Problems with tuning stability of TGM Guitar

[SAN_TREMONTI]

Hey fellow softies..I'm basically having a problem keeping my TGM Strat Copy in tune so i'm rarely using it nowadays..Do you guys have any idea what are the possible causes of this problem? I'm thinking it might have something to do with the machine head and the tremolo bridge..But i'm not so sure though..Please don't hesitate to give some ideas on how i should go about repairing my TGM Strat (but don't ask me to get a new guitar, Haha..I have another guitar, my LTD Viper 50)

 

[Mirrorboy]

dun abuse your trem by doing divebombs

 

[predz23]

make sure the nut is lubricated well?

 

[SAN_TREMONTI]

I never do divebombs on my Strat..Haha..So i don't think thats the problem..Besides i can't pull on my trem so it's not really capable of divebombing..

 

[Jumpin'Jellybean]

If you feel that your machine heads are loose or stiff maybe you might wanna tighten them/ loosen them or change them.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

It is a tremolo bridge, right? Personally, I wouldn't trust a cheap tremolo to stay in tune unless you really don't touch it.

Wait... you can't pull it up, so that means it is flushed to the body? If so, then it's working like a fixed bridge already. The tuning instability is probably a fault with the tuning pegs.

Try replacing them with Wilkinson tuning pegs? They're quite affordable. Standard Value / SV Guitars bring them in if I remember correctly.

 

[relinquish69]

my suggestion? block up the trem with something (whether its a floyd rose or a normal vintage bridge) so that it doesn't move any more.

the next problem would be the tuning machine heads. are they old and loose (don't look at this the wrong way)?

if they work fine, it might be your strings. you have to give them a good tug so that they don't go out of tune that easily at the start.