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Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:13 am**

Okay, so my 6-year-old decided it's time to be serious about learning to play guitar. I've got a Squire Mini Strat that I bought years ago so all the kids in my life had a guitar to knock around instead of playing with my guitars. It's a 3/4 size guitar that is perfect for a youngster.

Anyway, the B string doesn't want to stay in tune! The strings on this guitar aren't too old, but not brand new either. So tonight I was tuning it up and all was well. Then I strummed through a few chords and it sounded odd. I checked the tuning and the B string was out of tune. I re-tuned and again strummed a few chords, all is well. I strated arpeggiating the chords and, again, the B string is out of tune!

Any thoughts on why one string is continually going out and not any of the others?

By the way, this is what a 3/4 guitar looks like (this is not my kid - and his guitar has been re-painted neon green)... isn't it cute?

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:46 am**

Hi Rocky

I don't know why your son's guitar does this, but from the times I have tuned pupil's guitars this story sounds very familar.

The intonation always seems out on these models.

I tune it all and then go to play an E chord and it then sounds like Matt is tone deaf (aghh maybe I am am, and the Squier is fine LOL)

Matt

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:36 am**

Sounds like the string is hanging up somewhere. Check the nut's slot and the string saddle for burrs.

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:41 pm**

Like Matthew said, check the intonation. I had a problem on a squier a few years with a duff machine head slipping. Check it doesnt slip as you play the string. It may sound stupid but make sure the string is staying UNDER the string tree as well. Just general checks like that.

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:12 pm**

could be intonation but i think deansolo's suggestion is probably closer to the root of the problem. only other tip i can offer is to make sure the nut is fitting the string right.

i've heard of similar problems with squires before... they're ok guitars but the machine heads never seem to get good reviews

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:38 am**

Intonation...........It needs to be set up.....

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:30 am**

Y'know, I took the string tree off and lubricated the nut and that did the trick...

Thank you all for your help.

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:25 pm**

RockyRhoads wrote:Y'know, I took the string tree off and lubricated the nut and that did the trick...

Thank you all for your help.

Excellent, glad its all working and ready for soloing

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:55 pm**

RockyRhoads wrote:Y'know, I took the string tree off and lubricated the nut and that did the trick...

Thank you all for your help.

I knew it....See, there you go......you should always listen to "the old guy"!

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:04 pm**

deansolo wrote:
RockyRhoads wrote:Y'know, I took the string tree off and lubricated the nut and that did the trick...

Thank you all for your help.
I knew it....See, there you go......you should always listen to "the old guy"!

old farts club win again

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:37 am**

old guys rule! pass me the metamucil dean!

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:14 am**

frank wrote:old guys rule! pass me the metamucil dean!

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:12 pm**

frank wrote:old guys rule! pass me the metamucil dean!

Frank, maybe you should check this out

Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:15 pm**

i have no frickin idea

Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:36 pm**

lil_miz_rhoads wrote:i have no frickin idea

That's okay, I got it up and running pretty well. Do you play guitar lil_miz_rhoads or are you interested in playing guitar?

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