Evertune?

[pluto]

Anybody heard of this? My wife just showed me the story on cnn. My reply to her was that the device would work well with my gibsons but when my anderson comes in, it has locking tuners so no need it for that guitar! Pretty nifty idea though!

[chriswhite]

I have no doubt that it works but it sure is ugly. I wouldn't want that on my guitar.

[tom]

We had one in the shop on an artists guitar. It was improperly installed and was a mess with help from them wegot it sorted out and then it delivered. Fairly remarkable. It's a contraption for sure but it did what it said it would do. It required some major surgery to fit in our guitar.

[Pietro]

But... What kind of impact would it have on tone... It looks like it rips a LOT of wood out and puts a LOT of metal in.

And I wonder how it will work in 15, 20, 25 years (yes, I plan to keep my Andersons that long).

[tom]

It was surprisingly not too invasive tonally once it was properly installed.

[pluto]

I am surprised anyone would put it on an anderson since its not like you need to tune that often with locking tuners even with a heavy picking hand.

[tom]

Clint black actually put it on his classic and bulldog. Being a front man he never wants to tune. He says he can tune in the bus then play a whole gig without tuning.

[Pietro]

That's very intriguing... are you considering making it an option? It's expensive, no?

[tom]

They sent me one to build a guitar around, but will take a little re reengineering. It is thick enough so that with standard neck geometry it sticks out the back. I will have to add some neck angle and use a fairly low profile bridge pickup to shoehorn it in. I think the only way you'd see them as an option is if they can make it smaller. I dont see nontrem guitars being a huge tuning problem for the masses.

[Pietro]

I dont see nontrem guitars being a huge tuning problem for the masses.

Well... it's easy for you to say that... your guitars stay in tune like crazy. Not all of them do. :p

[OSCAR ZOROASTER]

Getting a fair amount of press. Have not seen a negative comment yet from anyone who has fiddled with it.

[oddguitar]

I have an Evertune retrofitted on my PRS SC245 & I love it. The guitar is ready to go every time I pick it up. Even if I let the guitar sit for long periods of time (weeks) without playing it, the most I ever have to do is touch up the tuning a couple of cents with the hex key. It is a very cool invention and I highly recommend it. I don't really notice much of a difference in the tone either.

-oddguitar

[uburoibob]

How much weight does it add to the guitar?

Bob

[tom]

It's heavier than a vintage trem. The routing is also very large and there is no turning back.

[Pietro]

I have an Evertune retrofitted on my PRS SC245 & I love it. The guitar is ready to go every time I pick it up. Even if I let the guitar sit for long periods of time (weeks) without playing it, the most I ever have to do is touch up the tuning a couple of cents with the hex key. It is a very cool invention and I highly recommend it. I don't really notice much of a difference in the tone either.

-oddguitar

how about some pics, please?

[oddguitar]

After many requests for pictures, I finally got around to taking some pictures of my PRS with the Evertune bridge installed. In my mind it is the most significant advance in guitar hardware since the Floyd Rose. I literally have not tuned this guitar since getting it back from the install many months ago. It also has the most spectacular intonation of any guitar I've ever played, outside of a guitar with a True Temperament neck that I tried.

In addition to having the Evertune installed, I also had the volumes switched so I can reach the bridge pickup volume with my pinky. I also had the bridge volume pot replaced with a Shadow Killpot, which is very cool for stutter effects (although it is a bit scratchy). Finally I had the bridge tone replaced with a Stellartone Tonestyler, which is a really cool way to get more useful tones out of your guitar.

Anywho, I really recommend the Evertune, as it allows you to forget about the hassle of tuning and focus completely on playing and enjoying your instrument. I really wish some of the boutique builders would start offering it as an option on their instruments....hint hint ;)

Before everyone gets all up in arms about the amount of wood carved out of the instrument and the difference in feel, here is your answer: it sounds even better than before the install & the guitar plays exactly the same, only it never goes out of tune.

The only thing that could make it better, would be a tremolo version, but I'm not sure that's possible to do.

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[strat56]

Did it add any weight?

[oddguitar]

If you factor the amount of wood routed out vs. the added weight of the Evertune, it is probably slightly heavier than before.

-oddguitar