Kirk Hammett always tunes down a half step and he rocks the floyd whats hes doing and how can I do it too?
Question – Hey, I know you said that generally a Floyd Rose isn’t meant for detuning but I want to tune down a half step and I know Kirk Hammett always tunes down a half step and he rocks the floyd., so I was wondering what he’s doing and how can I do it too. Answer – If your only tuning down once and leaving it there your ok. It’s when you use different tunings during a set or show that you create problems because the bridge has to be set-up/adjusted every time you go to a different tuning. If the guitar is set-up correctly at A 440 standard (the bridge is sitting level with the top of the guitar and working properly) and you tune down a half step, you will have to loosen the tremolo screws on the back of the guitar to make up for the lower tension of the strings. Once the bridge is sitting level and everything is adjusted properly and worked in, the guitar should work fine. You might want to check the intonation as well after the bridge is re-set.
