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Tuning peg too sensitive

  • 22-08-2009 12:24am
    #1
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    The lower E string on my guitar (yamaha pacifica) is quite difficult to tune because the tuning peg is way too sensitive. The pitch of the string moves fat roo much even when I turn the peg as little as I can.

    Is there an easy way to get this fixed? I don't know that much about guitar maintenance since I'm just a beginner. Is it worth taking the guitar to a shop to get looked at?


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  • #2
    eoin5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭eoin5


    It could be that the E string is getting caught in the nut. Is there a ping sound every so often when your tuning? If not a new machinehead is probably the way to go, most shops should have ones to suit it.


  • #3
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    Nope, no ping sound.
    I checked the intonation and it's a bit off. Maybe I'll fix that first and see if it helps.


  • #4
    Parsley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭Parsley


    Probably the tuners you have are just a very low ratio. You might want to try a new set with a higher ratio.


  • #5
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Parsley wrote: »
    Probably the tuners you have are just a very low ratio. You might want to try a new set with a higher ratio.

    Yeah, exactly. A higher ratio tuner would be better.


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