I’m very surprised that I didn’t get the good old (1) “my Gibson never goes out of tune” or (2) “[insert famous guitar player here] doesn’t need a String Butler”. I’ll go ahead and answer those comments here to save time: (1) Awesome! That makes me happy. (2) If you’re saying he/she grabbed that guitar of the wall and took it on tour, I’m going to point out that they probably have had other improvements made to the nut and tuning pegs of their touring guitars and they have a tech that constantly improves and tweaks their setups.
Something to note about the String Butler...it works best if your nut slots are cut straight. Angled nut slots would actually cause two break angles where binding could occur, one on the fretboard side of the nut where the string would traditionally start heading toward the tuning machine and another on the headstock side of the nut where the strings return to straight to go through the String Butler. I would presume that adding a String Butler to an angle-cut nut would increase the tuning stability problem, not solve it. Angle-cut nut slots without a String Butler aren't the answer either. As I noted earlier there is still a break angle where binding can occur...cutting the slots at an angle only moves the location of the string binding to the fretboard side of the nut. Also, regarding the angle around the String Butler posts...it doesn't matter at all because the strings go on the rollers and there is no chance of the string binding on them.
It's been frustrating. Gibson really needs to drop the traditional headstock and get with the program. I think this is really going to help. The strings are a couple days old now so I'm going to give it a workout and see how it holds up.
Tom Schultz of the Band Boston, who was also a very good engineer had made a devise on his headstock 45-50 years ago similar to this string butler. He had figured this issue out years ago, he should have patented and marketed it , would have made some big bucks. Still have a hard time understanding how Les Paul's can be so expensive for a guitar that does not stay in tune.
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I’m very surprised that I didn’t get the good old (1) “my Gibson never goes out of tune” or (2) “[insert famous guitar player here] doesn’t need a String Butler”.
I’ll go ahead and answer those comments here to save time:
(1) Awesome! That makes me happy.
(2) If you’re saying he/she grabbed that guitar of the wall and took it on tour, I’m going to point out that they probably have had other improvements made to the nut and tuning pegs of their touring guitars and they have a tech that constantly improves and tweaks their setups.
Something to note about the String Butler...it works best if your nut slots are cut straight. Angled nut slots would actually cause two break angles where binding could occur, one on the fretboard side of the nut where the string would traditionally start heading toward the tuning machine and another on the headstock side of the nut where the strings return to straight to go through the String Butler. I would presume that adding a String Butler to an angle-cut nut would increase the tuning stability problem, not solve it.
Angle-cut nut slots without a String Butler aren't the answer either. As I noted earlier there is still a break angle where binding can occur...cutting the slots at an angle only moves the location of the string binding to the fretboard side of the nut.
Also, regarding the angle around the String Butler posts...it doesn't matter at all because the strings go on the rollers and there is no chance of the string binding on them.
All good points here. Thanks.
Great video 🤙
Thanks, friend. The String Butler definitely works for me. The improvement in noticeable.
Kool fix bro . This may help my FrankenDinger build
They're like $48 but they seem very well made.
Worked in a guitar store for 11 years, owned a few gibsons but never kept them for this very reason!
It's been frustrating. Gibson really needs to drop the traditional headstock and get with the program. I think this is really going to help. The strings are a couple days old now so I'm going to give it a workout and see how it holds up.
Tom Schultz of the Band Boston, who was also a very good engineer had made a devise on his headstock 45-50 years ago similar to this string butler. He had figured this issue out years ago, he should have patented and marketed it , would have made some big bucks. Still have a hard time understanding how Les Paul's can be so expensive for a guitar that does not stay in tune.
I did not know that he invented a Gibson-fixer. The guy is an absolute, certified genius.
Your guitar 🎸 sounds like a terrible tune
Yes, bud. 😄 Let's hope the new part helps to fix it. 👍