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Praetorian View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 01:53 AM
Mar 2 2009, 01:53 AM	Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Posts: 1.995 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA	When I play the high E string...it also makes the G string ring like I picked it! I hear this weird harmonic...and I mute the high E with my finger...and I heard a note still ringing!! I realized that everytime I play the high E string, it makes the G string play as well. What gives?! edit - the more I play with it...the more I realize that all the strings are being effected! I pick one string, and I hear sound coming from other strings as well. This is the first time this happened to me! Is my bridge screwy or something?! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Praetorian: Mar 2 2009, 01:55 AM -------------------- Ben ___________________________________________ "PLAY YOUR DAMN GUITAR!!" - Kirk Hammett Fender American Standard Stratocaster Ibanez RG4EXQM1

Rated Htr View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 01:54 AM
Mar 2 2009, 01:54 AM	Experienced Rock Star Posts: 2.119 Joined: 15-October 07 From: Leiria, Portugal	Intonation? I don't really know but maybe you should go to your local store and get a set-up You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Currently Practicing Rhythm: Finnish Power Metal III: Nightwish Legato: Ben's Land Of Legato Alternate Picking: Alternate Picking Workout #5 Chords: Chord Melody Technique

Ramiro Delforte View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 01:58 AM
Mar 2 2009, 01:58 AM	Instructor Posts: 2.279 Joined: 4-August 08 From: Argentina, Buenos Aires	Would be nice to hear a sample of that phenomenom. Could be the bridge.... But if you can record it that would be great to imagine exactly what's happening You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor Profile and Board LIVE VIDEO CHATS EVERY MONDAY AROUND 22PM (GMC HOUR)

Praetorian View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 02:06 AM
Mar 2 2009, 02:06 AM	Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Posts: 1.995 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA	Here is an mp3 of the sound. This is picking the high E string...and then you can hear me mute the string and the remaining sounds coming from either the low E or the A string. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Attached File(s) Weird_sounds.mp3 ( 230.25K ) Number of downloads: 98 -------------------- Ben ___________________________________________ "PLAY YOUR DAMN GUITAR!!" - Kirk Hammett Fender American Standard Stratocaster Ibanez RG4EXQM1

Ramiro Delforte View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 02:17 AM
Mar 2 2009, 02:17 AM	Instructor Posts: 2.279 Joined: 4-August 08 From: Argentina, Buenos Aires	Well, when you hit the higher E string the whole neck vibrates and therefore the G string rings because nothing is stopping it from absorb the vibration that sends the high E string. So it has to be a problem on the bridge. Check your action, the saddles that are on the bridge and also check if the neck is allright (straight). You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor Profile and Board LIVE VIDEO CHATS EVERY MONDAY AROUND 22PM (GMC HOUR)

Praetorian View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 02:27 AM
Mar 2 2009, 02:27 AM	Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Posts: 1.995 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA	I think it is time for a setup anyway...I never had one done when I bought the guitar. It played quite nicely from the store, so I never bothered! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ben ___________________________________________ "PLAY YOUR DAMN GUITAR!!" - Kirk Hammett Fender American Standard Stratocaster Ibanez RG4EXQM1

Rated Htr View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 02:30 AM
Mar 2 2009, 02:30 AM	Experienced Rock Star Posts: 2.119 Joined: 15-October 07 From: Leiria, Portugal	Well, usually shop keepers say for you to go to the store do a set-up a month after you get the guitar, atleast the shop keepers around here do You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Currently Practicing Rhythm: Finnish Power Metal III: Nightwish Legato: Ben's Land Of Legato Alternate Picking: Alternate Picking Workout #5 Chords: Chord Melody Technique

