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Old 06.11.06, 6:42 AM
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Hello guys

this is my first post!

I didn't know where to put this so i thought this would be the right place

here's the question:

some times, i'm alterning between standard and Eb tuning, is this gonna damage the guitar?

i already know that if you go from standard to lets say drop B, sure thats gonna damage the guitar but wehat bout Eb?


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tuning the guitar down a half step wont damage your guitar at all i do it to my sg. On a side note you may want to set the intonation and setup the guitar sometimes down tuning a half step will mess your setup a tad.
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Old 06.12.06, 2:14 PM
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ok thanks
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to be honest, tuning a guitar way down will not damage the guitar. it will, however, require a neck adjustment, due to the lower tension on the strings.
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Old 06.13.06, 5:33 PM
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ya tunning down or up is safe, it just requires a setup if you're picky about intonation.
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