I have a 2019 ES335 I bought new. Practiced w it a coiple times and used it for 2 shows that year. Plus in studio.
It stayed in fairly good tune.
I used it in June this past year and my G string (yes I know..) kept falling flat with any bending to where I didn't even try n use it for sets 2 and 3.
The strings have maybe 3 hrs of playtime seems a bit early for string change.
What I did do in between:
I ĺifted tailpiece to make bending easier.
Intonation was out so had to move saddles back especially the G string.
That's it.
Yes, I am very familiar with stretching new strings out etc I have been doing it for 45 years.
It seems odd..
Any ideas?
Cheers
Lock the string on the string post with a luthier's knot.
Make sure you got
at least 3 full turns down the string post....
Now tune the string to pitch.
Now pull the string and stretch it out really good,
this will make the string slip out of tune.
Now tune the string up to pitch again, and pull it good - stretch it again.
Now tune the string back to pitch again.
Now pull the string really good and stretch it again.
You will repeat this over and over until:
you stretch the string and it doesn't go flat.
You pull the string, and it doesn't slip anymore. It holds the tuning without slipping.
You are now done with that 1 string.
Now repeat the same procedure for each of the remaining 5 strings.
Locking strings on string post: critical.
luthiers knot, or
locking tuners.
Then, stretch stretch stretch and re-tune over and over until it is fixed and doesn't slip.
This is the Dan Armstrong string-lock method.
It works for sure.
I taught this method to Paul Reed Smith many many years ago.
Now, some people have said that Gibson has an "inherent defect," which causes the G string to slip out of tune.
But this: is horse manure.
The truth is:
they don't know how to sting a guitar.
Learn how (above) and your axe will not slip out anymore.
Note: it doesn't matter what brand of strings. I use Ernie Ball but no matter.
Thanks to: Dan Armstrong, the king of Gear Techs. RIP my friend.
