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I find mine quite addictive, in that other guitars sound not-quite-right after playing it
I would think it would be even less like a soft synth, and the purer intervals do add something to the overall feel
The evertune bridge gets the guitar in tune enough that I’m happy.
When the bass version is released I’d love to get one. Will likely do the same thing - grab a used MIM Precision fit a nice pickup and get the ET bridge installed on that.
I don't play much these days but one day I'll have an epic clear out and just have a strat, a tele and a beast off fan fret.
the evertune setup is basically to set up the "active" part of the machine head's travels
you set it up so that as you tighten the machine head, first the pitch goes up as normal, then for a while it barely changes at all around the pitch you have chosen (this is when it lifts that string's little trem-type block off its end stop, and balances it against the evertune spring, then as you keep turning the machine head, you get to the the other end stop, and the string just goes up in pitch as with any normal guitar
so basically, you have configure each string to do the clever evertune trick for one specific pitch with a specific string gauge. Above and below that, the machine head works as-normal, with no evertune effect.
Therefore, for example, you could set To drop D evertune to help with tight rhythm guitar work, but then tune up to bottom E for the occasional track that needs it
i.e if you detuned all 6 strings by one semitone, there would be no evertune effect on any string
https://evertune.com/faq/faq.php
here's a nice video
of course, these are straight bridges, you would not be able to have a fanned bridge
Via the tuning key on the saddle. It takes a fair few turns so I’m not sure if it’s something you’d want to be doing live though it’s possible. I’ve been going between C# standard and Drop B as I fancy at home and it’s pretty straightforward. In fact you can do any tuning that fits the tension requirements of the saddle.
The other thing I’ve found is when you want to check the tuning it’s best to remove the key as it does change the pitch very slightly when it’s in. I get it as close as I can with the key, then do a few removal/check/turn/check and it’s done and you don’t touch it again.
The tuning pegs on the guitar are only to get it into zones. Once the string is held straight in zone 2 all tuning is at the bridge itself.
However, if you unwind the machine head a few turns, it will take you back to the centre of zone 2 (and down 1 cent or so), but then bending strings becomes almost impossible, making the guitar rock-solid for rhythm work - the bottom strings won't raise in pitch when hit hard.
I've not seen it pointed out, but this clearly means that you could set the bottom strings to not be bendable, but leave the top 3 or 4 as normal so that you can do bends
https://www.evertune.com/manuals/_img/evertune__manuals__quick_start_guide__f005.png
Setting the sensitivity is pretty easy by ear, wind the tuning peg until the pitch raises out of zone 2, back it to where it’s the zone 2 note again, and then turn it back from there to set sensitivity. About 1/8th turn leaves bending pretty easy, about 2 half turns effectively switches bending off.
I’ve not tried but I could probably go down a string gauge and that would compensate for the slightly stiffer feel. As noted there is a calculator on the website under ‘what tunings are supported’, you can get multiple tunings out of a typical set of strings.
I've just had a 'du'h' moment.
If you primarily play in the drop D you can just tune up your low string to the E using the tuning peg. It won't be evertuned since that string will be in zone 3, so that's a downside, but the other strings will be in zone 2, and when you go back down to the D you'll be back in zone 2 again on the low string.
So there's a potential workaround for gigging though it'll suit someone who mostly does drop D more so than someone who mostly does E.
The way to check is to tug on the string and see if the saddle moves. If the saddles moves it's in zone 2, if it doesn't it's in zone 3.
Ola Englund just released a video about drop tuning with the evertune, and it seems he does it this way as well.