https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:45:30 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345828 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:17:37 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Steinar Gregertsen https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345828 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345815 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:08:58 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345815 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345785 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:45:01 +0000 I cleaned the fretboard and frets, and the whole guitar
I set the tension rod
I Set the action
I Intonated it (bottom string best as i could)
I put a little lube in the nut and bridge,
put new strings on (correctly)
I stretched the strings properly
Tuned it up
and ive played a few times then retuned etc,
but that bottome string still seems to fluxuate to much, and like i said, when its in tune by ear its a bit out of tune on the tuner, (as far as i can tell with all the fluxuating)

Thanks again for everybodys help!]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Wuzai https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345785 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345775 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:43:37 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345775 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345770 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:14:10 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings tinsmith https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345770 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345769 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:12:27 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345769 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345766 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:10:43 +0000
Make sure your bolt-on neck is snug, but not too tight; loose bolts cause instability, even though you are tuning down.

As for the 9's, they might be okay, or you could compare with a new 46 gauge string, instead of the 42 in a light set.

In any case tune below the drop D note, then snug UP to D, to put tension on the tuner as with any tuning move.

What that means, though you may know, is that your last manual move on the tuning peg is a tightening turn. :wink:]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345766 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345760 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:54:32 +0000 Slide and Alternate tunings Steinar Gregertsen https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345760 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345756 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:11:14 +0000 Thanks for your input guys!
Any more tips would be appreciated ;)]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Wuzai https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345756 https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345703 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:39:18 +0000
I've also noticed, when re-tuning from standard, I'll get the guitar in tune and a few minutes later I'll have to tune it again - the strings do take a little time to settle, especially if you're re-tuning them all. Shouldn't be too much of a problem if you're only re-tuning the bottom E to D, but all the same, I'd check your tuning again after about 5 minutes play.

Tuning tip I was given a while back; for electric guitars, use the neck p/u with the volume fairly well up, and pluck the string just hard enough for the note to register on the tuner. Seems to work pretty well for me.

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Slide and Alternate tunings Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/slide-and-alternate-tunings/drop-d-stability/#post-345703