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Old 01-02-2012, 05:53 PM
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maintenance question
My son has a cheap little epiphone guitar. Hasn't plated it for some time. Do I need to cut the strings off or loosen them?
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:18 PM
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Loosen them before you cut.
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:23 PM
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Will he ever plate it in the future? That's an important consideration, since plating can get pretty expensive, especially gold plating...
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:34 PM
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Was he plating this guitar up as his main entre or was he just toying around with it as a side dish?
I know some players who can serve up a mean soul dish on an Epiphone.
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:51 PM
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Okay ........playing it. Lots of smart asses at the tgp ......including me
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:57 PM
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Okay ........playing it. Lots of smart asses at the tgp ......including me
LOL !.....I was wondering if this would go on into a plating thread
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:03 PM
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So leave the strings off?
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:07 PM
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So leave the strings off?
I would leave the strings on. (but loosen them)
You'll never know when is a good time to pick up the epi and start palying again. Without strings, this guitar will be in storage for a long time.
Just my 2 cts worth.
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:02 PM
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Leave them on.
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Old 01-02-2012, 10:50 PM
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apparently the q. is how to store a guitar & the answer is to leave the strings on & tuned to pitch as they are designed to have tension on the neck

thanks for ur enquiry - ur custom is valuable to us
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Old 01-02-2012, 11:46 PM
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Leave them on you can tune them down a tiny bit but they need to be on there to keep the neck straight.
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:02 PM
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On, tuned to pitch.
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:09 PM
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On, tuned to pitch.
This.
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:26 PM
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I am constantly amazed at the number of folks who want to loosen strings on a guitar for storage, airline flight, shipping et cetera!! Unless your guitar is a 1833 Martin or similar fragile antique, leave the guitar at standard string tension.
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Old 01-03-2012, 01:27 PM
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So leave the strings off?
Playing guitar with the strings off always helps when practicing soft dynamics.
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