How do I fix the intonation on a 1984 Gibson Explorer series guitar?
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take it to a music shop if you are unsure.  cost some where around 40 bucks.\n\nNice guitar, btw.
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Attempt to not overblow and don't change your amboture (sp?) when it comes to not losing your intonation. Lip up if you are flat, and relax your jaw and lip down if you are sharp.  Grab a tuner and set it to 440hz and do "longtones."  Go from your low D (F Concert) to your middle D, 12 counts each note and start Piano (soft) as you can and cressiendo 6 counts go to Forte and the next 6 counts decressiendo  back to Piano-do this with a tuner.  For breathing techniques, without your horn, tsss sound in the longtones pattern  (6 counts cressiendo/6 counts decressiend).  Do this blowing in the palm of your hands and make sure you are blowing warm air.  As you get better at it, increase the number of counts.  Good Luck.
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First, make sure your bridge is properly placed between the two small notches in the F-Holes. Additionally, make sure the bridge is not leaning forward; it should be leaning backward very slightly.\n\n2. Upon assessing that the bridge is properly placed and standing with a slight backward tilt, we are going to start by tuning our wooden pegs up to relative pitch. You'll need some sort of reference to determine this...\n\na. Pitch Pipe for Violin (has the four notes: G D A E)\n\nb. Electronic Tuner (either chromatic or guitar/bass) This is highly recommended since as a beginner, the most difficult hurdle is developing an ear to determine pitch variances. By investing in an electronic tuner, the tuning process becomes less frustrating while ear development is even better attuned...especially since there's an accurate electronic reference. if you are using a piano, reference the "D" string above middle "C".\nIf you have a problem with the wood pegs slipping, you'll need to either apply peg drops (available at most music stores) or rub a little rosin dust (from your rosin cake) on each peg where it inserts into the peghead. \nAfter tuning your wooden pegs up to relative pitch, we will now fine tune the violin with the fine tuners located on the tailpiece (Note: some violins only have one fine tuner on the E string). Using any of the reference tools above, begin with the "G" string and tune the fine tuner clockwise to go up in pitch and counterclockwise to go down in pitch. Follow this procedure with each string. If your fine tuner will not go up, or down, any further, relocate the fine tuner to the center position and attempt to tune again with the wood pegs. i hope this helps.
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check out web site www.frensterguitars.com/repair.shtml.
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i'm searching for a free SG since '99 and now, after 7 years, i came to the conclusion then is time to raise some money .. you cand find the SG Standard at 1880 E in europe and under 1000 $ in the US.  www.gibson.com - there are some contests there having a free Gibson (sometimes SG) or Epiphone as prize; half of them are for US residents only but is ok, there are still enough contests for anyone
957902
Lower your low E one full octave or tone. I believe if you capo the second fret, you'll have the sound your looking for.
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I have a lot of fun using  my RP300a processor. Ive come really close to getting the sound of hendrix. I know he used a Unicord Univibe pedal. Phaser. A Marshall 100 watt Super lead amp, and hall reverb. He adds a fuzzface for the solo.
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Typically, I'll use the B string on my 5 string for material requiring those really low notes.  However, sometimes it becomes necessary to detune my E string due the the left-hand gymnastics that would be required to use the low notes on the B.  That is, some songs simply don't lend themselves to grabbing a C# on the 2nd fret of the B string; it can be MUCH easier if the E string is tuned down.\n\nIf the strings are hitting the pickups, there's a few possibilities: your action is too low to support detuning or the pickups are too high.  Lowering the pickups is the easiest; changing your action will require checking and fixing the intonation.\n\nIf the bass you're using still isn't working right, I'd suggest looking into a rental for a few days from your local music store.  Or, if you don't mind dropping a few bucks, a buddy of mine has the 6 string bass in the sources hyperlink and loves it.  $200 is short money.
801459
check your pads, if it looks like the thin paper like layer is torn or damaged in any way, you may need to replace your pads, usually they need to be changed about once a year, it can also effect your tone quality if these do need to be replaced
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Why? Leave the scratches. It gives your guitar personality.\nOr buy a new pickguard.
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get old fashion tuning forks, and tune it by your ear. That is how they were tuned for hundreds of years, and regardless, it will sound right to you!\n\nIn 1975 my friend introduced me to tunning pianos. I had NO clue, but could match the strings to the sound of the tunning fork.
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Either:\n1) upgrade, or\n2) try to open the mic cover, clean out all the fluff, try to put it back together, put tape on it to hold it closed, finally give up and revert to step (1).
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Here's a low C tuning  CGDGAD http://www.ezfolk.com/guitar/Tutorials/Chords/low-c/low-c.html
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my boyfriend plays guitar...give me a minute and i'll call and ask him if he knows what's goin on...i'll get back with ya\n\n\nok...he really didn't know your problem exactly, but he said it might be this: he said make sure the PA patch cable is an instrument cable, as opposed to a microphone cable or something along the lines of that. sorry if that doesn't help
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get an audio jack reducer at radioshack and an audio jack enlarger.  Run guitar into computers microphone and alter settings so you dont get a distoreted signal and run out of the headphone jack into amp.  I do it all the time!
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he he, I think I'd be a good idea to talk to the seller who sold it to you about this problem. Our new computer's keyboard(HP) makes noise and I think its just the way it is. he he, hope its not too late to get you an exchange for a better one. good luck.
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you just tune it down four half steps lower. you turn the machine head a different amount of times for every instrument, couldn't tell you that. \nhope this helps