Double posting with an SG update.
So I ended up dropping it off with our bassist's guitar tech last week for a full check-up and servicing. After a week of suspense (he's a busy dude) it is revealed that, thank christ, all of my tuning issues were originating at the nut and not the vibrola system. The nut slots were simply poorly sized from the factory, narrow enough that even .9 gauges were catching, so it's no surprise that my .11s were damn near useless and unplayable. He did his thing and I got it back on Friday, unfortunately we rushed him because we were rehearsing that evening and two of the nuts slots were filed a bit too deep, nasty fret buzz (temporarily fixed with the classic stick a piece of paper over the nut slot trick), so I had to drop it back off after rehearsal so he can re-do that, but it performed so much better in those few hours than it ever has before, tuning was rock solid even with frequent trem use. Can't wait to bring it home, now that it's playing as great as it looks I'm damn near sliding into withdrawal without it. I'll be sure to post some recordings of her in action once it's back in my hands.
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