New member and prs owner 9 gauge tuning down

[Dev]

Hi all I am now a proud owner of a prs se custom tremonti currently running stock 9 gauge strings which I love playing
one problem tuning down seems to take forever to get right I have one song in my set list which is black bird played in e flat (the rest in standard) id like to carry on playing 9 gauge though any tips to stop the slow re tuning on this gorgeous guitar? Many thanks

 

[bretwomack]

I'm not sure if there's anything you can do to speed up that process. A guitar with a floating trem is going to take a couple of rounds through each string to get them all in tune when drop-tuning them. And even then you might need a slight bridge adjustment. You might consider taking another guitar for that one song. If you're really crazy, you could play it in standard

 

[garrettb]

Welcome aboard! You sure the singer can't just sing it in E? That's a lot of hassle for one tune.

If not, can you do it as the first song of a set? Gives you time to down tune on the break. In my experience it's quicker to tune up vs. down. I would actually drop each string down a whole step first, and then tune up to Eb to get the slack out of the tuner posts.

Locking tuners might help make it a bit quicker.

And of course, the most obvious answer is to buy a second PRS and tune it to Eb.

 

[garrettb]

Oh, that's right, the Custom has the vibrato bridge. In that case, a Tremol-No would be a great idea. Set it to down-only mode or lock it completely when you down tune. But I'd still avoid the hassle for one tune, if it was me.

http://www.tremol-no.com/

 

[Prs2studio]

Oh, that's right, the Custom has the vibrato bridge. In that case, a Tremol-No would be a great idea. Set it to down-only mode or lock it completely when you down tune. But I'd still avoid the hassle for one tune, if it was me.

http://www.tremol-no.com/

Best option and no resson not to have one in case you wanna do drop D or string breaks

 

[gush]

Get a second PRS, don't fight it. the more you play your PRS the stronger the urge to buy another one will be! When you tune down, Go way flat on E like maybe two notes lower than target note then on A don't go quite as far and D not quit as far as the A string and so on so that you get to high E you may hit target note and be close on all strings. Takes practice. Welcome and good Luck!

 

[Dev]

Many thanks for all the suggestions wish I was talented enough to transcode will leave for encore I think didn't want to muck about with switching to tens as I think the factory setting and height if strings is perfect

 

[gush]

Switching to tens will help playability at Eb but you will have same struggles down tuning on stage. That won't change.

 

[solacematt]

Honestly, step it up to 10 gauge strings. It's going to hold better then 9's would.

 

[CatStrangler]

Get a second PRS

+1, I think this is the best solution for live performances.