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Hi everyone,
I already posted a topic about this problem a while ago but after a while I didn't get any more answers that helped so here it is again....
The humidity here (The Netherlands) is at the moment awful, it's way too high, and my guitars keep going out of tune. I know for sure that the humidity is the problem because my guitar was good for weeks and suddenly when the weather changed, my guitars changed.
Help?
Rick
How is the guitar affected? Neck and string height or intonation? The latter can be fixed easily with a good tuner. To adjust the string height I find this String Action Gauge quite useful: http://www.stewmac.com/shopby/product/0670
The sooner I learnt to be my own guitar tech and roadie the more money I saved. 
How is the guitar affected? Neck and string height or intonation? The latter can be fixed easily with a good tuner. To adjust the string height I find this String Action Gauge quite useful: http://www.stewmac.com/shopby/product/0670
The sooner I learnt to be my own guitar tech and roadie the more money I saved.
Well, the intonation is a little affected, but the mostly problem is that it's going out of tune when I'm bending.
I know, I learned myself how to adjust the intonation and a couple years ago how to change strings. For a good set-up by a professional you quickly are like 50 euros lost. So step by step I learn myself how to set-up my guitars.....untill now it stays with intonation and changing strings.... thanks for the link though!
Going out of tune after bending may be caused by strings getting stuck in the nut. Do the strings pop through the nut when you tune? I think string height plays a roll in staying in tune. You learned how to intonate the guitar. Now check using a tuner if your notes are true all up the neck, ...not just within the first 4 frets.
Other idea would be to keep your guitar in it's case when you are not playing, to avoid as much affect from the humidity as possible.
Once you play the guitar for a while, the whole guitar should loosen up and stay in tune for you...I would think.?
What kind of guitar do you have? >> DAN
Going out of tune after bending may be caused by strings getting stuck in the nut. Do the strings pop through the nut when you tune? I think string height plays a roll in staying in tune. You learned how to intonate the guitar. Now check using a tuner if your notes are true all up the neck, ...not just within the first 4 frets.
Other idea would be to keep your guitar in it's case when you are not playing, to avoid as much affect from the humidity as possible.
Once you play the guitar for a while, the whole guitar should loosen up and stay in tune for you...I would think.?
What kind of guitar do you have? >> DAN
The strings don't get caught in the nut, I have some nut sauce for that. But when I played TODAY, my guitars were good. So it was just the humidity at that day I think.....I have a Squier Telecaster 72 Deluxe and a 2006 Epiphone Les Paul Standard. There not gibsons or fenders but well....I'm 14 you know 
Good guitars!. Sorry to ask, but the quality of the guitar often is the ongoing problem.
I really like the 72' Deluxe!
Sometimes with fret buzzes, or humidity, you can play those problems out. I sure hope it's just the weather conditions at this time. Thanks DAN
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