Schecter Tempest Custom issues?
Posted by on 31st March 2009 in Rock and Pop
Mooplet asked:
I currently own a Schecter Tempest Custom.
It’s about a year old and I’ve loved it ever since.
But it has a tendency to come out of tune quite easily.
When I play shows with my band, I pretty much have to tune after every song.
It’s mainly the G string, which I know is common, but usually not this bad.
After one song, it may be a half or an entire step down from what it should be.
And the other strings don’t stay tuned very well either.
I currently own a Schecter Tempest Custom.
It’s about a year old and I’ve loved it ever since.
But it has a tendency to come out of tune quite easily.
When I play shows with my band, I pretty much have to tune after every song.
It’s mainly the G string, which I know is common, but usually not this bad.
After one song, it may be a half or an entire step down from what it should be.
And the other strings don’t stay tuned very well either.
And here’s the question.
I was wondering whether I should get some mechanical locking heads or just get a new guitar.
I don’t really know much about the locking heads or how to set them up, or if it would even be of much help to me.
I was thinking about getting a Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany Electric Guitar.
I mainly play death/metal, kinda like Carnifex, Devil Wears Prada, or Bring Me The Horizon.
I’ve never used a Gibson but I’ve always wanted to try them cause I love the sound, but at the same time I don’t know if it would be right for me.
So what should I do?
Thanks.
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April 2nd, 2009 at 2:20 am
Schecters are well-known for being–”affordable” so I guess you get what you pay for. If I were you I’d definitely go for the Gibson (as long as you can afford it). However, looking into some new tuners may not be a bad idea. They don’t necessarily need to be locking tuners. Locking tuners tend to be a pain in the @ss–especially during a gig. I think if you’re at the point where you’re regularly playing shows you may want to go ahead and invest in a better guitar.
Good luck.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:57 am
I would need more info as to what you have before I could intelligently answer your question,but…. Does the guitar have a whammy bar? does it have a locking nut? Does it go out of tune because you are using the whammy bar? If its going out if tune without using the whammy/locking nut system then look at musiciansfriend.com, they also have a bottle of something called “nut sauce”. It will lube the nut so the string slides thru it without getting caught and help keep the guitar in tune. You can also use lead graphite, available at any hardware store. I would also recommend you taking it to a reputable shop and have it professionally set up. Probably about 60 dollars. I wouldn’t ditch a guitar I love for tuning problems unless its unresolvable, I am sure its easily fixable.
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:30 am
Before anything, change your strings, it’s better to have paid $10 to know for sure that it needs maintenance than spend all that money on a new guitar or maintenance it doesn’t really need.