Quote Originally Posted by ihasmario View Post
I think tuning strings down (decreasing the tension) generally has this effect for me. For example, tuning everything down a half step. Which is funny, since most guitarists advocate for heavy gauge strings, not light - when light strings have lower tension for the same pitch at the same length.

Results of my experiment with it are pending...
Check out Rob Scallon's down tuning experiment on youtube. He addresses this in a humorous way and his friend Ryan Bruce concludes that he thinks its more the style of the playing and how you play as opposed to the actual tuning.