Goldie tuning issues

[Mrjoshuamccormack]

I just got my Goldie yesterday, have loved playing it, but it seems to have major tuning stability issues. Has anyone else had this, or have any advice? I tried stretching the strings (even broke the high E) but they still want to go out of tune when I play, whether or not I’m just bending the strings or using the bar.

 

[Mrjoshuamccormack]

Another thing: if I even touch the bar now, the low E goes sharp almost to F

 

[NickNihil]

Man, that's so hard to say without actually looking at the instrument. Could be anything from strings cinching up on the nut, bridge not set at right tension, neck not settled...

 

[Mrjoshuamccormack]

It seems to be getting better as I’m playing it more. Maybe it just needed to settle in a bit?

One more question: I noticed my pick guard is not flush with the body of the guitar in the middle. Is this normal?

 

[Astrofreq]

I wouldn't be too worried. It's probably acclimating to the AZ climate. That's my guess. I'd just play it like crazy and see if things start stabilizing.

 

[Astrofreq]

Trust me, electric guitars LOVE the stable AZ (or NM in my case) humidity. I rarely have to adjust anything and by rarely, I mean never. lol. Acoustics on the other hand, keep them humidified.