Moving the neck side strap button to a better location on the guitar will solve 99% of neck dive problems without adding any weight to the guitar or having to swap out tuners. Oftentimes a guitar with a strap button on it’s upper horn by the neck will balance like a charm once the button is moved to the heel.
Subsequently, do explorers have neck dive?
explorers with the strap button NOT located at the heel tend to neckdive. My ex400bd does that, but using a rough thick leather strap helps a lot.
In respect to this, do Les Pauls have neck dive? In a standing position, with the strap end about 3 or 4 inches out along the shoestring from the strap button, the Les Paul will feel like an entirely different guitar. No neck dive. No body dive.
Likewise, do strap locks help neck dive?
With the strap locks installed the neck dive was significantly less noticeable. Perhaps this is obvious to everyone else, but it was certainly a pleasant surprise for me.
Does an SG sound different than a Les Paul?
The two guitars also sound different from each other. I would say that tonally, the SG is brighter and has a more pronounced mid and high range frequencies. They both have two humbucker pickups in the neck and bridge positions, and similar tone and volume controls.
Does Gibson still make the Firebird?
This Firebird was produced from 1972 to the end of ’73, and production ceased at 366 guitars.
How do I add weight to my guitar?
Go to a fishing tackle shop and try and get hold of some lead fishing weights. Attach the weights to the strap pin until the guitar is about balanced, perhaps slightly more “neck up”. Take out the strap pin. Drill a hole into the guitar through it.
How do I stop my headstock from diving?
How do you balance a heavy neck bass?
What does SG stand for in Gibson SG?
What is bass neck dive?
neck dive = neck heavy. When the neck and headstock are so heavy that the neck has the tendency to drop towards the floor and you have to counter this with your fretting hand. Usually found on basses where the strap button is higher than the 12th-14th fret, e.g. Gibson Thunderbird or Warwick Thumb.