louis cyfer wrote:the tuners are all wrong. the low should be the high e, the a tuner goes to the low e, the d tuner to the a, the g tuner to the d, and the high e to the g. having the high e tuner at the low e puts too much angle on the nut, and it will keep going out of tune, even if the nut is properly cut. i also don't understand why they put string trees with the graduated height locking tuners. it's idiotic.
louis is correct about the tuners being installed incorrectly and this is likely to be the cause of your problem.
Elwood wrote:before I disappear for an hour or two ( gotta play) -here's an image that illustrates what your guitar should look like after you get the tuners sorted:
elwood
Elwood is showing the Sperzel locking tuners which have three different height posts. However, the tuners OP has are Schaller locking tuners.
Schaller tuner posts have two different posts, three of each type. The string hole for the low E, A, and D are located higher on the post,
while the B, G and high E have the string hole located lower on the post. Also note that the top of the post on each type is different.
Here is my Legacy SH which also has the Schaller locking tuners, correctly installed:
Now look at OP's tuners and you should be able to see the difference, only the A and B string tuners are installed correctly:
My recommendation to OP is to return the guitar to the selling dealer and show them the issue. Ask them to correct the tuner setup and then do
a complete setup (including saddle adjustment to set the proper intonation of each string) and insure the proper operation of the tremolo under
G&L's warranty (so no cost to you).
I would be interested in seeing a copy of the Custom Specification Sheet which should be included with the COA. Please email me a photo copy of it.
Hope this helps.
