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Flinty
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Flinty
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Joined: 11/20/01
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11/22/2001 3:53 pm
Changing to a lighter guage string is a common cause of this. I have an SG that is impossible to keep in tune with anything less than a 10-46 set. Also, if you have changed gauges I'd recommend getting your setup checked out. It will have most likely reduced your neck 'relief', as well as your intonation. Any music store with a good tech on hand will check it out for about $5-$10.

If you've been using the same guage all along, I'd try replacing the G string. May be just a bum string or not installed properly. About an hour of playing should have settled the strings in. I usually do not resort to pulling on them unless I am having a problem.