enforcer View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 02:44 AM
Mar 2 2009, 02:44 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.202 Joined: 23-September 08 From: Istanbul	Well actualy its a natural phenomenon called resonnance, but oddly, it should be the B string, the string that vibrates when the E is picked. This happens in all guitars, but in some it is less audible while in others it is obvious. It even happens when you play a fretted note, generally the string that is the octave (1st harmonic) and/or the 5th (2nd harmonic) tends to resonate when the fundemental note is picked. So dont be alarmed if its not something that recently developped, but if it will relieve you from your worries you might wanna take your guitar to local luthier to ask for advice. Hope this helps Can You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- incoming spoiler read it at your own risk! Spoiler: Vigier G.V Wood HH American Stratocaster Maple Standart with X2N bridge pickups Samwick Artist custom modified Baswood Lespaul with S.Duncan JB and N56 pickups Self made Fretless Strat type made of Rosewood/Maple with self wound Neck and Ibanez V8 Bridge Pickups Floor Pod 2.0 Amp Simulation System Pod Xt Pro Rack Amp Simulation System Digitech TSR 12 Rack Effect and Studio Reverb Behringer Composer Rack Compressor Expander Morley Bad Horsie Wah Pedal Behringer FB1010 Floor Board it, surely, spoiled me!!! and may the force be with you :)

Muris Varajic View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 03:00 AM
Mar 2 2009, 03:00 AM	Instructor Posts: 15.459 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Sarajevo,Bosnia	That happens all the time on acoustic guitars, you hit high E on 3rd fret and you hear G string 12th harmonic as well since it's the same note and plus in the same octave, of course you have to hit high E pretty hard while leaving G string to resonates totally freely. Shouldn't happen that easy on electric tho so it's probably bridge resonating to easy (maybe springs or som). Take it to the shop or lutheir and no worries, it's nothing serious. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Youtube MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?"

Ramiro Delforte View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 03:04 AM
Mar 2 2009, 03:04 AM	Instructor Posts: 2.279 Joined: 4-August 08 From: Argentina, Buenos Aires	The second harmonic of the A string is the higher E string and that 5th string is vibrating by empathy. As Muris said it happends all the time but to be sure (and if you've never taken the guitar to a repair shop) you might want to check the instrument. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor Profile and Board LIVE VIDEO CHATS EVERY MONDAY AROUND 22PM (GMC HOUR)

Praetorian View Member Profile	Mar 2 2009, 03:24 AM
Mar 2 2009, 03:24 AM	Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Posts: 1.995 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA	Thanks guys...will have a pro check it out! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ben ___________________________________________ "PLAY YOUR DAMN GUITAR!!" - Kirk Hammett Fender American Standard Stratocaster Ibanez RG4EXQM1

Sircraigery View Member Profile	Mar 3 2009, 12:16 AM
Mar 3 2009, 12:16 AM	GMC:er Posts: 673 Joined: 12-May 07	Mine epiphone was doing that too! Know what the problem was, my bolts weren't tight on the tuning pegs. I thought that my G was too low or something, but it was just one of the bolts rattling. Loosen all the strings, and snug them up with a wrench (but not too much, don't crack the plastic/paint). Hope this is as easy fix for you as mine was. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez Prestige RG2610E [BKP Cold Sweat] Ibanez Prestige RG2550E [Carbon Fiber Plastics] Ibanez Roadstar II RS-135 [Stock] Quest Acoustic [Stock] Effects: Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah Boss DR-3 Dr. Rhythym Amp: Marshall JCM2000 DSL 401 'Only the dead have seen the end of the war.' - Plato

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Mar 3 2009, 03:43 AM
Mar 3 2009, 03:43 AM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Did you mute all the other strings? All strings tend to vibrate if you pick one of them, so this is why we have to mute them all the time. Some strings tend to vibrate more, like A, D and B for example, but it depends from one guitar to another. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

Xuestor View Member Profile	Mar 3 2009, 07:02 PM
Mar 3 2009, 07:02 PM	GMC:er Posts: 324 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Sweden	This happends all the time. When I play my acoustic, say G-chord, the g-string on my other acoustic starts vibrating aswell... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: Epi LP with SD SH-2/SD SH-6 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Standard VOS Bourbon burst Gibson Les Paul Classic Antique Vintage Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded Tobacco burst Fender Stratocaster Antigua with Stan Hinesley Karma/ Stan Hinesley EXP/ Dimarzio Protrack Jem 7VWH Fender CD160NT 12-string Ibanez AW40NT 6-string Martin 000X1 6-string Hughes & Kettner Switchblade Head with 2*12 Celestion Vintage 30's Cab Grammatic Professional auf Schweden

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