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G String Issue |
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May 3 2016, 08:30 PM |
Hello folks,
On one of my guitars, (PRS SE Ace) the G string on the 16th fret dies out much quicker than anywhere else, it seems to be holding the note and then it suddenly decays. Is this a job for a tech or is there something I can try? Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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May 27 2016, 09:04 PM |
Hello folks,
OK I couldn't get Gtune to work, I opened it in the DAW but it wasn't getting the signal. I used my GT100 tuner, went from 437hz to 443hz and it actually made it worse. Here is the G string tuned down to F so I have to play the 18th fret to get B, I play 2 Bs and then two As, the As; obviously are played at the 16th fret where the B was played and died. I find this fascinating. No fx added, just into GT100 on fairly clean setting. https://soundcloud.com/gmcphil-1/b-stuff Mertay, here is a picture of the trem, it is floating but not as much as a floyd. -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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May 27 2016, 09:25 PM |
Hello folks, OK I couldn't get Gtune to work, I opened it in the DAW but it wasn't getting the signal. I used my GT100 tuner, went from 437hz to 443hz and it actually made it worse. Here is the G string tuned down to F so I have to play the 18th fret to get B, I play 2 Bs and then two As, the As; obviously are played at the 16th fret where the B was played and died. I find this fascinating. No fx added, just into GT100 on fairly clean setting. https://soundcloud.com/gmcphil-1/b-stuff Mertay, here is a picture of the trem, it is floating but not as much as a floyd. Wish it worked but the good thing is if it got worse then we know its not a fret but a frequency thing The other option to test (which is actually not very hard to do at home but sure the luthier can also do it if you don't have time) is blocking the tremolo. In this video its explained how its done with wood but you can simply stack use a few coins too, idea here is to not let the tremolo vibrate to see if this can solve the problem; This post has been edited by Mertay: May 27 2016, 09:29 PM |
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May 27 2016, 09:39 PM |
Wish it worked but the good thing is if it got worse then we know its not a fret but a frequency thing The other option to test (which is actually not very hard to do at home but sure the luthier can also do it if you don't have time) is blocking the tremolo. In this video its explained how its done with wood but you can simply stack use a few coins too, idea here is to not let the tremolo vibrate to see if this can solve the problem; Has to be a frequency thing because the A at the 16th fret on the detuned G string rings out longer than the B did at the same fret. Very strange. -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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