Tuning down 2 octaves.

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I tuned down 2 octaves yesterday, but the strings felt like noodles. Barely playable. What did I do wrong?
 
You tuned it down too far. The max downtune for most guitars is two septaves.
 
Yeah, that's too far. Even digital programs that allow you to transpose rarely work well over more than a semitone and a half.

It's physics. Get used to it.
 
2 octaves ???? am i not getting the joke??? 2 semitones is rough is'nt it???
 
I don't think some of y'all are getting it.

NOTE: punctuation corrected....

Getting what?
 
As long as you play 2 octaves LOUDER, you should be ok. Loudness compensates for wet noodle syndrome.
 
There's a trick to making it work. Simply saw off the guitars neck at the body, and put a block between the neck and the body such that the strings are no longer as slack. Get someone to hold it in place when you play.
 
It's easiest to assume that the problem is with the guitar but you really ought to consider that you may have a technique problem. I'd go back to the basics and running through skill building exersizes. One string 4 octave arpeggios is a good place to start. When you get them up to about 250 bpm, you could start working two string exersizes.

I hope you find this post helpful :D
 
you can tune the guitar down two octaves no problem as long as you put the capo on the 18th fret
 
Spin Doctor said:
I tuned down 2 octaves yesterday, but the strings felt like noodles. Barely playable. What did I do wrong?
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come to think of it, I often sit down and noodle on the guitar, I dont think u did anything wrong
 
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