so whats this i hear is really impossible to tune a floyd rose todrop c or drop d? i got a Ibanez Prestige Rg1570L and i wan't to get heavy so what do u guy's think? of course ill ahve to try it but before i do i wanna know what u all think. and does the gauge of the stirngs effect anyhting? i got 0.09 D'addario's. by they way whats some string's u guy's use that would be could for lead to cut through the air and some heavyness!

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You can tune that low on a floyd. Just need thicker strings and adjust the springs in the back.

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Yeah you can tune it down good, hows that 1570 playin?

Well, first of all, you don't have to tune down low to be heavy. The heaviest songs I have ever heard have been in standard or flat tuning. Second, I tune down low on one of my Jacksons all the time for cover songs, and it sounds as sweet as can be.

I don't know about needing thicker strings, but like cannibalcorpse said, you may have to adjust some stuff to get the right sound without any buzz.

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thanx man. it's pretty damn good. cut's thorugh the air . i am llooking to buy a RR1-T or a KV-2 but idont know yet. im thining more of gettting RR1-T

That's a lefty guitar right?

so, if you want to tune down to C, i recomend you to put strings gauge 011, i play in Bb with 013 gauge.

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Well, he has 9s on there now and those will get too floppy tuned down just to Eb or D. I'd suggest 11s for C.

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you really like the term "cuts through the air"

just keep one thing in mind
just cause you tune down doesnt make you heavy

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yeah its a lefty. i had to wait 7 months to get it!!!!!!!!! was it ever horrible although the longer i waited the more id luv the guitar when i got it

Thanx ill try the 11s after my 9s are done

Ill make sure ill keep that in mind and thanx for the advise

Thanx man ill get done with the 9s and ill be sure to get some 11s to try em out

if i were using 11s for standard tuning would thye be too tight ? or could u mess with the springs on the back to loosned the tension

wow, you just posted four times, instead of doing that you could just edit your other posts

If you are using 9's and are going to put on 11's I think you have to adjust your truss rod also to not fuck up the neck.

EDIT: five not four times, I must have counted wrong

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11s in standard would be pretty damn tight and I dont think theres much you could do to make it reasonable besides simply tuning lower because thats what thicker strings are for, tuning lower. If your just going to be in standard, use 9s or maybe 10s

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I thank you for helping man. would u know anything about messing around with the truss rod like ManOwaR was saying > "If you are using 9's and are going to put on 11's I think you have to adjust your truss rod also to not fuck up the neck. " ???

Don't try fucking with your truss rod man....you will only fuck it up if you don't know what you are doing. Take it to a Prof. or someone who knows.

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no no no, not mess with the truss rod, adjust it if you mess with it and dont know what you're doing you could ruin the neck. Talk to someone like BLS, Soulinsane or Def about that because I dont know that much about it.

EDIT: or like philkilla says, it would be best to just take it to a pro

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sarcasm?

i dont meen to sound like a douche but i see people all the time that are like "oh i wanna be the heaviest band guess i gotta tune down to Z"

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I must agree with demon here. By tuning your guitar down so low that the strings hang off of the fretboard, you're not going to sound heavy at all. You'll just end up sounding like Korn or something.

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Not all bands that tune down are shitty.....just the majority of them. I made the mistake of tuning down for a while, so I had to catch up to speed on a regular guitar. The tuning down helped me though cus now I have a better feel for how to get a great tuning and keep everything tight. Korn only tunes to A...but their tone is ok. I'd say Origin has one of the best tones for B tuning....that shit is heavy.

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yeah, nile tunes to drop-a and i wouldnt say they sound at all like korn, and they have a great tone.

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I tuned my ltd into e with 11's and it doesnt seem to be a problem, but it does raise the floyd rose, quite a bit. I usually play in D anyways, 11's are perfect for D.

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I have 9's on mine and I'd like to play in D tuning. How do you adjust the springs in the back so that your strings aren't touchin the fretboard?

Yo udont Have to adjust the treuus rod with a floyd just loosen the tension strings on the back of the guiter under the backplate.
You might have to experiment to fingd the right adjustment, but when you do itll stay intune FOREVER.(If you lock the nut)

really? i thought something like .10-.52 would be perfect for D, especially when playing faster (trash or something)

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