Gibson Studio Les Paul With Evertune Bridge Deep Dive
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I've been using Evertune for years and the biggest benefits in order of surprise are:
The pitch of the attack is the same as the pitch of the ringing note. This lets you tune/intonate better and also lets you play as hard as you want without it going sharp.
Everything you play sounds like a studio recording because it's always perfectly intonated. It's hard to describe until you play it and don't hear very slightly sharp or flat notes in your chords. It inspires me to play more and longer.
Not having to tune means a LOT of time and money saved in the studio. I recorded my last album almost exclusively with two Evertune guitars and in the entirety of recording the album the only time we touched the tuning was after changing the strings. Whole days of recording without tuning once, and that included runs and octaves that went up and down the neck. That perfect intonation is amazing!
On stage, if you hear something out of tune, you can be confident it's not you. As a singer this is extra useful for me since it's not always easy to just tweak tuning mid-song.
I've flown from Chicago to Europe, played 10 shows, including one up high in the mountains of Slovenia, and flew back home. Didn't tune once for the whole trip.
I have two very nice (and pricey) Les Pauls that I almost never touch because it's just not worth it to me to have to worry about tuning on stage and I have two Evertune guitars to rely on.
That first benefit is already so good
Sometimes (especially if using lighter gauge) if i hit the strings too hard they go slightly sharp for a little bit before returning to the correct note and this would just totally get rid of that issue
Hi everyone. Matt from EverTune here. Thanks for all your comments and questions. My tech, Gary Brawer (Metallica, Joe Stariani, Neal Schon) is a big EverTune guy. I encourage everyone to try it for themselves. Then you might see why Steve Stevens,
Steve Miller, Ron Nevison and a lot of guys not named Steve rely on EverTune in the studio and live.
Thankyou to you and the Evertune crew for bringing this innovation to the world of guitar! It proves that some engineers are anything but boring (tongue firmly in cheek...). We are in an equipment renaissance at the moment and I wish my cash reserves were much bigger so that I could explore it fully. Cheers.
I’m completely sold on this. Going to be ordering two units to retrofit a couple of my “less collectible” Custom Shop LP’s. Just take my money already! LOL
❤ from 🇨🇦 :)
I'm only in this for the Steves.
If I’m going to disembowel my guitar to keep it in tune, I want accompanying whammy bar with instant dive bomb and dropped d capability….wait a minute isn’t that what a Floyd Rose D-tuna with locking nut does?
@@brianloy7856 I have a Steinberger with Transtrem...
A 12-string guitar would really be worth the price of admission!
With Evertune? Definitely. I know Solar Guitars has 7 and 8 string models with Evertune so 12 should be doable.
@@PeterMoore350 Well, there are very different spacing issues between a 12 string and 6/7/8/9/10s.
Pretty sure that Evertune does *not* offer a 12-string version..
@@gary6449 correct but wouldn’t it be awesome if they could somehow do it ?
They started selling bass Evertunes last year or early this year so let’s hope the next one they do will be for 12 strings
I don't have issues with tuning to the point that I would go through the added expense and complexity. I understand how a lot of people especially beginners would love something like this.
What a top for a Studio
What might this be on a fret less guitar
I have an LTD with Evertune and Fluence moderns. There is no going back!
Fantastic for gigging, recording, just playing in general.
Long song writing sessions becomes more inspiring too, since all you gotta do is write songs not not hear strings go out of tune slightly over the course of time.
And anybody who says they never have tuning issues with a normal guitar = no, any normal goes out of tune if you bend too much or go from a cold backstage to a warm stage (or other way around)
Evertune solves all of that :D
100% agreed. Speeds up recording too - I'm not checking tuning after every take, every bent string.
Great video on the evertune bridge, I understand the working of the evertune so much better now. Thanks Phil!
As an Evertune user, these videos are fun to watch 😄
I use two Solar guitars with Evertune for gigs and it is the most relaxing thing on stage, knowing your guitar and your backup are both perfectly in tune ❤
Wow! Ever had a string break on-stage???
