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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youTry cleaning the nut slot first - if you have no fret files then use something like a wound D string (use off cut) - Only need to rub through a couple of times to clear any debris or if binding - Then use graphite paste, nut lube or even rub the slots with a pencil to add lubrication - Factory cut slots should be fine for 9's or 10 gauge, but if you are using heavier than that, then the slots will be adjusting
Can check it is the nut itself by doing the following - tune up - bend the G string gently behind the top nut (ie between nut and tuner) and see what happens then to the tuning - if it has gone out of tune again, then generally confirms the nut - Very rarely is it the actual tuner
Be careful so as not to widen the overall slot however, or to deepen the slot by accident - you're only trying to knock off the inside edge of the slot really.
What he said.
Its strange for my gibsons they either go out of tune all the time or stay in tune for ages without changing anything.
I've got a 2008 Standard and 2015 Traditional, and never really had any tuning issues on either - just make sure you stretch the strings fully after installing a fresh set, and if needed (as mentioned in the thread already) apply a pencil tip to the nut slots.
Yup I agree, people have been playing these shitty guitars since the 50s and everyone of them has been out of tune always, it's the reason those early models are worth nothing these days.
How disproportionately are we talking? I only ask as the 4 Gibson's I have aren't effected at all by tuning issues, so I'm guessing based on that internet factoid that some poor fucker somewhere has 10 Gibson's and none of them stay in tune.
Wouldn't a wound G actually bind more in the nut slot than an unwound one, as the wind produces more friction. The wound G string design is more an issue at the bridge with intonation not tuning stability.
99% of all tuning issues on any guitar is a problem with the nut, a correctly cut nut on pretty much any commercially available guitar will hold tune just fine, no matter what brand is on the headstock.
Don't mean to be pedantic it's just I'm bored of random Gibson bashing, there's plenty to bash them about without needing to make Shit up.
Two main factors create binding on Les Paul nuts, which are the angle of the headstock and more significantly the guiding angle of the strings as they break at the nut. If you compare the angle of the strings on a Les Paul headstock to a PRS or Fender, you'll see that the strings on the latter two run pretty much straight up from bridge to tuning peg. On a Les Paul the G and D strings break at a sharp angle which creates greater potential for binding. These are typically the strings that people complain about. The fact that Gibson have often used cheap plastic nuts in a lot of their models hasn't helped with this. This isn't "making shit up", and there's a very good reason why very few makers choose this design for anything other than historical reasons.
As to the wound vs unwound strings, the thicker the string the better the tuning stability, as a rule. That's why your high E and B strings are usually the first one's to go out of tune. The friction of the wind shouldn't really matter unless the nut is very poorly cut.
Sorry, I couldn't resist being "that guy"