acebick Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I bought a used 2006 R8 about a year ago and I'm having trouble keeping this baby in tune...very frustrating. This is my 4th Les Paul and have never had a problem like this before. Are the vintage tulip tuners adequate? I have used abravise cord to remove any possible burs from the nut and bridge saddles and applied guitar grease to the nut. It doesn't appear to be just one string/tuner going out of tune, but especially the top 3 strings from the bends. Anyone else have this problem? What are my options? Replace the tuners? I hate to modify this guitar. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 it seems likes 99% of tuning issues lies within the nut. i personally have never had any issues with the Kluson tuners; I replaced my R9s with Pat Pending Grovers strictly for aesthetic reasons. But it sounds like you've tried the usual fixes, so it could be the tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acebick Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep working the nut and eventually replace the tuners if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACELUEK Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Its the nut for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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