jamesblonde
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Looking for some tips:
I have a 2016 Les Paul Custom Lite Black Beauty that is a gorgeous guitar, but when I tune it a full step down to D Standard (I like to play a lot of mastodon, gojira etc) the feel is just way off. For example, when I play Sad But True by Metallica, the “chunk” of the lower strings feels so dead. It sounds fine but the feel is wrong. Like there’s no snap/life in the strings. I have put on .11-.52s and messed with the truss rod, bridge height and tailpiece relentlessly but to no avail. It’s frustrating because I know guys are able to play Les paul customs in D standard and even lower tunings without issue. The most frustrating thing is I own two other 2014 Les Paul Custom Classic Lites and they can be detuned without any issues in playability. They have .10-.46s and/or .10-.48s on them So what gives? Should I try lighter gauge strings on my 2016 black beauty? Or will that not be enough tension to handle lower tunings? Any advice?
I have a 2016 Les Paul Custom Lite Black Beauty that is a gorgeous guitar, but when I tune it a full step down to D Standard (I like to play a lot of mastodon, gojira etc) the feel is just way off. For example, when I play Sad But True by Metallica, the “chunk” of the lower strings feels so dead. It sounds fine but the feel is wrong. Like there’s no snap/life in the strings. I have put on .11-.52s and messed with the truss rod, bridge height and tailpiece relentlessly but to no avail. It’s frustrating because I know guys are able to play Les paul customs in D standard and even lower tunings without issue. The most frustrating thing is I own two other 2014 Les Paul Custom Classic Lites and they can be detuned without any issues in playability. They have .10-.46s and/or .10-.48s on them So what gives? Should I try lighter gauge strings on my 2016 black beauty? Or will that not be enough tension to handle lower tunings? Any advice?
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