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I have just found out the Fender Stratocaster Haynes manual will be reprinted & updated next month.
Does anyone have any further info please?
Thank you

Not next month, but April

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fender-Stratoca ... 750&sr=1-2

Appears to be 32 pages larger...

George

It's a great book with loads of useful info. I have four books in that series. I am also about to receive, for my birthday, another interesting new book called 'Squier Electrics' by Tony Bacon, the famous writer (in our circles) on all stuff guitar-related.

Tony.

Thanks for the heads-up, Tony. I'd missed that one, but now rectified thanks to Amazon

George

I do hope the extra pages are aimed at my G-string - new nut (twice), tremelo block (replaced), locking tuners (new), no joy. It's the only string that has ALWAYS been a serious problem. I simply cannot think of anything else that can cause such persistent problems.
Any help toward helping me from insanity would be gratefully received.

Regards

Malc

Hi, Malc,

I have tried - on and off - to get on with a plain third string since the late sixties. It's impossible. It always slips out of tune.

You and I are in good company: the late Chet Atkins moved to a 10-46 string set (on electrics) late in his career, but always used a wound third - as he said in a guitar mag interview some 30+ years ago, he simply could not keep a plain string in tune.

The only guitar on which it's ever worked for me is a Yamaha SGV800 fitted with Sperzel Trim-Loks, but that isn't an option on most guitars. I'm currently (and temporarily) using a plain third on a Jazzmaster equipped with 11s, but that will be changed once I install some custom-made pickups with adjustable polepieces. The balance is all wrong as well with plain thirds, unless you're playing so loud you can't tell the difference...

JN

How strange.
I've never had a problem and simply can't get on with a wound third, can't bend it enough.

Me neither. I hate a wound third. As you say, its unbendable and its pretty dull sounding too. I suppose its because of the fact that I dont have a guitar just set up for Shads music alone but use my guitars for everything and therefore like them more playable. As for the tuning, dont have any problem, once the string is worked in, it stays in tune just fine.

s4wgb wrote:I have just found out the Fender Stratocaster Haynes manual will be reprinted & updated next month.
Does anyone have any further info please?
Thank you

Amazon shows the following..........

This second edition is fully updated throughout, and includes extra case studies and a new section showing how to 'Voodoo' your Squier Strat

Bob T

Hi Malcolm

I have found that keeping the string path running smoothly between tuners and bridge seems to keep everything in tune. When changing strings I clean the nut slots with the edge of a piece of cardboard and lightly lubricate with a product called "Graphite All" (Guitar lube), I then lightly clean the bridge using a cotton bud with three in one oil.

Whilst there is much debate, I also prefer Elixir coated strings, which may or may not make some difference?

Gary