The Muse I Adorn

While visiting the acupuncturist last night, he said that I should aggressively play some scales on my guitar to help with the work he's doing on my left arm. Did that for an hour, then goofed around for as much. Did the same this evening. This old beater was my muse of choice.

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RVA said:
So the LP did NOT stay in tune it seems! You are not alone!
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I used to have trouble keeping Les Paul's in tune, until I discovered that the culprit was the nut profile and not the construction of the guitar.

Once I began using a funnel shaped profile with a fall-away, and keeping the floor profile rounded and held to +.004" above string gauge, all my LP tuning issues stopped completely.

Most interesting is that my 2021 Les Paul 50's Standard Gold Top stays in perfect tune as delivered from the factory. I've never made any alterations to it, but I noticed there's a lot more work in the nut profile on this $3,000 Les Paul than there was on my $1,100 2016 Les Paul Studio.

My stock Stratocaster 6 screw tremolo also stays in perfect tune even after repeated, 11 semitone dive bombs and that's with a brass nut and Grover Vintage Tuners.


It really is all about the nut profile.
 
Robert Herndon said:
I used to have trouble keeping Les Paul's in tune, until I discovered that the culprit was the nut profile and not the construction of the guitar.

Once I began using a funnel shaped profile with a fall-away, and keeping the floor profile rounded and held to +.004" above string gauge, all my LP tuning issues stopped completely.

Most interesting is that my 2021 Les Paul 50's Standard Gold Top stays in perfect tune as delivered from the factory. I've never made any alterations to it, but I noticed there's a lot more work in the nut profile on this $3,000 Les Paul than there was on my $1,100 2016 Les Paul Studio.

My stock Stratocaster 6 screw tremolo also stays in perfect tune even after repeated, 11 semitone dive bombs and that's with a brass nut and Grover Vintage Tuners.


It really is all about the nut profile.
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I’ve been fortunate. All four of my electrics hold tune really well. The Strat, Viking and fake Tele hold tune while playing. They will go off sitting due to temp/humidity change…… but they always seem to go off equally across the board whether that be sharp or flat. The G400 was another story. I’d tune it. It’d go out while playing. Figured out the stock Epi bridge was basically junk. Replaced it and the tail piece with Tone Pro pieces and the thing has been rock solid since.
 
RVA said:
Your crappy pics beat my pics with effort. Either way, they all show sweet guitars!
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Thank you sir! The crabapple tree is starting to bloom....it's getting to be time to do some yearly maintenance....clean, oil, and restring....etc...
I actually look forward to showing the guitars some attention out by the BBQ pit...this time of year.
 
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