I have a schecter synyster custom with a set in neck, a floyd rose trem and locking nut. If i constantley changing the tuning from dropped D to drop C, will this do damgae to my guitar, if so how much, and how long should I wait before changing the tuning?Will constintly changing my guitar tuning damge the guitars neck?That is a nice guitar. Changing tuning like you do will not damage the guitar. moisture , temperature changes and impacts will damage your guitar. I've started building guitars this year. The woods they are built with are pretty solid. Don't do anything too crazy with your guitar cause if you break your neck its time for a new guitar. Are you good at setting your guitar up? It is a great skill thats not to difficult to learn. You'll then probably want two guitars so you can have one setup for C and another for D.Will constintly changing my guitar tuning damge the guitars neck?No it won't chances are the string will break first. Why not buy a capo wouldn't the be easier?Will constintly changing my guitar tuning damge the guitars neck?I shouldn't think that it would harm the neck if you are going to lower tunings, but going higher than standard E or F could begin to put pressure on the truss rod. The main worry for the neck is when re-stringing, if you cut the strings before loosening them, then the sudden AND vast change in tension can harm the neck. But changing between drop D and C shouldn't make a difference. :DWill constintly changing my guitar tuning damge the guitars neck?Guitars are set up for a certain tuning. When you alter that you change the tension of the string, you change the distance from the string to the neck, and also the bridge position will be wrong, so your high E on the 12th string, may not match the note of the open E string.
While you most likely won't be snap or break anything from down tuning, you are changing the tension on a piece of wood, which WILL cause changes over time. Not to mention your guitar will not be properly %26quot;set up%26quot;. This could potentially warp the wood, which you don't want.
Some floyd royse bridges have a device that will let you drop the low E string. Just make sure you get the guitar SET UP for whatever tuning you want.
Also, think about a second guitar for alternate tunings, if you go back and forth that much. That way you can easily do this live.
