Evertune Retrofitting: Opinions

[bloughlin16]

I wanted to hear some feedback from those of you who have installed Evertunes in your guitars. Do they work as advertised? Did it affect your guitar's tone positively or negatively? Anything else you can tell me would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking to install one in my Schecter within the next few months.

 

[frenster]

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I've been installing them for the past few years and they definitely work as advertised. It's uncanny. I've had some clients say it improved the tone and some say the opposite, but I've had VERY few complaints about the unit or what it does to the tone. I've noticed slightly less sustain on some instruments, and a small change in tone, not necessarily a bad thing. I've installed gobs of them on touring instruments, and many of those folks end up coming back for more installs. Hope this is helpful.

 

[Oinkus]

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Good to see some real info from someone with hands on experience. Only see evertune demos and they are impressive.

 

[bloughlin16]

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I've been installing them for the past few years and they definitely work as advertised. It's uncanny. I've had some clients say it improved the tone and some say the opposite, but I've had VERY few complaints about the unit or what it does to the tone. I've noticed slightly less sustain on some instruments, and a small change in tone, not necessarily a bad thing. I've installed gobs of them on touring instruments, and many of those folks end up coming back for more installs. Hope this is helpful.

Very helpful, thank you! Have you done any installs on a Schecter Blackjack SLS C-1? That's the guitar I'm planning on putting one into.

 

[frenster]

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Very helpful, thank you! Have you done any installs on a Schecter Blackjack SLS C-1? That's the guitar I'm planning on putting one into.

Post a photo.

 

[bloughlin16]

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It's a mahogany body guitar. On the thinner side, but I know people who've had it done.

 

[frenster]

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The only issue with installing it on that guitar is that the string-thru-body holes are outside the footprint of the bridge, so they have to be filled by taking donor plugs from the area that will be routed away. That way it maximizes the aesthetics.

 

[DreX]

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I think you'd be a lot better off buying a guitar with the Evertune built in, even if you love this one guitar. This would be the equivalent of a sex change operation for that particular guitar. If you love something... set it free.

 

[bloughlin16]

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I think you'd be a lot better off buying a guitar with the Evertune built in, even if you love this one guitar. This would be the equivalent of a sex change operation for that particular guitar. If you love something... set it free.

The only reason I'm considering it is that I have no plans to buy another guitar in the future and LOVE this guitar outside of the fact that the G string goes out of tune more often than I would like (I hate constantly checking tuning/having to tune after every song). I also do not believe that Schecter has plans to start manufacturing commercial models with Evertunes soon.

 

[DreX]

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The G is prone to go out of tune in general due to its looser tension. Try a wound G before doing anything too drastic, and check the bridge and nut for snagging. Also check out "Nut Sauce".

 

[bloughlin16]

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The G is prone to go out of tune in general due to its looser tension. Try a wound G before doing anything too drastic, and check the bridge and nut for snagging. Also check out "Nut Sauce".

I've tried wound G's, and they just don't feel right when I'm doing lead work, even when I've tried the lightest wound gauge that I can use and still maintain tuning and the tension that I like. I'll definitely have someone take a look at it, though, because the G not only goes out of tune more often but also by a greater degree than all of my other strings. I suspect that the specific tuner for that string might be a little defective.

 

[DreX]

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the G not only goes out of tune more often but also by a greater degree than all of my other strings

I want to emphasize that this is to be expected from the G string, it's most liable to hang at the nut because it's smooth edged and carries the least tension of the smooth strings. I tried to replace a nut once and it was a real pain in the ass. I'd suggest taking the guitar to a *good* tech with a lot of experience (I wouldn't trust a generic guitar repairman for nut work), and having the nut replaced.

One thing I haven't heard about the ever tune is how it reacts to poorly slotted nuts, I'd be worried that if your nut is snagging the strings, that the Evertune won't solve the underlying problem.

 

[Evan Skopp]

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What's involved in un-doing an Evertune installation and going back to a traditional vibrato? Is it ever done?

 

[DreX]

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What's involved in un-doing an Evertune installation and going back to a traditional vibrato? Is it ever done?

It appears that some routing is required on both the front and back face of the guitar. Once you install it, I don't think there's any going back.