General Music Chat

"I was just commenting on Sans having a guitar that seemed to break more strings than normal. Something is wrong there.

Got it. And agree.

I failed the hearing test in BOTH ears last week so I'm thanking God for e-tuners. I can still when it's out of wack though.

Talbot

That succks Mike. Sorry to learn that bit of bad news.
I wasn't saying anything bad against you... I was just trying to explain how complicated properly setting up a guitar can be.

FOR EXAMPLE: Loading most guitars with a heavy bass string (low E) like a .58 and a top end of .10. Now wonder why these metal guitarist started to turn down low E. It put so much pressure on the neck that it never stayed in tune. The extra tension distorted the neck.

OH WELL...G

not sure this thing is a good idea.

Why would you want a cavity on a non-trem solid body guitar? So what if the thing goes out of tune over time?

Seems counter intuitive to dramatically mess with your guitar's tone and feel just to stay in tune better.

cheers!

John

For flat-tops maybe try this device... http://www.sta-tuned.com/
I should get one... my gits are fairly cheap and require regular tuning.
Creates kind of a double nut.

One thing I don't think it really addresses is intonation tuning. No matter the quality of your guitar, everyone knows that guitar tuning and fret spacing is a compromise. Tune it to open notes and your E major sounds a little off, tune it so that an open G sounds good and a D major is a little off. Not sure how these 'auto tune' devices (mechanical or robotic) handle this.

Unless you buy an Ernie Ball with a compensated nut. (And you have midget hands)