https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:08:54 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329303 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:33:31 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Moonrider https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329303 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329248 Thu, 21 May 2009 18:04:27 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329248 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329245 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:43:38 +0000
If you've had 'em on longer than 3-4 weeks, change 'em and see if the problem goes away.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Moonrider https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329245 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329084 Tue, 19 May 2009 22:54:31 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329084 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329076 Tue, 19 May 2009 21:26:56 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance poll.alex https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329076 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329061 Tue, 19 May 2009 17:28:49 +0000
if it's an electric with floating trem, one of the strings losing tension will cause all other strings to go sharp. one string can lose tension for all the usual reasons: winding slippage on tuning peg, old or defective string, popping over nut or string guides during bending. when that one string loses its tension, the trem will strain back increasing the tension on the strings a bit until everything restabilizes -- than raises the pitch on all the other strings.

floating trems themselves can cause general tuning issues during normal playing, even if not actively used for bending. some simply are not very well designed. most will at some point need maintenance (polishing, lubrication) to ensure smooth, catch-free operation -- again, even if you don't use the trem (probably should block it in that case). for Strat, FR, Wilkenson, Ibanez floating-type trems, adding additional springs will increase tuning stability by stiffening up the trem action (higher spring constant).

the problem described above also happens to some extent on all steel string guitars, but can be especially bad if the truss rod is not really engaged (loosely adjusted or actually broken) and not really "supporting" the neck against string tension. without proper truss rod support, the neck is usually too flexible to be stable under full string tension. it will also be especially sensitive to environmental changes.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-329061 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-36008 Tue, 19 May 2009 00:55:30 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance poll.alex https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/guitar-coming-untuned/#post-36008