Guitar Goes Out Of Tune Too Easily |
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Guitar Goes Out Of Tune Too Easily |
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Jan 25 2008, 01:31 AM |
change the headstock or see the screws of the neck needs to fix
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Jan 25 2008, 10:16 AM |
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Jan 25 2008, 10:23 AM |
My Ibanez goes out of tune way too easily when it is tuned lower then E standard. It has no locking system at all just normal stringing. If i put my guitar in D standard it'll go out of tune in no time. C standard? You've got no chance, in a matter of seconds it'll go out of tune. What can i do to keep it in tune? Could be a number of reasons. * As suggested earlier, if you got 009 change to thicker strings. up to 011-012 even. (where as you might get problems with the saddle but can't hurt to try) * Try to see if the neck needs adjustment. Search for "trussrod" (or "truss rod") + "adjust" either here on Google. * If it's a cheap guitar I bet the machine heads are cheap ones too. New expensive, quality (price should go hand in hand with quality...) tuners will do wonders to your guitar And it would have helped if you had posted which model Ibanez you've got. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Jan 25 2008, 03:06 PM |
What model of Ibanez guitar do yo have? If it is a low price range model check out the tuners. Do you have a tremolo? What type?
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Jan 25 2008, 06:56 PM |
Thanks for the reply guys. As you've all predicted my Ibanez is one of the cheaper guitars. It's an RG321MH, only cost me £240. That was of course nearly a year ago. This is another reason why i want to get a new guitar but can't decide which. In all honestly all though at the time when i got this it was ok it's sort of put me off Ibanez guitars a bit Hey man. I had a very low end Washburn, and then mid range epiphone and fenders. Finally, I have a top guitar and that happens to be an Ibanez prestige RGT 320Q. I tried top fenders and gibsons and I will probably buy them in the future, but this was the right guitar for me now. Man, I just felt in love with this guitar. So playable, unbeliavable tone, and so on... Of course I go far from having your trouble. It has a double locking system, so I tune it and lock. For 2-3 days I make minor adjustments on micro tuning and then it does never detune anymore (unless temperature changes drastically) So, my advice is: instead of thinking about the guitar you have right now, just go and play the guitars you are interested. Try different vendors, and discover what you want now. Other advices: 1) Go to the guitar shop and try different guitars. Don't buy a guitar without testing it! Even if the seller shows, play it yourself. Test the guitar first without any amplifier, and then plug it into an amplifier close to what you have. Any guitar will sound way better on top amplifiers, but you will be misleaded by that. 2) Don't buy at the first time you go to the shop. Negotiate price or something. 3) Within time you will become more exigent. So, it is a good idea to get as much money as you can before buying a new guitar. Otherwise, you will be disappointed after some time and will regret you could have bought something a little better. It is also a nice idea to buy an "upgradable" guitar. One example, is a mid range guitar with good wood, but bad pickups. Later you can put good pickups and you will have a much better guitar. 4) Get as much information as possible before buying the guitar. Hope this helps! -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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Jan 25 2008, 07:59 PM
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go out and try some gear. id invest in some locking tuners. does the ibanez have a tremelo? i had a cheapo ibanez that i replaced the tuners and bridge. thing plays amazing now.
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Jan 25 2008, 10:51 PM |
Nope no tremolo or anything. It's pretty much low end Ibanez. At least it beats my old copy strat though i used to think that was ok when i first got it but now it's awful lol.
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