@@JCMC777 yep, once
And my backup was in the backstage area (the one time....), so the walking took most of the time and taught me to always have my backup on stage 😂
A Gibson Les Paul in tune? What is this sorcery? 🧙
Its called evertune hahaha
It’s possible (with age) to get a 3x3 tuner guitar like a LP to stay in tune. Everyone knows the G string (and to a much less extent the B) will give you trouble. Do I have less problem with my PRS 3x3s Yeah, of course. However, my 1959 ES-345 stays in tune just fine. I’ve had it since 1980. With age, proper intonation and setup, and tempering the tuning from wound to unwound (D to G) you can manage it. Use your ears as you play and adjust the pressure and bend as you play up the neck. Avoid adding a note on a string you know will be out of tune. A good example is “Running with the Devil” VH or “Round and Round” by Ratt in which the players avoid mixing notes from lower wound strings and high E while playing triads higher up on the neck. Play smart, listen and let your fingers tell your ears and vice versa so you sound in tune.
Lol, would’ve been a better title for the video
Just upwind the g and your fine....
My studio stays in tune great. Not as good as my tele but way better than any strat I’ve played
I love my LTD 1000 Evertune guitar. I’ve had it 7 years and tuned it 3 or 4 times when I changed strings. It’s amazing
Ugh, I spend so much time tuning my guitar. lol
Phil, I couldn't care less if I can hear you A/C in the background. Be comfortable my friend!
Great video, as usual.
I love my evertunes. Once they figure out how to put a tremelo on it then its game over!
I set my Evertune to drop D by default and tune up to E. Way more useful tuning. Also intonation is so easy on Evertune bridges as well.
Same
If I had one I'd do the same, because I rarely get out of drop tuning these days.
Bought a Solar Vinter 6-string with the EverTune... Hitting the open E maj chord right out of the box was one of the most memorable moments playing a guitar I've had. To hear a guitar out of the box perfectly intonated and tuned was one thing; hitting an open chord with force, and not hearing the pitch sharpen is something you don't realize you've most likely never heard before. Unless it was one of my floating trem axes, I'd want this in almost every other one.
Up to recently, I worked for the company that owns Washburn and distributes Cort guitars and I LOVE the evertune guitars! I even set up one that was reviewed in Guitar World and they loved it too! I really would die to have a Gibson Flying V with an Evertune! The perfection of playing chords is just the most relaxing!!
If you want a V guitar with an evertune bridge, LTD has the Arrow 1000 Evertune.
@@BearBrush But he said he wants a Gibson Flying V.
Thats not the same as the LTD Arrow.
@@cederickforsberg5840 while true, that simply isn't an option at the moment. Currently if you want a V shaped guitar with an evertune, it's either the LTD or Solar has one as well
@@BearBrush Solar V too...
@@MickH60 I mentioned solar in my last comment above
I just got a 7 string with an evertune and I absolutely love it. It holds tuning so well and it feels just like a very comfortable fixed bridge to play. There are some downsides. It does affect the sound especially when you do palm mutes. It's kind of a "dampening" effect kind of like a Boss NS2 pedal. You can work around the palm mutes by disabling the locking mechanism on whatever string you want to record your mutes on or just use bigger strings, and you can dig in as much as you want so there's that too. While you can set it up to bend, slow clapton style bends tend to sound weird and are kind of hard to do. If you play mainly blues leads, I wouldn't recommend it. However for rhythm playing it's an absolute lifesaver. I've saved hours of time recording because I don't have to worry about staying in tune. It's so handy. I wouldn't put it on all my guitars but I cannot imagine NOT having at least one guitar equipped with it, and that's my main takeway. If you have one guitar equipped with an Evertune I find it highly unlikely that you'd want to send it back, having one guitar that is always just in tune is always going to be useful. More metal oriented guitars should come equipped with these things and far fewer should come equipped with Floyd Roses. The fact is whether you are a lead player or a rhythm player, you spend most of your time playing rhythm, and the Evertune really shines there. Hell even if your are a blues player, keep your strat stock and throw an evertune on a Les Paul studio so you can lay down rhythm tracks. Win win.
