Ok, first off, this PRS plays like butter! It's a 2016 McCarty 594, 10 top I purchased used from GC about 2 months ago. I'm playing on D'Addario EXL120-10P Nickel wound 9's, tuned to 430 (Eb). I use Big Bends Nut Sauce on the nut and saddles.
I've noticed that as I'm tuning, after getting a string tuned to 0, the strings will drop about 1-3 cents when I release the tuning knob. I've been tuning up about 1-3 cents above 0 with a guess that it will land on zero when I release the knob. It's pretty much every time I tune every string. I don't have this problem on my Fender or Ibanez, both tuned to 430 with the same strings.
I've tightened every screw head on the phase III tuners and the lockings are very tight on each string. These tuners are about 4 years old, so I'm leaning towards the fact that they are needing replaced all together. Some of the tuners feel tighter than the others, but all the screws are all tightened about the same torc. Should they last longer than 4 years? What could cause this?
Any advice or knowledge with these guitars would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I've noticed that as I'm tuning, after getting a string tuned to 0, the strings will drop about 1-3 cents when I release the tuning knob. I've been tuning up about 1-3 cents above 0 with a guess that it will land on zero when I release the knob. It's pretty much every time I tune every string. I don't have this problem on my Fender or Ibanez, both tuned to 430 with the same strings.
I've tightened every screw head on the phase III tuners and the lockings are very tight on each string. These tuners are about 4 years old, so I'm leaning towards the fact that they are needing replaced all together. Some of the tuners feel tighter than the others, but all the screws are all tightened about the same torc. Should they last longer than 4 years? What could cause this?
Any advice or knowledge with these guitars would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.