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Edward Van Halen D-Tuna Drop D Tuning System

Easy to install. Really works. Guitar and bridge not included.

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"Great!!" submitted April 10, 2006

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Ease of Use: GReat, unlike the previous reviewer (who is ignorant about how to use it) it works great, you have to block your trem system so it is a down only system, this is the only way it can be done, it is impossible to drop a string on a floating bridge without affecting the others.
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"No more "wait a sec - I gotta de-tune this thing..."" submitted December 1, 2011

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Musical Background: 30 years. Multiple instruments, mainly guitar. Professional experience, now mostly home studio projects.
Music Style: rock, reggae, blues, alt, metal
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Sound: No sound, but there are no problems with sustain, string height or anything else. Feature: Only one feature, and it does it well. Ease of Use: Gave a 7 here just because it is not that easy to grip when pulling out to dropped D. Pops back it easily Maybe I should smear some 'gator grip' goo on it or something? Quality: Only complaint is how easily the fine tuning set screw moves. This needs to be a nylon lock screw or something a bit harder to turn, as mine needs to be adjusted every week or two. Value: Worth the money. If you do a lot of detuning, buy it. I don't think there are any other items that do exactly what this thing does. If you have a non-floating floyd it's a must-have bargain. Manufacturer Support: Haven't dealt with 'em. If it breaks I'll just give Eddie a call, right? The Wow Factor: It completes me. It had me at "Add To Cart". Gives your guitar a groovy 'modded' look. Overall: Overall I love this thing. Gone are the days of wondering if I have enough slack in the fine tuner. No more looking for that allen wrench. No more having to pause / mute / tune / un-mute. I use it on a custom strat with a surface mounted Gotoh floyd, so I did not have to block or mod the trem at all, but I'm considering doing just that on my other guitars with floating floyds, as 'pulling up' can be done by pressing on the string screws - not a big concern for me anyhow because as it turns out, I'm not Steve Vai. But seriously, if you're doing much tuning or having to switch guitars mid-set, you need this thing. I would replace it if needed, but I doubt it ever will. Simple ideas are always the best.
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"REVEIWER NUMBER ONE DOENSNT KNOW WHAT HES TALKIN ABOUT" submitted June 10, 2006

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Sound: the first person who reviewed this is obviously dense drop D is when ONLY the low E string is lowered to D EADGBe => DADGBe (that way the root-5-octive or powerchord is a barr chord on the 4,5,6 strings) i find it hard to beleive that he plays "metal" and doesnt know what drop D is so yah on that note its a great product
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EVH Drop-D Tuning System Customer Review submitted July 5, 2011

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Musical Background: Intermediate Active Musician
Music Style: Rock - Zeppelin, Tom Petty
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Sound: It was a little hard to comprehend how to install it at first. Then I found an installation video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNHEudK9mI0 The unit works perfectly! And the functionallity is great!
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EVH Drop-D Tuning System Customer Review submitted December 30, 2008

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Feature: If you have your bridge blocked and set up right, it works as advertised. Ease of Use: It's very convenient on stage, but tuning is more annoying beforehand. I found that you can't really use the fine tuner on the low E anymore, so you need to keep your allen wrenches handy and use the tuning key on the headstock. I would also adjust it every couple weeks and make sure it's working right because the adjustment seemed to vary with the age of my strings. Finally, it did make using the trem a little bit stiffer because of the blocked bridge. Quality: It's very solid. The chrome on mine got scratched on the face where it rubs on the trem but you can smooth it with some fine sandpaper. Value: This is exactly what I would expect it to cost. Other companies make drop tuners that are similarly priced, though not for a Floyd (that I know of). Overall: If you need it you need it. That's it. If you don't need it, I wouldn't get it 'just for fun'.
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EVH Drop-D Tuning System Customer Review submitted January 6, 2008

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Overall: This is a great thing to use if you need to drop D fast. That way you wont keep your audience waiting
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EVH Drop-D Tuning System Customer Review submitted March 7, 2008

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Sound: first of all, the first person is an idiot..it is meant to put your guitar in drop D on the E string thats it! it works great, saves a lot of time
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"The D tuna: a fantastic product" submitted March 4, 2006

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Music Style: Classic Rock, Blues, anything thats got balls and inspired
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Overall: I first want to to start this review by saying i did not actually purchase a D tuna, it came equipped with my wolfgang. This is a fine way to drop your low e to d tuning in less than 5 secs. Which is perfect for any VH cover songs. It was designed with that in mind. Which would explain why it does not change the tuning of other strings. In the end the D tuna performs nicely and adds an easier way to achieve more sonic capabilties on your guitar.
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"Use your tuner or a fork and save your money." submitted January 17, 2006

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Sound: It does nothing more than drops the low E string into D. It does not set up the other five strings. You still have to tune the rest of the strings as normal. Your tuner, a piano, or a plain old five dollar tuning fork can do the same thing. My point is this; If it dropped the tuning of all six strings with a single click it would be awesome. Since it only does low E and you have to tune the rest of the strings as normal, you can save yourself some money by using a tuner (if you have one), or a plain old tuning fork.
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