Hi Friends, Hey, I tried the tuning technique I read about the other day on this site. I tuned the D-412 down a whole step and capoed on the 2nd fret and wow, good sound and maybe some ease in fingering/chording. My question is: is it allright to leave the guitar this way or does it need more tension on the neck during storage? I appreciate any/all of your opinions. This site has become a regular for me. Thanks in advance. Limmy
12'er tuning advice please!!!
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killdeer43
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Limmy,
I leave mine tuned down and ready to go. I can't imagine that it would have any harmful effect on the guitar....and I have a good imagination.
Enjoy,
Joe
I leave mine tuned down and ready to go. I can't imagine that it would have any harmful effect on the guitar....and I have a good imagination.
Enjoy,
Joe
Graham
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Hey Limmy,
I leave mine tuned down as well. I have not heard of it causing problems, conversely I have heard of problems with them tuned up and left. But those are rare, expensive if it happens, but rare.
I leave mine tuned down as well. I have not heard of it causing problems, conversely I have heard of problems with them tuned up and left. But those are rare, expensive if it happens, but rare.
Scratch
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capnjuan said:
Yep. What John said...
Right, with the capo *off* is just fine! Or, "what Scratchy and CJ said..."
Taylor Martin Guild
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You may have to adjust the trus rods when you drop to d tuning.
Less tension will change the neck relief a bit.
If you don't adjust the neck relief, the playability of the guitar may change.
You may even get some fret buzzing.
Less tension will change the neck relief a bit.
If you don't adjust the neck relief, the playability of the guitar may change.
You may even get some fret buzzing.
taabru45
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and glad to know that we are keeping you regular :wink: ! Best wishes; CJ[/quote]
We are? :shock: :shock: :lol: Steffan
We are? :shock: :shock: :lol: Steffan
taabru45
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Irregularity, is a bad thing :wink: Steffan
:wink: SteffanLTG can be highly irregular but everything seems to come out ok ... Sometimes I think the proof that the care and feeding of a guitar is mostly black art comes from the fact that, for every person who thinks they've forestalled, or will forestall, a neck job by tuning/storing down, there's another guy who says they've left their guitars at pitch for dumpty-dump years without a problem ... If this is true, then I don't see how relative string tension has anything to do with whether or not a neck job is ever needed.taabru45 said:
Limmy said:
Limmy,
With everybody chiming in, I will mention this one thing, and that is, if you keep your guitar in storage for a long time, say 4-6 months and beyond, then you should detune.
But if you play everyday (like you should!), or every other day, then just pop the capo off in between; don't leave it on. Sometimes these capos can leave a mark.