FAQ's About Guitar Tuning

Question: Do I have to alter my guitar in any way in order to install any of your Sta-Tuned products?
Answer: No.

Question: Will my guitar stay in tune permanently?
Answer: No. It will only better stay in tune while you are playing, moving the Bigsby® installed vibrato, or dive bombing. Temperature and humidity will still affect your guitar over time.

Question: In what stores can I buy your Sta-Tuned Products?
Answer: Sta-Tuned products are only sold direct to the customer on a money back guarantee providing that it does not prevent the strings from slipping through the nut individually.

Question: Can I install your Sta-Tuned products on my Stratocaster or Telecaster?
Answer: Not for the Stratocaster at this time, however this will be coming soon. You can install a Bigsby® Vibrato on a Telecaster and keep it in tune with a Sta-Tuned Vibrato Fine-Tuner and String-Lock.

Question: Why does my Bigsby Vibrato make my guitar go out of tune?
Answer: When you use the Bigsby, you are moving the strings through the nut microscopically and because of friction, the strings are individually not returning to exactly where they were. This happens whether you stretch or loosen the strings with the Bigsby.

If you prevent the strings from moving altogether at the nut with our String-Lock your guitar will stay in tune much better while you are playing.
Note: You must install our String-Lock accompanied with a Sta-Tuner behind the bridge.

Question: How easy is it to change strings on the Bigsby Vibrato Fine-Tuner?
Answer: Since you no longer have to wrap the strings around the Bigsby® installed shaft, it's a piece of cake!

Question: Is there another name for a Bigsby®?
Answer: A Bigsby® is actually a Bigsby® Vibrato Tailpiece. A Vibrato might also be incorrectly referred to as a Tremolo, Trem Bar, or a Whammy Bar.

Question: What is the difference between a Vibrato and a Tremolo?
Answer: The terms vibrato and tremolo are sometimes used interchangeably, although the strict definitions of each describe them as separate effects: vibrato is a periodic variation in the pitch (frequency) of a musical note, whereas tremolo usually refers to periodic variations in the volume (amplitude) of a musical note.

Question: When you change strings, do you have to cut the ferrule from the end of the string?
Answer: No. You just drop the ferrule down into the slot and tune up.

Question: How do I know which size String-Release I should buy for my guitar?
Answer: The measurement, in inches, is the distance between the "e" strings at the nut on your guitar.

SMALL = 1 3/8" MEDIUM = 1 1/2" LARGE = 1 9/16"