Does your Historic stay in tune ?? - Page 2

DeafDumbBlind Kid · 11-19-2007, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by johnreardon

All of my guitars, including two historics, stay in tune, at least close enough for government work.

Just do plenty of string stretching when I change strings

a little pencil lead dust (graphite) in the slots every few string change, stretch them out real good when changing (at least 6 times). I haven't had any problems with the stock tuners.

Redfish · 11-19-2007, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by konrad gibson

yes, it stays in tune.

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BOBBO · 11-19-2007, 09:36 AM

Right out of the box Gibson's setup kinda stank ! But after a little work on the nut my guitar is solid as a rock !!

dwagar · 11-19-2007, 10:04 AM

the stock setup is always high. It has to not buzz in a store and be adaptable to everyone's playing style. Easy to take a nut and action down, not easy to raise it up.

I find the factory tuners to be just fine. Tuning problems are usually the nut, sometimes as said above the strings aren't lock wrapped on the tuner or stretched properly.

pwelly · 11-20-2007, 09:09 AM

I bend strings a lot and have had a lot of problems with historics but it is not the tuners. I agree it is poorly cut nuts which trap the strings and today I have just recieved a Normans' Nut File System off ebay to sort out my historic 335.

BOBBO · 11-20-2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pwelly

I bend strings a lot and have had a lot of problems with historics but it is not the tuners. I agree it is poorly cut nuts which trap the strings and today I have just recieved a Normans' Nut File System off ebay to sort out my historic 335.

The nut is a tricky thing !! You don't have a tech to do that ? Unless of course you have good guitar skills ! Oohh welcome to the forum !!

pwelly · 11-21-2007, 05:43 AM

I have just re-cut the nut on my two 59 historic les pauls and my 335; these files are easy to use ( first time i have done this) and I cannot recommend them highly enough.

JoeShell1110 · 11-21-2007, 12:31 PM

My R0 stays in tune surprisingly well. Didn't think the Klusons would.

JoeShell1110 · 11-21-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Fin

I didn't know I was supposed to tune it...doesn't it come tuned?

Classic..!! Laughed my -ss off..!!

Darkburst · 11-21-2007, 01:32 PM

There's nothing wrong with the stock tuners in terms of functionality. If the guitar won't stay in tune long it's because of an improperly cut nut or incorrect stringing technique.

61LPSG · 11-21-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BOBBO

vote !

Sorry BOBBO.
I don't own a historic... I'm just here to pick your brains and steal some pics.

Good thread, and good feedback.

Liam · 11-21-2007, 08:08 PM

But when they don't, it's always the "G" IME (not just Historics, either). But on my Strats it's always the "B". Gotta love Teles.

TnT~55 · 11-30-2007, 11:16 PM

I tuned mine once when I got it (last Friday). So far it hasn't gone out of tune (I check before I play). So I'm very pleased, my last guitar would go out of tune after about 30 minutes.

BOBBO · 08-30-2008, 01:24 PM

Boleskinehouse · 08-30-2008, 03:07 PM

Yes. I do use graphite on the nuts though. I'm going to be replacing them with bone sometime in the near future.

08-30-2008, 04:40 PM

I find the rest of the world goes out of tune now and then!!

stinger · 08-30-2008, 06:07 PM

Cleaning out the slots in the nut periodically and using graphite can do wonders. The tuners can then do what they are meant to do, and not get blamed for all of the tuning issues people encounter.

Jay Strange · 09-02-2008, 09:12 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger

Cleaning out the slots in the nut periodically and using graphite can do wonders. The tuners can then do what they are meant to do, and not get blamed for all of the tuning issues people encounter.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went through a period with the tuner key accusal

It always ends up being the nut.

sliberty · 09-02-2008, 09:56 PM

My tuning problems are also nut related - the tuners are fine. So is the concensus that some sort of nut lube is a fact of life with a Gibson guitar? I have never used any lube.

richlespaul · 09-03-2008, 01:22 AM

I voted... The only thing that seems to affect the tuning on my R8 is the temperature.

geochem1st · 09-03-2008, 01:34 PM

YES! No tuning probs. I do find a difference between the tuners on my G0 and the old kluson tuners on the 61 SG I have. The new tuners are constructed better.

Encinitastubes · 09-03-2008, 10:16 PM

My problem is not with the tuners, it's with the nature of guitars. If I'm perfectly in tune with, say, an open A chord, then a barred A chord at the fifth fret is out of tune. the usual culpret is the B string, sometimes the high E.

Anyone else have this problem? What did you do?

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pwelly Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Does your Historic stay in tune ?? I bend strings a lot and have had a lot of problems with historics but it is not the tuners. I agree it is poorly cut nuts which trap the strings and today I have just recieved a Normans' Nut File System off ebay to sort out my historic 335.

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Liam V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Posts: 2,862 Thanks: 34 Thanked 24 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Does your Historic stay in tune ?? But when they don't, it's always the "G" IME (not just Historics, either). But on my Strats it's always the "B". Gotta love Teles.

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TnT~55 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 689 Thanks: 4 Thanked 18 Times in 1 Post	Re: Does your Historic stay in tune ?? I tuned mine once when I got it (last Friday). So far it hasn't gone out of tune (I check before I play). So I'm very pleased, my last guitar would go out of tune after about 30 minutes.

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richlespaul Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Adelaide S.A. Posts: 123 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Does your Historic stay in tune ?? I voted... The only thing that seems to affect the tuning on my R8 is the temperature. __________________ 8 3509 "Lets be realistic about this, the guitar can be the most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That's why I like it... The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar, now that's my idea of a good time" Frank Zappa

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geochem1st Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC Posts: 6,274 Thanks: 169 Thanked 200 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Does your Historic stay in tune ?? YES! No tuning probs. I do find a difference between the tuners on my G0 and the old kluson tuners on the 61 SG I have. The new tuners are constructed better. __________________ ... "Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein

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Encinitastubes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Encinitas, CA Posts: 185 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Does your Historic stay in tune ?? My problem is not with the tuners, it's with the nature of guitars. If I'm perfectly in tune with, say, an open A chord, then a barred A chord at the fifth fret is out of tune. the usual culpret is the B string, sometimes the high E. Anyone else have this problem? What did you do?

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