I forgot to mention that I have a good story about the original Charvel Block tuning (well at least I think its a good story hahaha)
Back in the 80's after getting my Charvel with the Original trem, I could not get that fucker to stay in tune. I read all the mags, used pencil lead in the nut slots had tech after tech look at it................No one could get that guitar to stay in tune.
One day at another music store I made a comment about my guitar not being able to stay in tune and I got a smug remark from some fat guy in the corner saying that it was my fault and I just didn't know how to set it up. I looked at him and said, well Ive taken it to the best techs that I know and they are at a loss as well and they all recommended a Floyd or kahler. He said, well you didn't take it to me and of course I said, well, who are you? He gave me his name and this huge amount of BS about how he was the best tech in NY. There were others in the store that said that he was the best, so I said Ok God, If you can get this guitar to stay in tune I'll pay you double your price and if you can't I walk free of charge and I get the right to tell everyone how full of shit you are (Yes, he rubbed me the wrong way and I was pissed)
He then said well of course you will have to learn how to play a certain way in order to keep in tune and as soon as he said that, I knew that he had just read the EVH article hahahaha! I said, I know all the tricks of how I'm supposed to yank the bar back after a dive bomb but it still doesn work, do we have a deal or not?
The deal was struck and I brought him my guitar. Forward a week later, I go and pick up the guitar and not only did it NOT STAY in tune, you could shoot an arrow off of the neck the action was so high. Of course I shoot him the WTF look and he tells me that real men play with action that high and that I still don't know how to play the guitar in order to keep it in tune. I look at him straight in the eyes and handed him the guitar and said show me how a real man plays and lets see you keep the guitar in tune.
Needless to say he sucked as a player and I don't say that EVER and the guitar did not stay in tune for him either. My end comment was what's your excuse now or are your ears so messed up that you can't hear that the guitar is out of tune.
I walked out of the store mumbling every curse word you could mention and I went straight to another store and had a kahler installed (another mistake I know hahaha!) and had the action put back to pussy player levels hahahaha!
