Neck length matters?

[Pinhoole]

Hi guys. I've been wondering which part of the guitar contributes to the tension of the strings, and can I actually downtune to Drop C but having the strings not too slack? Isit the gauge of my strings, length of neck, type of bridge?

 

[penguin]

what guitar are you using now?
normally for drop C or standard C ...you can try a baritone neck 27 scale or just get thicker strings ..10 or 11 ...with low 52 something like that ...

 

[Pinhoole]

oh yeah sorry. Using a RG350DX. Forgot what I fitted them with lol but I downtune to drop/std C when I feel like playing metal but they're very slack and I can't find a way to get them "tighter" w/o changing strings or so

 

[wjl123]

oh yeah sorry. Using a RG350DX. Forgot what I fitted them with lol but I downtune to drop/std C when I feel like playing metal but they're very slack and I can't find a way to get them "tighter" w/o changing strings or so

i thought thats a floating trem guitar? So mayb you gotta adjust the trem springs at the back?

 

[boyl]

hey,

as suggested above, you should change your string to a heavier gauge strings (especially the bottom). Drop tuning that is as low as drop C will result in the the strings being slack. Adjusting the tremolo might help, but you might need to re-adjust a lot other things, like for example the action of the strings. Changing to a heavier gauge strings would be an easier and more practical ways, especially if you're not very familiar with guitar tweaking. Some people use lower strings as thick as 072! (Zakk Wylde, around there).

I hope it helps :]

 

[jskadiang]

If you want to keep the same gauge of strings then you have to get a neck with a longer scale, like a baritone guitar. Otherwise you'll have to get heavier gauge strings. I recommend .11 to .56 for drop C.

 

[Fourfingers]

56? That's nuts man. Haha. I'm using 12-54. Kinda loose. But still not too bad.