LOL...I did not want to take the plunge either. I just fell off in the deep end of the pool as a result of building the three-string guitars.

It has opened my eyes to new ways of playing and sounds.

I assume some people have learned to play in Drop D because it is so popular and necessary to play certain songs.

Everything is a compromise including standard tuning.

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”