Hey Guys I just Tuned my guitar to a whole step down i.e DGCFAD just to play crazy train cover by Zakk Wylde (love that version) i was just playing around with that tuning and i gotta say i love it. Some ques :- 1) Will it harm my strings if i keep my guitar in Standard D tuning(DGCFAD). I use D'Addario XL 9 strings 2) What are the tunings that u guys like to play in? 3) i find it a lot easier to play in this tuning . Its not just the bends but everything else , and i can play a lot faster than in Standard E tuning .....Reasons?
Just make sure that the tuning is lower than the standard tuning EBGDAe. The neck will bend if you keep the tuning higher than the standard one for a long period of time. E.g. If you tune the 6th string to D its okay, if you try to make it F or G the tension will be very high.
So no probs right cause the tuning is a whole step down as a matter of fact the tension is lower than the Standard tuning Cheers
If you wanna keep it that way then fine tune your bridge accordingly. Then no probs, go high go low!! go whatever!! Also try out the tuning CAFCFC Play regular songs to get cool sounds
Tune my bridge ? I dont use my tremolo how do u tune to CAFCFC the octaves are confusing PS:- U in the MIT band ?? Cool
