Oooookay, strange one here.
I had a set of 9s on my guitar (RG550) a few weeks ago. I had switched to Slinkys, since they were the only 9s in the shop, and the tuning on the E and A strings was pretty bad (the others were fine), and so I put it down to a freak occurance. I stuck a set of 10s on it a few weeks ago, and after a marathon nightmare trying to get the thing in tune with the trem at the proper angle, all was well. Until, that is, I went to use the trem.
For the last 2 weeks or so, even the slightest trem movement sends the strings way out of tune, and the trem doesn't return to any sort of zero point, leaving the strings as much as a half step sharp or flat. But here's the strange bit...some strings go flat, some sharp, some stay the same. Whatever ones change tuning, after a bit of whammy bar wiggling, the guitar is totally out of tune. As you can imagine, it's a bit of a nightmare trying to play it like this, constantly retuning every few minutes.
I've already checked the Ibanez Rules tech section, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for, and didn't find anything to help me out. I'm considering getting the guitar set up by someone who knows what they're doing (important, as I *may* have a gig coming up in a month or so with a currently half-formed band).
So, advice, anyone? Or shall I blow £80 on getting it set up, and possibly move the purchase of a PGM back by a few months?
Thanks
tTz
