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help! tuning problem.

  • 08-04-2011 09:38PM
    #1
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,735 ✭✭✭


    Hi, brought a second hand electric guitar recently,also got a electric tuner,all ok for a couple of weeks until my E 1st string snapped got a new set of strings of ebay,put on new E string but i cant tune it?
    on my tuner it shows up as a 3G string not the E1st string,i tighten the string but fells like it going to snap,tuning worked fine with the old string?
    any ides? thanks.


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  • #2
    Ostrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    nig1 wrote: »
    Hi, brought a second hand electric guitar recently,also got a electric tuner,all ok for a couple of weeks until my E 1st string snapped got a new set of strings of ebay,put on new E string but i cant tune it?
    on my tuner it shows up as a 3G string not the E1st string,i tighten the string but fells like it going to snap,tuning worked fine with the old string?
    any ides? thanks.

    It should read '3g' if it is not tight enough - the tuner is telling you that your string is currently tuned to g, which is flat. The tuner should cycle through the varous string names as you tighten it. If you're uncertain, check the pitch against the fifth fret of the b string to see how far off it is.


  • #3
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,735 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    If i tighten it he will change to 2B,but it fells at his stage its going to snap, cant get to E1?


  • #4
    Ostrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    If it is still flat it wont snap

    Dont be afraid of it, turn it!! :)


  • #5
    Welease
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,834 ✭✭✭Welease


    efla wrote: »
    If it is still flat it wont snap

    Dont be afraid of it, turn it!! :)

    Unless he's already an octave higher ;)

    As Efla already said.. check against the 5th fret to see if you are already tuned higher...


  • #6
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,735 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Is it a possibility the wrong string was put in the wrong pack,on pack it said E1st,but what if it was a 3g string would this cause my problem?
    i know its going snap!!!!


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  • #7
    68 lost souls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    I know it sounds odd but is the tuner tuning the other strings ok? Sometimes when the battery is low on some tuners it doesnt read accuratly.

    Another thing is if its tuned to high it could be reading a G an octave up and needs to be tuned down.


  • #8
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,735 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    68 lost souls wrote: »
    I know it sounds odd but is the tuner tuning the other strings ok? Sometimes when the battery is low on some tuners it doesnt read accuratly.

    Another thing is if its tuned to high it could be reading a G an octave up and needs to be tuned down.

    the tuner had new battery recently,it seems to tune other strings ok, if i tune down seems to go to 4d 5a etc..:confused:


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