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I hope so. It is that easy to make changes to stringing technique which are hugely beneficial to your guitar & performances.

When you put the string through the hole on the tuning peg, pull it a bit tighter so that there is some tension on it. Then - the bit a lot of people disregard - pull the string slack from the nut towards the frets (by 1 fret of distance on the high E, 3 frets on the low E and the relative distance for the rest (imagine a diagonal line between the 2 points I mentioned across the board and pull back accordingly). This allows for an appropriate amount of string to be wound round the post, ensuring greater tuning stability and a bit of flexibility when re-adjusting tunings. (obviously the lengths provided are a guide, not a science ) Also, the string that has already passed the post must go over the top of the string in tension from the nut to the post. This applies the correct stress to the post itself and avoids the string overlapping and pinching on itself (reducing it's life and increasing the likelihood of slippage). Finally, make sure to wind in the correct direction. If you are using a guitar with 6-a-side machine heads that are on the top (like a Strat/Tele) - wind anti-clockwise. For reversed headstocks (some Jacksons, ESPs etc.) you want to wind clockwise. When it comes to a Les Paul/335 etc. that has 3 pegs per side, the bass side pegs are wound anti-clockwise and the treble side clockwise. Doing this ensures that the string is pitched from the nut slot to the machine head at the correct angle, again giving the correct stress levels and enhancing the string life as it reduces the chance of it snapping at this point. However, regardless, there is something pretty important to keep in mind when continually altering tunings on a guitar. I posted about this factor on another forum when explaining that to accurately intonate a guitar you require new strings. It also applies to tuning amendments: Of course, the issues you may be having could come down to the gauge of strings being used, the age of the strings when this occurs, the level of oxidation on the strings themselves from having been played (if you have quite acidic sweat the level of string degradation will be much greater in a shorter period of time), sharp points at the machine head/nut/bridge causing the string to 'nip', stringing technique of course as above. There are many factors to consider.

Jimmy Moon in Glasgow is who I would recommend to fix it. 0141 638 2794. www.moonguitars.co.uk

Precisely. I'm cutting myself as we speak.

Welcome to life. I don't want to give up my extracurricular activities either, but finding a compromise is necessary sometimes. For example, I'm stuck in Azerbaijan just now and - consequently - my band Bisongrass had to play the Fudge Awards without me. I didn't want to give that up but tough shit, work is work. I wouldn't get paid the same and do the hours etc. working in a shop or suchlike. Just the way it is.

Yesterday was spent offshore on the DWG platform in the Caspian Sea Today was spent mostly on a boat (motherfucker!) coming back from said rig and then sat in a hotel in Baku waiting to go to next rig. Tomorrow will be more waiting to go to the next one. Maybe with some Baku office joy to write a report on the findings on the first 2 rigs. At least I'll be home for next weekend (my birthday is next Saturday so this works out pretty well )

I'm finally back onshore so can catch up on some games. Thankfully none of you guys speak about the Wild so I haven't seen anything

Not necessary. It isn't to do with guitar setups.

There is always more to stories such as these. Granted, I will always be seen as biased when it comes to stuff regarding R&B, but I never had a problem there even before any involvement. The turnaround time relates directly to the workload at the time, and being a first come first serve basis, with all repairs carried out by the sales staff, it isn't going to be a next day guarantee all the time for example. Some people are never happy - coming in on December 23rd when there are 6 or 7 guitars already ahead in the 'queue' and expecting a 2 hour turnaround while the customer goes to M&S is a bit ambitious. Regarding the prices, £25 for just a rewire of a jack socket wouldn't be the case. It is normally around £5 for just that. However, if a new Switchcraft socket was needed, they are around £15, so the price increases quickly. It is easily worked out. The labour rate has been a fixed £25+VAT/hour for at least 10 years. Soldering a jack socket doesn't take an hour. Obviously there will always be instances of people having issues or problems with a shop, it happens in all industries and to all the different competitors. That is something that will always be the case. It is the same on the other side of it though - sometimes the attitude and conduct of a customer can leave a bitter taste, the staff are just people at the end of the day and it isn't always possible to be 100% passive when rubbed up the wrong way constantly etc. I've even had a dealing - when still working with R&B - with LiamFoyer, that was somewhat difficult and frustrating. It was clear that he wanted to bicker because of a sour dealing in the past (I got wind of such on here). As I said, always 2 sides. But yes, R&B do set ups. Some people are really happy with them and continue to go back for more work, others are disappointed and will look elsewhere. That is just how it goes. As I said, I've always been happy with any work I've had done at R&B that I didn't do myself (I'm happy with my own, but that doesn't really count!).

I heard that they also set fire to your gigbag before throwing your guitar down the stairs... What a load of shite is posted on here sometimes

Sadly not

Typical - its 3 months away and yet I'm not going to be here for it. Totally gutted!

That was a year and a half ago? Jesus! Awesome day!

Mechanical Engineer. 8.30 - 16.30, Monday to Friday.

Watched the highlights - awesome! Pretty impressed! Ducks vs Wild tonight. Will have that recorded for "Saturday white russian and NHL violence before the Lynx game" joy.

I'm having issues with the 'View New Content' button when on the forum homepage. It always suggests that there is no new content to view, despite it being evident that posts have been made since my last visit. However, the 'New Content' button works as it should if I'm in a thread and then proceed to click it.

I use the Dunlop DVP1. It is very smooth and has a good amount of travel. Great unit. The Ernie Ball pedals are great too (for the same reasons).

Can you please postpone the Fudge Awards by a month or bring it forward by a week - I might be in Azerbaijan for it now

Yeah that. Would've been good. Just in from work now. Pish.

No woops! It was awesome! Shame about the results though

Carrying the baby up the stairs past Teabags/us? If so then I saw you, not knowing who you are at all.

Great devices, I had one and rated it highly

I kinda want another Explorer (I might have said that a page or 2 back, I can't even remember). Will try to sort that out pronto.

Fuck all aside, what are you up to tomorrow? Hockey and beer should be the answer. Teabags is coming round to mine I believe. Join? Lynx game after too!