Gibson Les Paul Setup:

67plexi said:
Could be green wood I have the same issue with my 2015 SG unplayable. I pulled out my 2001 Custom Shop Les Paul it's been in the case since 2002 still in tune and stayed in tune.
After Gibson got raided who knows what wood they are using.

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I have to say that my 2016 Gibson SG T Series is totally stable from a tuning stability standpoint. It impressed me with that feature.
 
Robert Herndon said:
This one was a mystery for a while. Push on the string behind the nut and no change in pitch. Zero. Push on the string between the tailpiece and stopbar and it would go flat every time.

Started looking for bridge and/or saddle movement and found nothing...the noticed the mark on the string from the saddles's knife edge was moving toward the nut and the wrap on the high 'e' was scooting toward the stopbar....

I think this is just a string problem.
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I would do the following Robert. You said a string problem and it is and why? Tuning problems are 99% cause by the nut. I would put a new string on it. I would look close at the nut and if it is a man made material I would get rid of it. Bone or brass replacement and then I would believe the problem is fixed.
 
Robert Herndon said:
I have to say that my 2016 Gibson SG T Series is totally stable from a tuning stability standpoint. It impressed me with that feature.
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All my new Gibsons are 100% stable. The wood is as good as it has ever been, actually the rosewood the last couple of years has been exceptional quality.
 
Same for me. I can beat them and leave them sit on stands. Days later they are on the mark and I can play it with no worries. We play a good bit of Pink Floyd and for the Gilmore bends your intonation must be perfect. If not don't waste your time because you will be embarrassed.
My Strat is on the mark with a roller saddles and nut. I use the tremolo on it a lot and the thing never has a problem. The Fender tremolo was never meant for dive bombs.
 
kevinpaul said:
I would do the following Robert. You said a string problem and it is and why? Tuning problems are 99% cause by the nut. I would put a new string on it. I would look close at the nut and if it is a man made material I would get rid of it. Bone or brass replacement and then I would believe the problem is fixed.
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no pinking in the nut. Push the string down behind the nut and it comes right back to pitch...
 
Session 5 said:
Time to switch to D'Addario. never liked those Ernie Balls.:)
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It's funny how people have strong string preferences. I can't stand D'Addario's. GHS Boomers for me - they have a "rounder" top end than D'Addarios or EB's so I like them better with high gain, the others sound too sizzly to me. They seem to tune up quicker without having to stretch them too.
 
gball said:
It's funny how people have strong string preferences. I can't stand D'Addario's. GHS Boomers for me - they have a "rounder" top end than D'Addarios or EB's so I like them better with high gain, the others sound too sizzly to me. They seem to tune up quicker without having to stretch them too.
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I use the .010" Ernie Ball Full Nickels...
 
I have been using the Mexican Lottery strings from Rev Billy. They are perfect for me and bends. I had a lot of pain in my left hand when I used 12s and then 10s. I loved 9s for years and my hands felt good. I was using EB 8s and I still have a drawer full of them.
I can put the 7 gauge string on the locking tuners only. I can barely see it, I really love the strings and now that I am winding up the Locking tuners the Billy strings are on about all the guitars I play for fun and work.
 
gball said:
It's funny how people have strong string preferences. I can't stand D'Addario's. GHS Boomers for me - they have a "rounder" top end than D'Addarios or EB's so I like them better with high gain, the others sound too sizzly to me. They seem to tune up quicker without having to stretch them too.
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You are right, people have a weird product loyalty to there brand of strings. The short time I used the EB 9s in the pink pack guys with the stuff 10s in the blue bags laughed. I hate strings that don't come in the little individual bags. That is the time I have let my emotions get the best of me.
 
Robert Herndon said:
I don't change them until they start sounding dull. If you wipe them down after each use, they actually last a while...
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The important wipe is the one where you drag a duster along the fretboard under the strings. That's where the crap gathers.
 
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DonP said:
If it is loose winds on the peg, eventually it will stabilise. I recently had a string going flat and it was untwisting at the ball end. Most likely though it is the nut, even if it is apparently OK.
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I've had problems with the ball end of the high e several times. I kept wondering why the string wouldn't stay in tune, and found out that the string was actually untwisting. This happened with three sets of strings from the same sixpack once. Must have been a faulty batch.
 
I like D'Addarios 10-46 Nickel wound. I have been playing 4 years now and never yet have one break. At times I am a heavy picker. I have them on all my guitars. I practice 2hours every day plus do some gigs so they get lots of use. I know if a guitar is not set up properly this can cause problems with strings breaking. Sure its possible to get a bad string but this would be rare. As a rule I change my strings every 3 months , or if they start to sound dull.
 
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