I had very similar experiences with the ET 7 string I used to own, it definitely does alter the tone, in fact I could hear it in this video when Phil first strummed the guitar acoustically, there's an approaching (but not fully) semi - hollow body sound to them. Agree 100% re fast palm muting and the response. Was also disappointed Phil did not check the sustain of higher notes above the 12th fret, a well known drawback of these bridges and a deal breaker for many.
Such a fascinating mechanism. Really want one. Thanks for the in depth look Phil.
I feel like the podcast listeners have been waiting for this video for years! Worth it!
Most excellent video Phil and I am a long time viewer/follower. I have enjoyed 99.9% of all of your work. Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
This is the first time I’ve heard about the Evertune bridge. Fascinating and now I am curious about them. I will check to see if a store near me has a guitar with one so I can personally feel it out.
I would love to see Evertune come up with a solution for acoustic guitars. That would be insane!
I got a Kissel with an evertune 6 mo. Ago, i have over 30 guitars and haven’t played any of them, i just grab my Kiesel and go.. super awesome!!!!!!
Excellent overview. I still haven’t seen an ever tune in the wild just yet (live gigs and such). I’d love to try one out!
Fantastic, I’m sold. Great video
Thanks
Great video, I didn't know about this bridge. Great explanations.
We really appreciate you doing the review! I have been very curious about everTune for years. However I don’t love the visible holes from the modification. Thanks again Phil!
Ok, so let us address the ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM !!! ... TWELVE STRING GUITARS !!!
This sort of device would elevate a Rickenbacker 12 string to the next level. Would need to be a 12 string bridge of course. But the idea that you could pick up a RIC 12 and it would always be in tune would be sensational. Now, of course, you don't always want the unison pairs to be in perfect tune but it looks like the fine tuning ability would cater for this.
A typical RIC 12 weighs around 3.6kg (about 8lbs). So adding this bridge would not compromise playability.
The biggest challenge is that many RIC 12 owners don't want to modify the visual look of their instrument and probably don't want a permanent non-reversible customisation. But for others, the thought of a RIC 12 that never goes out of tune is quite compelling. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
Great video Phil
I love Evertune so much. It’s such a time and sanity saver when you’re recording or playing live.
Great video, loved the info, thanks.
Great video, thanks!
Amazing! My go to guitar is my 1984 Studio that I bought in 1985. Still stock, stays in tune, and I love it! My first "real" guitar!
I really love the tech videos. 2 in one week is such a good run
Super-interesting video, Phil. Thank you!
Great review thx! I totally agree on the sort of guitar this is great on, i got it on my LTD Viper-1000 and i love it 😍
The large backplate is for the F style Bridge. The Gibson evertune has the two seperate backplates.
The G type evertune is used on guitars where the string height at the stock bridge exceeds 1/2 inch. These are great bridges. I've got 3 guitars with them.
That studio sounds great!
Yes. Knowing my guitar is always in tune would definitely lend me to pick up and play. Thx for the video; no one on UA-cam is as good as you when it comes communicating and connecting with people and explaining gear as you. I wish there was an equal in the acoustic community.
I have been waiting for you to do an EverTune video!!!
Yeah Phill I’m with you on that! A guitar that’s always absolutely in tune is a go to! What an awesome looking and sounding Studio Les Paul! Great review and analysis!!!❤💕🎸👍🙏🤗✌️👋
I learned so much Phil. To me Evertune was something I always saw on some ESP EC-1000 models. Now I know through your great video the basics of this great in tune, stable system. Thank you!
This is cool, never understood this and now I do thank you!! Def has its own sound, doesn’t sound like the Les Paul as much. Little more sterile, makes sense it’s paired with actives or high gain passives. Was watching a Paul Stanley interview where he was saying the same thing about maintaining stability for rhythm (in his case talking about heavier strings). Seems like a clean rhythm set it and forget forever solution. Pretty neat!
I wish he would've ab'd it with the same model LP unmodified....... That would be definitive.
Love this
I find it very useful, especially when you commented about it being "known fact that its in tune makes me wanna pick it up even more..."
