lower-E string problem

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Hi,

Recently I've written a number in which the lower E is turned down for one and half a tone( E becomes C#). The songs starts with a strike on that string without pressing a fret. After that I strike the same string but now I place my finger on the fifth fret ( F#). That note is not in tune and varies with the pressure I press the fret.

I also have that problem without tuning down the lowest E, but it is les adherence.

I hope you understund what I mean, otherwise I'll explain it a second time.

Steven
 
Your guitar needs to be correctly intonated.

Take it to a qualified repair guy and have him set up your guitar.
 
Make sure that when they align it, they do it to the tuning you want to use. Make sure you tell them.
 
Be carefull who you take it to, qualified or not. Ask some locals who they recommend, I have a horror story but wont give you nightmares.
 
I just tracked a song with my low E tuned down to C, and when that string is slack like that it's more succeptible to finger "english" or whatever. If you don't strike the string too hard and don't fret it too hard, it'll stay in relatively good tune (assuming that the guitar's intonation IS correct like suggested above).

Heavier strings (or at least a heavier low E string) wouldn't hurt if you detune like that often.
 
Two other things may be a possibility:

1. You didn't say... but if you have a floating tremolo system, then it'll be more suseptable to going out of tune by de-tuning.

2. If you happen to have some humongous frets (i.e. height from fretboard) then your able to push/bend the string more as there's more distance to travel before the string touches the fretboard.
 
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