brosefstalin
First Lieutenant   Posts: 5 Registered: 8/9/2008 Status: Offline
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 posted on 8/26/2008 at 22:55  |
Well the title should give anyone a good idea what this is about hopefully,
but basically I was wondering if, in light of me just getting the
intonation on my guit-fiddle touched up, down tuning your guitar to
something relatively minor like Eb standard or D standard would mess that
up in any way. Any thoughts?
[Edited on 8/27/2008 by Guitar101]
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Guitar101
Moderator   Posts: 453 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/27/2008 at 09:17, Reply 1 |
Down tuning will not change or mess up your intonation unless you changed
it yourself by turning them little screws.
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brosefstalin
First Lieutenant Posts: 5 Registered: 8/9/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/29/2008 at 10:38, Reply 2 |
aha excellent, thank you. I just figured it might have something to do with
neck tension somehow but i didn't actually know or not. its good to get the
answer rather risk it by wingin' it. at the time of posting, my guitar is
in Eb so it is time for the Hendrix and SRV covers to come pouring out,
huzzah!
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bobgowen
First Lieutenant Posts: 13 Registered: 8/26/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 8/29/2008 at 13:06, Reply 3 |
Actually, you should check your intonation everytime you restring or change
tuning. When neck relief is altered by a different guage of strings or
down/up tuning, the distance between the nut and the bridge saddle is
altered, thus throwing off intonation. It might not be much, and some
people probably dont care if it is slightly out, but if you want your
guitar to sound awesome, make sure your intonation is always perfect by
checking it frequently.
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