Hey folks,
Got an issue with my 20yo Maton Bass E string.
I just picked it up after it sitting in a closed off room for the last 24hrs. It was in tune when I left it yesterday, but the Bass E string was flat, extremely flat, by maybe a full tone, maybe even more.
I tuned it all back up correctly, and started playing Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. The first portion of the song, I only play the D & G strings, but then I hit a full E chord, and the Bass E string was seriously flat again, maybe as much as a tone. So in the space of less than a minute, it had lost it's tuning.
I'm thinking the tuning machine needs some attention, but I'm unfamiliar in how to service them.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!!