Answer - Don't feel bad, I've been playing for 25 years and I'm still trying to catch up to new stuff. The Floyd Rose was not designed for what you are trying to achieve because it's a floating system, that's why it's giving you a hard time (you can try blocking the bridge with a piece of wood). They do make a Floyd system that has a drop "D" tuner on it but that's as far as they go with it.

To best explain the most common causes of this problem, lets follow the path of the strings. We begin at the tuners. If the they are poorly made, loose, or installed incorrectly, the strings will slip. Next, the strings can bind at the nut if the slots are cut at the wrong angle or incorrect width. Now the strings pass over the entire neck and this is where intonation is very important. If it has not been properly set, you will notice some chords sound in tune and others do not.

There are several ways to tune a guitar. One way is to use an electronic tuner, of which there are several types. There is also a way to tune the guitar fairly accurately without using an electronic tuner. You do need to tune one string (usually the fifth or A string) to an accurate source like a tuning fork, pitch pipe, or a piano. Be sure to tune the fifth string to the proper octave. If you tune it too high, you risk breaking strings or damaging the instrument.

Answer - Some guys tune down to make singing easier. Especially when they tour and have to sing almost every night. Answer - You will have to loosen the tremolo springs on the back of the guitar to counter act the loss of tension from the heavier strings. The springs were probably tightened when the heavier strings were installed.

Your B string to your E 6th fret and your high E string to your low E string which should already be de-tuned.

Answer - To tune the guitar down a half step simply means to tune every string down one fret or a flat. If your guitar is tuned standard 440 pitch E / A / D / G / B / E, a half step down would be Eb / Ab / Db / Gb / Bb / Eb. Answer - It sounds like your pots are on the way out, but it could be a build up of dirt on the internal surface parts. You can try to clean them with a contact and head cleaner that can be bought at an electronics store. If this does not work you may have to replace them.

This is not an exact science, but here are some suggestions to get you started. For the high E string, take a violin D string and tune it up a whole step. For the B string, tune up a violin A string a whole step. For the G, you can use a regular violin G. For the D, use a viola C and tune it up a step. For the A, take a viola C and tune it down a minor 3rd to A. And finally for the low E, use a violin F and tune it down a half step to E.

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First you must determine whether your strings actually change in pitch, or whether you have intonation problems "up the neck" making it difficult to tune in the first place. Bear in mind that old strings often play out of tune, so it's wise to restring if you're in doubt. Check the harmonic over the twelfth fret, and play the fretted note in that position. They should coincide.

Answer - A piece of wood placed between the guitar body and the block part of the tremolo (on the back of the guitar under the tremolo spring cover) is probably the best approach.

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The Tremsetter stabilizes your tremolo to minimize "tremolo sag". "Tremolo sag" is what you experience when you bend a string, increasing the string pressure causing your tremolo to rock or sag forward. This puts your adjacent strings out of tune. This is especially annoying when you are trying to play country or blues style double stop bends. Also, when your tremolo sags forward, you have to bend farther to raise the pitch of your strings.

Answer - Dropped "D" tuning is achieved by simply tuning the Low "E" string down to a "D". It gives you a chunky low sound which is great if your playing in the key of "D".

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