I have an Ibanez RG350ex it has suddenly started to go out of tune really quickly. It will go out of tune on all of the strings in a matter of minutes. Can you please help.
Have you changed strings recently?
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Change your strings and/or give your machine heads a check.
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If you use the whammy bar a lot it will go out of tune, even with locking nuts.
When you put new strings on, make sure to give them a good workout before you tighten the lock nuts down. You can give a pull up on the strings or just go up and down the neck and bend the strings. New strings will stretch a little at first.
Try this.
1)Loosen lock nuts
2)Turn adjustment screws on bridge to middle position where you can tune strings either up or down equally.
3)Tune guitar to pitch using the tuners on the headstock.
4)Make sure bridge is floating parallel to body. When in tune if the bridge tilts forward, the springs underneath must be tightened. If the bridge tilts back, the springs must be loosened a little. May take 3 or 4 attempts, but adjust springs so the bridge floats parallel or even to the body of the guitar when all strings are tuned to pitch.
5)Tighten down the lock nuts.
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Are you locking it at the nut? Have you recently changed strings? New strings will go out of tune quickly if not re-strung correctly (they go out of tune when strung correctly too, but not after a couple of re-tunes. A few good bends on each string after re-stringing will cut the time in half).
