Indeed. I've found that double drop-D has most of the same advantages and also is so close to an open tuning that it gives you most of those advantages as well.

Indeed. I've found that double drop-D has most of the same advantages and also is so close to an open tuning that it gives you most of those advantages as well. Worth noting. I don't know why I didn't discover it for the first couple decades I picked up a guitar.