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I've been fighting a tuning problem on my Genny for some time time now. I'm sitting here looking at it, when it hit me. Along with the C5 in the bridge, I have two Quarter Pounds installed in the neck and middle. Thats twelve 1/4quot; magnets, (beside the C5's), pulling on the strings constantly.

No wonder the dang thing won't stay in tune.

Does this sound reasonable?

Artie

i think the industry term for such a thing is quot;Stratitusquot; and it happens with my Fender all the time if the pups are too close...back off on the middle pickup and you should be quot;okayquot; but i'd lower 'em all if you can stand the change in tone.

-X

Do back those pickups off, especially the neck!

The primary culprit is always the neck pickup because the amount of force required to move the string a given distance is far less toward the middle of the string than toward the end (nut or bridge).

Yeah, thats what I'm trying. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I lost a bit of the QP quot;mudquot; when I backed them down a little. I'm going to wait about a week, then recheck the tuning.

When I first put together the strat in my avatar, I was having a helluva time getting the guitar to intonate, and it was driving me batty. Lowering the QP in the middle solved that problem.


Originally Posted by MattPeteWhen I first put together the strat in my avatar, I was having a helluva time getting the guitar to intonate, and it was driving me batty. Lowering the QP in the middle solved that problem.

Interesting. I wonder if we've discovered a quot;bugquot; in the QP?

Magnetic pull is no secret. It's just a matter of YOU remembering that it applies to your strings too!