zeitsev96

I've restrung a thousand times, its not that there aren't enough wraps or that the string is slipping at the tuning peg. The screws are tight on the neck, but I can't see a shim anywhere in the gap, its just air. Maybe I can unscrew them and then tighten them again. The neck looks slightly bowed, I assume from all the time it obviously sat around in its case (fully strung). As for the bridge, there are three springs in the back. Btw, plinky, it so happens that I live over an hour away from the nearest metropolitan area (Sault Ste. Marie, MI), and I don't have a car so... Yeah, it's... Inconvenient.

I restrung it and noticed that the high e string was on the top of the string tree, rather than the bottom... That did the trick. And no there's no metal between the neck and the pocket, its just space. It tunes up better with new strings but won't stay in tune at all, when I start tuning by the time I get two strings down the first one is already a full turn low, and the intonation is off. I'm guessing its because of the neck. Its a great sounding guitar, a very nice change from my other one, and I agree, a great learning tool. I'll use it as an opportunity to further my knowledge. Thanks people!

There is a string tree. I'm not sure why but not all of the pictures I uploaded ended up here... Ill put the others in this comment. Any idea about the pickups or do I have to just take them out? Also, when you say metal plate I'm not sure what you refer to, are you just talking about the plate that the screws go through? Because, I mean, that's a pretty standard component of a bolt on neck.

Entirely new to this site, wondered if anyone could help me. I've been playing daily for about 5 years (since age 15), never really messed with any of the hardware on any of the guitars I've owned, and I don't have much other than basic knowledge of anything more than playing. So, my brothers buddy brought this guitar to me. It appears to me to have been custom made by whoever owned it (owner went to prison I guess, house got sold and guitar given away to neighbor). There is a decent gap between the neck and the neck pocket, more at the top than the bottom. It does not tune properly, for example I can tune it at the fifth fret and a power chord will sound awful. I can tune each string with the next to an open chord with one finger, and to strum a full open chord sounds awful, completely off. The high e string slips off of the nut, no matter what i do it wont stay. Also, I have no clue how to tell what the pickups are. The thing was filthy and the case was desintegrating, its obviously been sitting around for quite a while. I just want to know if making it tune correctly and fixing the but are simple enough to perform, and how much its worth. I'm sure somebody can help me!