Tapping Question: Volume Difference On High E And B String Options

[311junkie]

Hey guys,

This is my first post on GMC

I have this question that's been bugging me for awhile now and I'm sure that one smart fellows would be able to shed some light on the situation. I've been working a lot on doing hammer-on and pull-off exercises and also doing a fair amount of the beginner tapping exercises.

My problem is that it seems that no matter how hard I press down, I really can't get a good solid tone out of my High E string. However, it's not nearly as hard for me to get the loud and clear tone when doing the tapping on the B string. There's just a huge volume difference between the both the High E and B strings when doing tapping or just hammer-ons/pull-offs in general. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Here's my Gear Specs to help out:

Guitar: Ibanez RG270
Pickups: EMG 60/81 (Bridge pickup selected for tapping)
Strings: .009-.042 D'Addario EXL120's
Pedal: Zoom 606 Multi-Effects pedal
Amp: Line6 Spyder3 15W Practice Amp

I look forward to talking to all you GMC'ers out there. Thanks in advance for the help!

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[311junkie]

I don't have the problem when I pick the notes, but I definitely notice it when doing legato or tapping exercises where I don't pick any notes. It may likely just be my technique, which is why I'm here to get better! I seem to have less trouble getting a solid sound with the thicker strings on hammer-ons/pull-offs. The high E is the one that I'm struggling with to get a good sound out of it.

I just changed my strings last week, so I think they'd still be ok. Would going up to 10 gauge strings necessarily make getting a sound out of legato and tapping easier?

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