i hate my stupid guitar!

Chups01098 · 02-08-2010, 09:08 PM

it makes me so mad!!

i just got it back from the tech, and his blocking the trem and putting the tusq nut on helped tuning STABILITY i cant get the frikken thing in tune first.

i've tuned it with multiple tuners, one supposedly accurate up to plus or minus .01 cent, and they are always jumpy when im trying to tune, so i tune teh od way by ear, and i get each string in tune, play a chord and its way out.

what the crap!?!

**Rainer.** · 02-08-2010, 09:18 PM

Did you have him intonate it?

AudioAUnderdog · 02-08-2010, 09:19 PM

Maybe you should get a new guitar?

gg7 · 02-08-2010, 09:41 PM

How do you know it helped stability if you can't get it in tune? ..or maybe I'm misunderstanding you. Hmm.
Surely he tuned it and played it, right?

If you're trying to tune by ear, it's no wonder it sounds out of tune.

A little tip for you: Always tune UP to pitch and not down. If your note is reading sharp on the tuner, tune it flat then bring it back up. Try that and properly letting the strings stretch out by tugging on them a little around the 12th fret (that's good enough for me usually) then retuning. Go through that several times.

Also try switching to your neck pickup if you're plugging into the tuner. Play the open string with your thumb LIGHTLY. Don't pick the strings hard when you're trying to tune.
If you're trying to tune an electric guitar with the mic on an electronic tuner, that's a bad idea as well. It won't have enough volume to give the tuner a good read.

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-08-2010, 10:09 PM

What is your tuner?

Chups01098 · 02-08-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainer.

Did you have him intonate it?

no, but i dont think intonation is out at just the first couple of frets lol

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Originally Posted by AudioAUnderdog

Maybe you should get a new guitar?

maybe if i had a job, or money, but i dont. and im 15.

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Originally Posted by gg7

How do you know it helped stability if you can't get it in tune? ..or maybe I'm misunderstanding you. Hmm.
Surely he tuned it and played it, right?

If you're trying to tune by ear, it's no wonder it sounds out of tune.

A little tip for you: Always tune UP to pitch and not down. If your note is reading sharp on the tuner, tune it flat then bring it back up. Try that and properly letting the strings stretch out by tugging on them a little around the 12th fret (that's good enough for me usually) then retuning. Go through that several times.

Also try switching to your neck pickup if you're plugging into the tuner. Play the open string with your thumb LIGHTLY. Don't pick the strings hard when you're trying to tune.
If you're trying to tune an electric guitar with the mic on an electronic tuner, that's a bad idea as well. It won't have enough volume to give the tuner a good read.

i've done everything said here, i stretched the living crap out of them a couple of weeks ago when i got em, i pick softly on my neck pickup, i tune up, not down

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Originally Posted by BillSPrestonEsq

What is your tuner?

right now, i have no physicial tuner, i use my pod, so its hooked up on the computer,. i've tried ap tuner, that tuner software by peterson tuners, the pods tuner, my friends tu-2, i used to own a tu-12, nothing works!!!

and the market for fat strats is not that great haha. its not like i could make much money selling it. atleast not enough for a new guitar

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-08-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chups01098

no, but i dont think intonation is out at just the first couple of frets lol

Sounds like it to me.

Chups01098 · 02-08-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BillSPrestonEsq

Sounds like it to me.

well then even if i play open strings, say my two e strings, and tune them perfectly together, then i play some lead on just my high e, and play the two es together again and they're different. you cant have bad intonation at open strings right?

**Rainer.** · 02-08-2010, 10:42 PM

Can you record what you mean?

Chups01098 · 02-08-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainer.

Can you record what you mean?

not right now. maybe tomorrow. i dont know what you want to hear, i cant even tune it for one chord, ii tune e to a string, a to d, d to g, g to b, b to e, and by then the e,a,and d strings are out of tune. it just is horrible

**thesteve** · 02-08-2010, 11:09 PM

I'll give you $60 for your crappy guitar.

**Rainer.** · 02-08-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chups01098

not right now. maybe tomorrow. i dont know what you want to hear, i cant even tune it for one chord, ii tune e to a string, a to d, d to g, g to b, b to e, and by then the e,a,and d strings are out of tune. it just is horrible

Tune all the strings, then play all of them open one at a time.

Then play a few open chords, then play a few barre chords around the 5th fret, then a few at the 7th or 9th.

**thesteve** · 02-08-2010, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thesteve

I'll give you $60 for your crappy guitar.

I should add that I will also pay for shipping...so $60 +shipping.

AudioAUnderdog · 02-09-2010, 12:02 AM

Get a Squier, and get it set up by a guitar tech. They're decent guitars with a set up. Or better yet find a used USA Peavey. They go for as little as $100-$300 on ebay and they're the best quality I've ever seen for the price. Or you could buy an Agile from Rondo Music Home Page.

Save your money and you'll be surprised how just $5 at a time can add up. I'm 17, with no job, and I have almost $900 saved up by just not spending any in the last year and a half.

**thesteve** · 02-09-2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by thesteve

I should add that I will also pay for shipping...so $60 +shipping.

Or if you can wait, I'll be in Dallas in May...$100 in person if I can still afford it.