Half Step Down Tuning

Jimi Hendrix

.010, .013, .015, .026, .032, .038 (Heavy-high, light-low setup)

Eddie Van Halen

.009-.040 (early career), .009-.042 or .009-.046 (later)

Stevie Ray Vaughan

.013, .015, .019p, .028, .038, .058 (Custom heavy gauge)

Kurt Cobain

Nirvana

.010-.052 (Light top, heavy bottom)

Jerry Cantrell

Alice in Chains

.010-.046

Stone Gossard & Mike McCready

Pearl Jam

.010-.046 (McCready), .011-.052 (Gossard varies)

Billy Corgan

Smashing Pumpkins

.009-.042

James Hetfield

Metallica

.011, .014, .018p, .028, .038, .050 (Signature set)

Kirk Hammett

Metallica

.009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .048 (Hybrid: light top, heavy bottom)

Tony Iommi

Black Sabbath

.008, .008, .011, .018w, .024, .032 (D# tuning), .009, .010, .012, .020w, .032, .042 (C# tuning)

Zakk Wylde

.010-.060 (heavy), .011-.070 (extra heavy for extreme drop tunings)

Dave Mustaine

Megadeth

.010-.052 (Signature set)

Kerry King

Slayer

.009-.042 (D#), .010-.046 (C#), + .052 for drop tuning