Makes me think about getting it even more
Amazing work, Phil!
Thank you
What a great review. Thank you Phil. It's an amazing bit of gear.
Thank you
Very cool.
I'm with you on the heat! It has been brutal down here in Tucson as well. I basically suspended all guitar and pickup making unless I had an order for pickups that I needed to wind.
Great info.
Thanks Phillip! Oh my gawd its fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great vid, I had seen a lot of guitars with an Evertune bridge and never actually understood what it did and since most of the guitars that come with it are shredder guitars I had never looked into them.
maybe it's time to get an Eclipse with Evertune - great video Phil. Thanks!
I'd love one of these bridges. Might as well instead of a hardtail as you can set it to allow bends too. Not sure how well they will do adding a trem system to the evertune one day. Would be cool and surely they will one day. Lol
I love mine. I had one installed in my Gibson Explorer and quickly after ordered an Evertuned LTD Phoenix. I play in a country/rock cover band 4 hours almost every Saturday night and it’s been a game changer.
If you're a player that digs in, this could be great. No re-tuning between songs. Considering the engineering, seems inexpensive.
Brilliant for recording and studio work....
Nice work 🤟
Awesome review
The answer to your question…yes, I would grab the one that was in tune…when I want/need to play, I don’t want to have to check tuning, action, neck relief etc…I wanna guitar thats ready when I am👍
Really a neat engineering in this bridge. I definitely can see getting one of these on a guitar of mine. I'm really impressed with how this functions.
I know they announced a bass version and curious about it, but really don't see getting the bass version as my basses hold tuning extremely well plus I use hipshot xtenders and many more alternate tuning on bass. But dang I really like this concept for guitar.
Yeah, I agree 100%, half our guitar life we spend battling tuning issues.
Using good humidifiers in my acoustic body, in the case eliminates time consumption in tuning ! I think that bridge is probably a great invention and a great product! 25 and 25 1/2 inch scales work with this? We spend so much time fixing and keeping things in order in our life it's nice to pick up your guitar and start playing....
This was a long time coming !!! But it was worth the wait.
Now the hunt is on Phil to get the right one with an Evertune for your collection ;-)
I would for sure buy that guitar. It looks awesome!
I have a Morris Hurricane with the Kahler Flyer 2 trem and locking nut, I've been very lucky as it's always in tune. I maybe adjust 1 or 2 of the fine tuners after a restring but that's it. I've had this guitar 30 years and now realise how lucky I've been, especially as it only had its first set up this year!
Thanks for another great video. Very interesting. Gibsons are still not for me, having worked 17 years in a guitar store, but the bridge is something I'd like to check out now. These videos are really honest and practical, so thanks for the insight. Great to hear unbiased reaction from a real guitar player.
I’m from the area where these are made. A tech loaned me a tele w an evertune for a session and it was amazing. I overdubbed all day without tuning, focusing only on music and sounds. Great studio day.
i had know idea you could adjust the string bend parameters for each individual string, pretty cool!
Also that is a sweet looking Studio!
Impressive! I would be curious to see a demo incorporating some string bending.
Who would have thought the day would ever come where you could have a Gibson LP that would always stay in tune.
It's a magical time in the history of guitar technology...
I'm a huge fan of the Evertune bridges.
I actually love the beautifully *even* intonation even more than I love the _"not-having-to-retune-as-often thing"._
Can’t wait to put this on my vintage ‘59 LP!
I have a T style with evertune and it’s great for outdoor gigs
Yes
I bought an ESP/LTD with the Evertune built in and it is rock solid.
Sounds great and looks great, makes me want to buy a Les Paul or single cut variant and have a Evertune installed on it.
It’s a glorious sounding guitar. Evertune is the future and it’s a good thing for us guitar players. Phillip, you’re right, a tuned guitar is always calming. Thanks for making this video 🙏
Esp has ec1000 end e2 singlecuts with evertune in it -> played one. Awesome. Albeit XJ frets break the deal for me
I have a PRS with Evertune, Best guitar ever. Never tune on stage again! Plays wonderful. Great job Evertune!
