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Hey Dan -
I'm having problems with a couple of the saddles on my R8. They're causing the unwound strings to bind when tuning and then abruptly go sharp/flat when the string is bent. The problem goes away when I lift the string out of the saddle groove and tune up with the string resting on the...
What is the proper way to apply Guitar Grease, Carmex or any of the other nut slot lubricants? If find if I cram it into the slot, the majority gets pulled out as the string is wrapped around the tuning peg.
I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I would appreciate any help you can provide...
Just read through a bunch of old posts about these guitars. What is the current thinking/preference between the R4 and the R6? Is the R4 bridge a problem or a blessing or both? Is there a reasonable alternative bridge if the R4 won't intonate? What about the pickups? Do they need to be replaced...
Is this something that can ever be solved? Or do I just have to remove it and forget about it? Seems to me the saddles don't just fall out anyway... they have to be pretty much yanked out.