Timeline for Why is dropped D tuning used so often?

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Apr 12, 2017 at 7:44	history	edited	teodozjan	CC BY-SA 3.0	removed striketrough text
Mar 7, 2013 at 15:30	history	edited	NReilingh	CC BY-SA 3.0	added pre tags to kill jTab
May 29, 2011 at 22:01	history	edited	teodozjan	CC BY-SA 3.0	It is not possible to play D#5 with E tuning
May 29, 2011 at 15:53	comment	added	teodozjan		I was looking for good example of switching powerchords from Db5 to others that dropped tuning gives some benefits. This tuning is actually half note down but It was not my intention :). I used to play rock acoustic -- even so distorted bands like The Offspring so I felt little old :-) For example Andy Mckee who is definetely acoustic player tunes his guitar very uncommon. :D Did you try heavier strings? If my memory does not trick me KORN plays dropped C. youtube.com/watch?v=_FP5v4S11G8
May 29, 2011 at 14:53	comment	added	M. Werner		Hehe- I'm from perhaps an older generation (and primarily acoustic). To me, "dropped D" always meant de-tuning the low E string to D so that you had a drone when playing in the key of D. The idea of tuning the entire guitar down a step was kind of foreign, and most acoustics don't respond well to such. You start to get string buzz... Of course, I use open tunings all the time for slide.
May 29, 2011 at 14:34	history	edited	teodozjan	CC BY-SA 3.0	added 43 characters in body
May 29, 2011 at 14:28	history	answered	teodozjan	CC BY-SA 3.0