I need help!! badly...

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Oki, I have problem with my Ibanez V70 guitar. I finally have a chance to sell it...

But I have a problem with tuning the guitar. Not on the whole neck but only on the first fret. Just doesnt get right. But if I put the capo on first fret everything plays perfect... So I assume its the nut is problematic.

Help me...
 
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Hey Traidma:

Is your Ibanez equipped with a Floyd Rose style tremelo? First, turn your guitar to standard pitch using harmonics only. Pluck low E and see what tuner registers, it should be an E. Repeat pluck but this time fret/depress the E string at the 12th fret. If your intonation is correct the fretted note should be an E. (or at least something very, very close 25 cents (quarter tone) or less. Then, place capo between 1st and 2nd frets. Hook up the chromatic tuner to guitar output, turn up guitar volume. Pluck low E string and see what pitch is registered. Should be an F. or once again very close. Sounds like to me that the distance between locking nut and first fret is incorrect. Easily fixed by good tech. Also, are you locking down the nut before or after you tune? This can make a huge difference in intonation as sometimes the locking part will compress the string in the wrong place ie. to close to first fret by less than a mm. or to far by less than a mm., the net result is a guitar that will apparantly tune up but intonation will be funky. Try tuning and fretting without locking the nut. Hope this helps, as most would say Floyds are a B**** to mess with. Take it to a pro, get it set up and ask your best price when you sell. Good luck. PS it is pretty common for the nut to first fret distance to be wrong right out of the box. My Ibanez (rg550) was totally messed when I got it and took two trips to tech and a few dollars to shim (thus increase the distance between nut and first fret). Worked fine until I got sick of the locking nut and sold an otherwise stellar guitar.
 
Its acoustic.. so no tremolo. Yea, I'll just take it to a get repaired. Thanks a lot for help!!!

I was just wondering if I should get a new guitrar with Bigsby vibrato...? Are those things good and worth trying? Do they affect how the guitar stays in tune?
 
Traidma: Vibrato tailpieces = low stability no matter how you slice it. Also don't expect great dive bombs w/bigbsy, anything more tahn subtle vibrato will wreck havoc and loose the .... oops you get the point. Also consider the pedigree of a bigsby circa 1954, heck you don't hear Ole Chet blasting D-bombs do ya? All silliness aside Bigsby's are good for what they are - vibrato tailpiece that is it. tasteful and thoughtful use should not create massive tuning probs. Enjoy, keep in touch. One more thing I am trying to find out the market price for early 80's jazz bass in kinda beat up condition say 80% good. :)
 
A lot of possibilities. Take it to a good tech and have it looked at. Most of us do not charge for estimates.


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