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Re: how to drop D tune guitar


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Posted by smeagol (from: ) on January 11, 2003 at 10:00:18:

In Reply to: how to drop D tune guitar posted by hybrid88 on January 10, 2003 at 17:38:33:

Another couple things: Scale length and string guage. I have two guitars that I drop to D, one has a 25 inch scale and the other a 25.5 inch scale. The longer scale tends to produce a more gutsy sound. Also, if you use a heavier string for your E string when you do it then you put more tension on it in the flatter D tuning and you get more string energy out of it. I like to use a 52 guaged string when I down tune. Remember to check your intonation if you change string styles. Let me know if you need any more help.


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