bac Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I've got a problem with tuning stability on my Gibson 339 - pretty sure it's just a sticky nut so upgrading the nut should fix it - anybody recommend someone local who's trustworthy and charges a fair price? I know it's basic stuff but it's an expensive guitar and the last time I paid for a professional set up in Aberdeen the guitar came back less playable than it went in so I'm being cautious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fertuiee Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 http://www.aberdeen-music.com/threads/would-you-like-professional-guitar-lessons.49405/#post-694620 Give this guy a shout, hes done loads of work on my guitars, he'll maybe be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bac Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks for that - is he a trained luthier or just a player who does some of his own repairs etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest droid Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Try this first.http://www.blamepro.com/mwn/tips/nutlube.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bac Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks. I've already tried graphite in the nut. Not 100% sure it's the nut but it seems likeliest. I'm not getting any pinging.It's a fault with the model I think (or just new Gibsons generally?). I put back one 339 that was even worse before keeping this one. Tuning stability is just about liveable with if I'm not bending strings, but as soon as I do any bending the next chord I play will sound like a car crash. Hard to believe it's the tuning mechanism so I'm assuming it's the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I've had two Les Pauls with sticky G strings, seems to be a common problem. My Standard was fixed by Ian Taylor, that was a while ago though, good guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Dave cherry http://www.cherryguitars.co.uk/ or Ian taylor are both good blokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bac Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Thanks again, Ian Taylor seems very handily located for me so I'll give him a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girl anachronism Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Does anyone have contact details for Ian Taylor? Havin' some trouble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Does anyone have contact details for Ian Taylor? Havin' some trouble! Nope, but have you tried Neil?Neil Scollay (ex-Eric Euan)Email - neil.scollay@sky.comFB - www.facebook.com/neil.scollay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I was struggling to find ian taylor too, but i came across this guy http://www.adamsonguitars.com/ he's done a couple of set ups and repairs for me that have turned out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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