How to make a Les Paul hold tuning better?

[MrDan666]

Dan and Gainfreak,

My LP's are pretty stable - tuning issues are only due to temp and humidity change.

In addition to well cut nut and saddles, I use a mix of pencil lead and electronic control lube dabbed into the nut and saddle grooves. Stretch the strings hard and always tune "up". Could also try a tail wrap. My 77 standard for example plays better with the wrap (tone and feel) - this may help with drag at the saddle.

Your 78 sounds like a cool axe, hope it works out.

Mike

Thanks Mike, my 78 really is a killer guitar!! Tonewise.. its like instant Sykes when i use it with either the Boogie MKIII or my Cameron HG Jose Marshall.

Im gonna take this to a nearby tech and just get him to have a look at it and tell me if he can see any problems or things that may need adjusting/fixing. Then hopefully once its fixed, il be able to put this LP to good use!!

 

[MrDan666]

Ya know, that's a great point. I didn't know to tune "up" for years and years and it definitely works. That may play a bigger part in my LP stability than I realize.

Thats one thing i learned when i had my first LP (R7 VOS goldtop), and it definitly makes a difference.

I have covered all the bases we've discussed in this thread and STILL im having no luck. So its going to a tech, before i throw the damn thing out the window