I got my new Custom 24 about a month ago. I love everything about it, except for one big thing - it just struggles with tuning.
So here is the basic rundown:
When I got the guitar last month (2017, Brand New Old Stock), the tuning was really bad. It would go out of tune almost instantly, even after a week or so of playing a lot.
So I found a local master luthier (well-known guy in the area, hundreds of amazing Yelp reviews and he has his own line of guitars), and he did a really good job. The tuning was a lot better when I got it back.
However, I still find that I have to tune it too much. If I am practicing/playing for 2 hours, I have to tune multiple strings at least 20 times in that span.
I can rule out the following:
- It is not my playing style, because I also own a Majesty on which I play the same stuff, and it stays in tune great
- I don't think it's my false expectations for PRS, because I used to have a 2011 Custom 24 and it stayed in tune extremely well. Also, from what I read online, most people's PRS guitars keep tune well
- It's not the new strings, because I have played it for many hours since I got it back from the luthier, and I have stretched them on multiple occasions
On an older forum post, someone said that the single most important thing for PRS tuning is that the "6 pivot screws" are set right. Is there an easy way I could diagnose this?
Tuning issues drive me absolutely crazy, but I love the PRS. If I could get this issue figured out I would be so happy with it. Any help is highly appreciated!
EDIT: Also forgot to add - I haven't even attached the tremolo bar yet, so all of these tuning issues are occurring from normal/non dive playing