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Why wont this guitar stay in tune??

Guitardude61951
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03/11/2008 3:21 pm
Jammin' on my Dean Dimebag tribute. The B and G strings are acting up and refuse to stay in tune. It slips flat in a matter of 5 seconds no matter how many times I retune it... GRRR Whats the deal?

I've had this thing almost 2 years, and its never been this bad about it...
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Kevin Taylor
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03/11/2008 4:19 pm
Are you stringing the guitar correctly and stretching the strings etc.?
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BrokenJera
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03/11/2008 4:49 pm
good point mr. taylor.

i have one of those neat planet waves string winders with the strecher on it but i dont know how to use it (please explaine it to me) i usually just tune my guitar 5 times before i play it.
They say the END is near, but I'm Tired of waiting.
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Kevin Taylor
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03/11/2008 5:13 pm
I did an old video lesson on stringing an electric awhile back.
It's kinda grainy & has to be redone but it shows how to string the guitar properly and stretch the strings.

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9386&s_id=163
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BrokenJera
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03/11/2008 5:57 pm
thanks now i understand how to do it. and i think i really should have figured that out years ago.
They say the END is near, but I'm Tired of waiting.
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03/11/2008 7:41 pm
All except for the High E are the original strings that were on the guitar. I wasnt aware that I was supposed to "stretch" any strings before putting them on. the High E hasnt had a problem staying in tune, yet.

I finally got 'em to stay in tune. Took about 10 retunes. Dont know what was up...
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03/12/2008 9:33 pm
You've had it for 2 years with the original strings, damn man, I'd say they're as stretched as you can get em.
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