What is it called when i get my guitar professionally tuned at drop C and stays like that.?

when i play in drop C my strings are very loose and i want them to be tight, as if I am playing in regular E tuning. I don't want my strings all loose as i play.

What is it called when i get my guitar professionally tuned at drop C and stays like that.?
first of all, don't pay someone to tune you to drop C. Do it yourself.





Second, you should step up to a bigger gauge string. .52 or .56 Low E strings should do it. Also, look for Jazz strings as you get a wound G string.
Reply:You basically won't. Not at that low, with a normal 6-string.





For "tighter" feel you need thicker strings. I use 11's, which normally would be wonderfully tight, but I tune down a half step so they feel more like 9's or 10's. You want to tune down 2 steps (I refuse to use the term drop c - it's not correct), so you've gotta understand that normal guitar strings will feel a little floppy when you tune them down that far, no matter what gauge you use.





What this means is that you will have to learn how to play with a little more finesse - the harder you play the faster you go out of tune!





What you're asking for is a setup and intonation. That means setting string height and making sure it's in tune up the neck for a certain string gauge and tuning. You will almost certainly need a truss rod adjustment.





That'll be good, but it won't make the strings any tighter.





Locking nuts would help - if you can put them on your guitar.





You could put the strings from a 7-string on it - just tune them all a half step up (well, kinda). This would put a huge amount of strain on your guitar, and you should definitely ask your guitar tech if your guitar can take it. Some of the nut would have to be filed down, and it just might not work, so you'd have to ask. Any changes made to your guitar to do this would be irreversible without replacing the parts affected. You risk bending your neck, as well, so definitely talk to a tech first.





That would be your only chance of getting high tension strings at that low of a tuning.








Saul