Tired of struggling with your guitar's tuning? You're not alone
The 3+3 headstock design from the 1940’s and 1950’s can be found on some of the awesomest guitars: Les Pauls, SGs, Gretsches, Epiphones and others. Amazing guitars, but that bend in the strings from the nut to the tuning pegs makes it hard to keep them in tune. Many players have tried their own home made solutions. New headstock designs fix that problem. But the old headstocks are still problematic.
DaBigTuna helps to fix tuning on these iconic guitars, so they stay in much better tune for live and in the studio
Super fast installation, using existing screws, and no damage to the guitar. Just keep one in your case.
About DaBigTuna
The creators of DaBigTuna have been playing guitar since the 1980’s, both on stages all over the world and on Gold selling and chart topping recordings. We lived the frustration of wanting to play Les Pauls, SGs, Gretsches, Epiphones and other 3+3 headstock guitars live and in the studio but often not being able to as those guitars are notorious for not staying in tune.
We built our own hacks and fixes over the years and tried out products like the String Butler. The dam broke one day when trying to buy one of those products on Amazon we were quoted a price of $129 and deciding that’s just crazy. There’s no reason why there cannot be a simple and cheap alternative (and better designed!) It makes no sense to spend $80 or more to fix tuning issues on a $200 Epiphone.
Testimonials
David Dellavalle
DESIRE - The International U2 Tribute
Works great for me - I love it, thanks!
Jeff Roberts
Florida - Beauty & The Beats
It made my old LTD playable!
Andy Frank
Sven Gali
Works awesome on all my Gibsons
John McIntosh
Solo Artist
I have a bunch of old Les Pauls and tried this thing on them - great for recording for me, keep a lot more takes now. I've been giving them to guitar players.
Tim Shaughnessy
Desire - the International U2 Tribute
The Gretsch stays in tune now! Wow!
Chad Campbell
Jack Butler, various
I slapped DaBigTuna on this old Gretsch and it became a reliable rock machine!
Frequently asked Questions
If you cannot find the answer to your question here, email us on info@dabigtuna.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
How do I know if it will fit my guitar?
DaBigTuna has been designed to fit a large number of 3X3 headstock guitars, but we are not able to test all models and types. To check, measure the spacing between the screws on your truss rod cover and see if it fits with the spacing outlined below:
How do you install it?
What is the difference between DaBigTuna and other similar products (like the String Butler)?
Some of the innovations in the design of DaBigTuna include:
- Lighter but strong plastic material (also this reduces any potential scratching of the guitar finish)
- We ensure there are no moving parts where the strings rest against the pegs, as in our tests moving parts added additional points of friction and potential snagging
- A shape that fits better with most headstocks
- Da price!!
Fix Your Tuning Now
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