natedoppler Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Anyone have any ideas of how to get my Epiphone SG Special to stay in tune? If I do any string bends, it almost certainly goes out of tune. What is the replacement most likely to fix this problem? Thank you for you help! TJ of Doppler http://www.dopplerband.com Powered by www.bandvista.com "Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_randy Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Anyone have any ideas of how to get my Epiphone SG Special to stay in tune? If I do any string bends' date=' it almost certainly goes out of tune. What is the replacement most likely to fix this problem? Thank you for you help! [b']TJ of Doppler http://www.dopplerband.com Powered by www.bandvista.com "Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon[/b] First thing I'd check is the nut .See if its binding in the slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Ditto. I agree with G Randy, 90% of the time the nut is the culprit. Take it to somebody who knows what they're doing and get them to file it out - or replace it with a better one. It's not expensive. Are you using bigger than normal strings? Even tens will hang up in the slots. "Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon Spoken like a true Liberal, blessed with an embarrassment of riches and afflicted with white guilt. A good friend of mine is a huge Lennon fan, old enough to remember the Beatles. He and I argue this all the time.... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy1 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Try some graphite on the slots in the nut. If that doesn't cure it, you may need to replace the tuners. Good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Deadhead Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Try some graphite on the slots in the nut. If that doesn't cure it' date=' you may need to replace the tuners.Good luck...[/quote'] Tuners are rarely the issue with holding tune. The problem is very likely the strings hanging in the nut. Either graphite, filing the slots or replacement will fix the problem. Get a setup done by a pro and they will take care of it for a reasonable fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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