Live 'staying in tune' problems *grrrrr*

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TheRockDoc said:
let's just say the band is not excited about my little 'problem'

several culprits- Ibanez SG (lawsuit era)/Bigsby type , Agile SG no trem, Dean V-X no trem, all having the same issues- even one bend or wank, and the G-string goes 'boing' and the the entire high end shifts (B and E strings). I am c o n s t a n t l y needing to hit the strobe pedal (peterson) and retune- like every friggin song and feel like I am a rookie

No- they are not happy at all, and neither am I...:rolleyes:

I keep the humidifier on 40-45% all the time and/or keep them in the cases. How the h&*@ am I going to gig when every figgin guitar loses it's tuning every friggin song?

gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

can someone offer some sage advice?

TRD
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Burrs on the saddle, emery cloth can clean that. Use a chorus pedal to smear your intonation till you retune.
 
One quick note. Make sure everybody else is in tune also. It drives me crazy when someone else won't tune between sets or make sure their guitar, bass, whatever, is intonating correctly.
 
well, of the three that were checked out, the Dean and the Agile are, in the opinion of the tech, no structural problem. We (ok- he) suggested some different techniques for stretching strings, etc. I will try them tomorrow.

The Ibanez was an entirely different issue. In short, it was recommended that I replace it with a Schaller bridge. There was some play in the bridge/saddles that we clearly causing some issues...
 
I played tonight with a fill-in guitarist that has this expensive as hell Gibson LP that's like a reissue of a 1954 or some shit. It was out of tune all night. I just wanted to smash someone's face. I broke two strings, but never went out of tune. WHAT THE HELL.
 
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