If you do it this way you’ll notice you’ll be around a half a step out after the strings are done settling but it’s string and tension dependent. I only know this because I ran floating trems for years and his tuning matches what I experienced just using fine tuners to be in tune but not necessarily in key.

 

[harddriver]

I thought that Cowboys from Hell was 440.... some say 435hz was their reference tuning for standard.

Google states:

The tuning for Pantera's "Cowboys From Hell" is in E Standard (E A D G B E), but tuned slightly flat, approximately a quarter-step down. This means the strings are tuned slightly below the standard E A D G B E notes. Some sources indicate a slight flattening of the tuning to a 435 Hz frequency, rather than the standard 440 Hz

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

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This is issue with Floyd Rose trems. They’re such a pain in the ass to tune and keep tuned or even adjust that they just went with it. VH did the same thing. It’s easy to understand why these guys switched guitars every song.

 

[harddriver]

@ 2:40 in - Rex is a little barred-out but here you go...

What the hell is on Rex's fingertips....are they some kind of finger protectors? They look like the finger extensions that Toni Iommi had....