First time I've heard of Evertune - thanks for the heads up! I really like the idea of a Gibson Studio with this rig - esp if it can be set up so top 3 strings are bendable and lower 3 can stay in tune no matter what . . . that's pretty revolutionary. Coolio 😎
That's how mine is set up. It is brilliant. Helps me where I need it (keeps lower strings static), and gives me the freedom to bend the upper three.
That would have been great when I gigged outside in Tucson but now that I'm in sw Florida it would be even more impressive. I play in an open air venue (tiki, marina, waterfront) most of the time and my ears are fairly sensitive to out of tune guitars. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and the out of tune recordings drive me nuts. This would solve a lot of issues here with the heat and humidity. I've got something to think about. Great video.
Having to constantly retune, and worrying about the guitar suddenly becoming headless when you least expect it, these are key parts of the Gibson experience.
Not
Awesome!!!!! Love it 😍
I have a Solar E1.6 FBB with Evertune. It’s one of my favourite guitars. I have 5 Solars - 3 with FR trems, 1 with hard tail.
Interesting that this mod didn’t route out the back like most Evertune equipped guitars.
BTW if you want to understand how Evertune works? Ola Englund has videos on tuning and drop tuning Evertunes.
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
Would be great a great option on a modern or axcess
So cool!
Phil don't bury the lede with that title! I scrolled past this video a few times before noticing the guitar had an Evertune!
Before you explained what that bridge does to counteract what happens at the top end, Mr. McKnight, I wondered how it could work. Then, I realized that the secret hiding part to do with it being a string through system which is not typical of a Gibson Les Paul. After that, I remember the video posted by guitar Max a few weeks ago about a portable guitar that folds up at the heel. I think that part of the mechanism installed in that model to make it collapsible is a similar bridge to this one.
That's why I am in love with my prs silver sky se's.They obviously can't keep better tune than an evertune but they give me that same feeling of confidence in picking it up and knowing that it's not going to be a frustrating hassle at all. ever.I still browse other "dream guitars" but I can't bring myself to buy any of them because of their sketchy tuning stability compared to some kind of magic that both my ss se's have. But now I want a strat or some kind of guitar with an evertune bridge!
Great video as always Phil. One question - how does it feel while palm muting?
I had one of the first, if not the first Evertune in SoCal put on my guitar by Fren Asken. My guitar is an SG, which are thinner than most guitars, and proved to be a bit of a challenge. But it's on there, and it is absolutely fantastic. It's spooky how good this thing works.
Cosmo--If you see this, Regards!
you have such a look of joy when you play.... its contagious..haha
@PhillipMcKnight, you only played the guitar in lower registers in the video, but how is the sustain in the higher registers? I had a brand new LTD Eclipse with Evertune. I returned it because the sustain in the higher registers (above the 12th fret) was too bad. After two seconds, notes were barely audible. This is my only experience of a guitar with an Evertune system.
The Evertune system looks visually appealing as well. I'm actually kinda impressed.
That LP is absolutely beautiful by the way.
I'm jealous lol.
That red firebird on the wall 😍
A guitar that’s always in tune? What’s the world coming to. I enjoyed the video. I may try one of these out.
Hey I have that little Laney Lionheart amp . I love it :) it sounds great for what it is. I don’t even use the app with it.
Sweet!
Thanks, Phillip. You know, the SG screams for this upgrade...the added body weight would offset/eliminate neck dive and it would solve the tuning stability issues. If it will fit an SG, its a no-brainer. Would love to see that video. Cheers.
EverTune for life 🤘🍻
Man that Red Gibson Thunderbird is a beauty
I can see this being very useful in a studio / recording situation. However, to answer your question, if I walked into a room would I grab it just because I knew it was in tune, no I would not. I would still pick up my N4, Jem, or Les Paul.
Yes…that would inspire me to reach for it because retuning is a drag…it interrupts your song or ideas… you gotta stop and retune
Depends on which one I wanted to play
My quicksilver has the Buzz Feiten tuning system. Wonder if it would work. I absolutely love this idea