Actually more for E flat, more often than not. Should've mentioned that. But fiddling w the truss rod isnt for slacking the strings, it's really just to get a playable action and the right amount of relief in your neck w way less string tension.
If you have a Gibson you can thread the strings backwards through the tailpiece and wrap the string over the top of the tailpiece. That gives the string a little more length behind the bridge, which supposedly feels a little looser. The only problem is it wears into the finish of the tailpiece.
I tried top-wrapping the strings before - it definitely doesn't help. plus, I feel like it pulls the tailpiece in a odd way, as if its gonna pull it right off the guitar. I don't like it at all.
Fair enough. I don’t do it, so I was simply passing on what others had reported to me in the past. Some people seem to think it works. I vaguely recall that Bonamassa does it.
yeah, I know a lot of guys do the top-wrapping string thing with hard tail piece guitars. some of them swear by it. I personally don't get it. but I have SG's... maybe I need a Les Paul or something else that works better with top-wrapping strings. or maybe top-wrapping the strings around the tailpiece is only for lighter gauges.
