Tuning down EBMM Jp6, do i have to re-setup?

[DTMM]

I once read that if you want to tune down on the JP you need to setup the guitar again in order for the strings to stay in tune. I only want to tune down 1/2 step, and it will not be a permanent thing, so will I need to setup the guitar again?

 

[robelinda2]

you shouldnt need to, so long as you are not using super light strings. maybe some slight adjusting might need to happen, but not a whole setup. most gigs i do i have to tune to Eb, never have to adjust anything. I use my silo special and Luke or Y2D live.

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

Yes.


Truss rod adjustment and trem spring tweak will be required. All my guitars are 1/2 step down and required those adjustments.

 

[jaxadam]

You definitely won't need a full blown set-up. As a matter of fact, you will only need to make some very minor adjustments.

String it up and tune it to pitch and see what's happening.

I rarely ever have to do full blown set-ups on guitars after they are all properly set up to begin with.

I'm guessing you might have to do a very slight trem claw screw adjustment, and maybe a very slight truss rod tweak. Check your relief and you should be good to go.

 

[Colin]

if it was a floating trem then the answer would be yes, but the only way to really know is to detune and see what happens. Let us know?

 

[DTMM]

Thanks for the replies. I only had to make slight adjustments to the truss rod and trem as you had expected. It plays just as well as before and the tuning is stable. Thanks again.