Oliv Strings, going crazy out of tune!?

[SevenSeas]

Hey everyone,

Recently put Oliv strings on my bass (d & g) and they sound awesome...

BUT!

They go crazy out of tune, I mean even between songs!?

Are they expected to settle down or is this going to be an on going thing?

Cheers,

[Clarky]

I just sold some Olivs but the D and G were not new when I got them. They de-tuned overnight often, depending on temperature and humidity change. But when playing them i didn't notice any meaningful tuning shifts. So in short I guess they do settle down but will never be completely stable tuning-wise (like any gut string)

[SevenSeas]

I hope they settle down, tuning them up each day is fine. (or obviously before a gig, practice, after 1st set whatever etc)

Just between songs kind of takes the *iss which is a shame because they sound great hopefully they settle down. They haven't been on long.

[JapanAxe]

I am not a DB player but I do have an electro-classical guitar and I can tell you it takes ages for nylon strings to settle down. If these Olivs are actual gut rather than nylon, I would expect them to be even worse in this respect!

[Rabbie]

I play raw guts which are a lot less stable than Olivs. The trick is put them on properly, so there is no slack around the tuning pegs. With gut strings, tuning has to become what you do as a habit. When they are new, yes, even between songs, but they do settle down fairly quickly (depending on how often you play of course). It's a case of like it or lump it really, a small price to pay for the awesome sound IMO. In saying that, if your strings are a few weeks old and they still loose tuning between songs, I think it's nothing to do with guts and more to do with your tuning pegs needing replaced or the strings being badly fitted.
Olivs are great strings, you've made a brilliant choice.

Edited November 1, 2013 by Rabbie

[thisnameistaken]

Yeah guts are like that. A week in they'll be more stable, but as Clarky said going from one climate to another really knocks them out and stages get pretty hot don't they.

[FLoydElgar]

Lol.

[mtroun]

They get better with time...

[Rabbie]

To be fair, lots of folk give guts such a terrible name but they really are not all that high maintenance, they do stay in tune once they stretch and if you are in the uk they really are not affected by climate changes unless you play whilst being cremated.