sinistralx Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Quite a heavy handed player and usually tuned to Eb and was having issues with high E popping of the nut. Thought i would stick a string tree on to see if it made a difference. One gig in and all good so far. It may very well be Hawthorn but thought i'd share anyway. Just a note, the screws that came with the string trees are rubbish and both broke while I was trying to fit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennDeLaune Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Great I was doing the same thing to mine. Wonder why they didn't add this to the headstocks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Because James Tyler thinks he can make it perfect without a string tree, fact is, he can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinistralx Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Agree :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The headstock has enough angle that it really doesn't need a string tree. If you want one that's fine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I've never had any problem not having the string tree. Haven't really even thought about it, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
variDude Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 1/16/2014 at 6:59 AM, Charlie_Watt said: The headstock has enough angle that it really doesn't need a string tree. If you want one that's fine though. Old thread here, but new JTV owner. No, the headstock doesn't have enough angle. I've played two JTV-69's and both of them have a warbling/buzzing sound when played with open strings. If you put some tension behind the nut, the warbling goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I have toyed with the idea of getting a bar rather than a tree - like this one... but never quite got around to it. Thought it might give a bit more pressure over the nut for all strings: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MagiDeal-Electric-Retainers-Tension-Tremolo/dp/B078N5Y5DJ/ref=sr_1_3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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