Leaderboard

The low 'E' pin is a bit high, too. Probably nothing; maybe the holes have been reamed differently (although that would surprise me of a Yamaha...). The holes are actually tapered. Next time you re-string, try swapping the 'D' pin for the high 'E', for instance..? As for the tuners, they're very rarely an issue, with any guitar. Most of the time it's just a question of how to put the strings on. Here's what we do at our house... I'll assume that the bridge pin is now firmly holding the ball end in place, as described above ^^. I thread the string through the hole in the tuner. For the skinnier strings, I loop around and pass through the same hole again. In doing this, I keep some slack in the string, enough to hold it about an inch or so above the fretboard. I'll wind the tuner, keeping the string taut above the fretboard until it's settled into the nut slot. My first turn, I'll guide the string to below the tuner hole. The next turns I'll guide progressively up the tuner post. There should be about three or four turns, if the amount of slack has been guessed correctly. Repeat for the other strings. Once all the strings are fitted, I'll tune up to pitch (I start with the 'A', then tune 'em all relative to that...). Once they're all up to pitch, I'll seize each string at its mid-point, and gently lift the guitar up, solely by the string. There's no fear of the string breaking in doing this; it settles them and tightens up any slack anywhere, just by the guitar's own weight. Once I've done this for each string, I'll tune up again, more precisely. This way, new strings are pretty much bedded in from the outset. Maybe a tweak or so the next day, but all will be stable from then on, until the strings wear out through aging or intensive playing. If there's anything not clear in my description, feel free to ask for more. If you have your own method that suits you, carry on, of course..!

You wait until you’ve had it a few months and it starts to open up tonally, I know mine did. Oh yeah,

My lovely EJ-200SCE arrived today, real pretty in vintage sun burst, I did originally say black, but very pleased with the build and finish of this, a real cracker. Bare in mind I've up graded from an epiphone Pro-1 plus in sunburst, the difference is startling, feels like a real proper piece of kit. I don't want to be disrespectful of my old starter guitar, has served me well and taught me much. These ej200s can really belt out can't they even without being plugged in also very nice tone when gently strumming, yeah I think it's a winner for me. Great service from Guitar Guitar had it delivered on a Sunday for an extra tenner. Thanks again for your comments and input.