deathworlder
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Update?
Please use the springs we provide with the new block !On both the SE and the S2 I used the stock springs.
Aside from the mods (tuners and brass block), the guitar is as it was when I bought it the beginning of '24. In that time the tuning has been fairly stable. In stock form the guitar was fine, but I had to be light with the vibrato arm. My S2 Standard 24 was more stable, but it had the factory locking tuners, so I figured they would help my SAS SE, which they seemed to, even if subtly.
A short while later I installed the brass block to try and tame the tone of the SAS SE a little (because, brass...), plus I had it sitting around since I uninstalled it from my S2 prior to its sale and I might as well use it. THAT's when the tuning went weird and was very reminiscent of my S2 when the brass black was installed on it and the tuning on that went wacky.
So, the conclusion is that there's either something wrong with this block or something wrong with how I'm installing it...and I'm very mechanically inclined. And, yes, my next step was to reach out to Mann directly.
Locking tuners are no crucial factor of tuning stability. First of all locking tuners support very quick re-stringing due to no or less string turns around the axis. And - undoubtful - they hold strings tight.
The most impact on tuning in- and stability is the nut and the string riders. The slots need to be perfectly fitted to gauge and the angles to ensure the lowest amount of friction.
Unfortunately you didn't provide A/B pictures.
I asume there has been a slight but severe change of an angle that cause more friction (my experience in that predominately the wound bass strings are the weakening source for the issue).
Hence give the guitar a professional check- and set-up.
I can't agree more. That block has to be rubbing somewhere in order to cause tuning issues. I don't think it would matter that much which springs you use. It just has to be rubbing the body inside trem route or it doesn't mate properly.It doesn't make any sense that a trem block would cause tuning issues unless the block is not seated completely.
I would contact John Mann and see what he thinks.