Second, you don't want to constantly be altering the tension on the neck if you can possibly avoid it, because the neck will want to stabilize on the tuning it's most frequently played in and should be set up for that tuning. And, sadly, some of those were really beautiful flamed maple. Such defects are definitely not unknown on Strats - during certain eras Fender's QC on wood was so bad that a significant percentage of their necks (some say over 25%) developed uncorrectable warps and twists, due the the wood not having adequate curing before being shaped. 3 Van 51 w/ matched cabinet - Low.5, Mid 6, Treble 8. Current Setup in Guitar Rig (Starting from top of chain): Tube Compressor Skreamer - Vol. Logic Pro X and Guitar Rig 5 for amp modeling. You had a defective neck that would have warped no matter how it was tuned. My current gear: Basswood body LTD with EMG 81/85 set tuned to Drop C (CGCFAD) with GHS Boomers. Always tune it back up when done using the drop C tuningįirst off, the odds are around 99.9999999% that you did not damage your Strat. You could however if you leave it alone.ġ. Use larger strings to compensate for slack.

have a tech set it up for optimal conditions for drop c, and intonation.Ģ. 1.3 KOMPLETE Effects Powered by GUITAR RIG KOMPLETE Effects powered by GUITAR RIG can be used with all editions of GUITAR RIG, including the free FACTORY SELECTION edition.

Factory Presets can not be overwritten but they can be removed from the preset browser. Yup the treble side twisted up, go figure.ġ. saved under Documents > Native Instruments > Guitar Rig 5 > Sounds.

I once had a strat that i twisted the neck on accidentally, by leaving it out in a weird tuning BF#Bgbe (low to high) all the time. It's not the best for an acoustic guitar (or any guitar for that matter) to be left like dropped like that.

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