andrewgentry
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That looks amazing. Congrats.
Love it!!
Whoa. That's the exact opposite of every PRS I own -- they are all rock solid all year round.I really like how this guitar plays and sounds but I can NOT get it to stay in tune for the life of me.
That's what my trem'ed PRSi have as well. But it really shouldn't matter much.I'm not sure if it's typical but the trem has 4 springs - 2 on top, 2 on bottom, center is empty. The tension is lower than my Edge if that matters.
Whoa. That's the exact opposite of every PRS I own -- they are all rock solid all year round.
That's what my trem'ed PRSi have as well. But it really shouldn't matter much.
PRS are setup for 10s out of the factory but dropping the gauge should just mean a tension change to the springs and some intonation tweaks.
You've got the strings locked properly? Phase IIs? Phase IIIs? You're not winding a ton of string around the peg heads are you? You don't need much more than half a wind on the low strings if they're locked properly to bring them up to pitch. Maybe a whole wind or a wind-and-a-half on the high strings. Less is more here.
Whoa. That's the exact opposite of every PRS I own -- they are all rock solid all year round.
That's what my trem'ed PRSi have as well. But it really shouldn't matter much.
PRS are setup for 10s out of the factory but dropping the gauge should just mean a tension change to the springs and some intonation tweaks.
You've got the strings locked properly? Phase IIs? Phase IIIs? You're not winding a ton of string around the peg heads are you? You don't need much more than half a wind on the low strings if they're locked properly to bring them up to pitch. Maybe a whole wind or a wind-and-a-half on the high strings. Less is more here.
Thanks, I'll take a look...I owned a CE24 and went through this to get the bridge to float correctly. The 3rd string would always go out of tune until I fine tuned everything. After these adjustments I never had a problem. I hope it helps:
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/50351/prs-trem-setup
I'm going to check the trem screws later based on the video in that thread...I owned a CE24 and went through this to get the bridge to float correctly. The 3rd string would always go out of tune until I fine tuned everything. After these adjustments I never had a problem. I hope it helps:
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/50351/prs-trem-setup
I should have watched it more closely before posting. I 100% agree with pulling the string straight through a clamping it. That's how I've always done it with PRS locking tuners.In the one you posted, the guy puts about a half wrap on before tightening the lock, but the links I just posted both show locking with the string still straight.
Thanks. That is what the previous video talks about... Will give that a look later.If I'm not mistaken, the newer CE's have the import tremolo. I've had 3 'core' CE's and none of had any tuning stability issues. I tried setting up a friend's SE and noticed the stability wasn't as good so I don't know if maybe that's the issue?
One thing I would check is the trem mounting screws (into the body) and see if they're notched just below the head. I believe the notched screws is the main reason PRS trems are typically more stable than other vintage style trems.
I owned a CE24 and went through this to get the bridge to float correctly. The 3rd string would always go out of tune until I fine tuned everything. After these adjustments I never had a problem. I hope it helps:
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/50351/prs-trem-setup
Every string break has been at the tuning post... I hope it's just my lack of experience with locking tuners. I don't think the issues are related to saddles or the nut.Sounds like someone was doing surgery on that thing before you got it and left it in a state. Maybe take it apart and polish the saddles and nut up? Make sure there are no burrs, etc. that could be cutting the strings? What you're experiencing is far, far from typical for a PRS.
I'll give you tree fiddy for it if you really start to lose your mind.
Possibly the worst thing about leaving Square for Stripe is I no longer work right next to Gary's shop!Worst case, I'll take it to Gary Brawer!