Tuning Effects On Neck Help

[willybman]

Not sure if this is the right section, but i recently joined the esp/ltd family and i was wondering if down-tuning the new guitar will cause any effects on the neck such as a warp, action raising or lowering, or change in intonation... i probally will tune to C standard any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[darren]

Usually when you downtune, you'll also increase your string gauge to keep the tension close to what you'd feel with standard tuning. Any change of tuning and/or string gauge will inevitably require adjustments to neck relief, action and/or intonation, but if you're asking if there will be any permanent damage, the answer is no.