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Forum Post 22 fret v 21 fret
22 fret v 21 fret
Forum Post String Height @ First Fret
... way of doing this. In theory, the string height at the nut should be just a tad higher than the first fret. Therefore, if you fret a string at the second fret the string should just clear the first...
Forum Post Fingerboard leveling, flat frets, fret crowning, jury riggin
I found a halfway usable temporary fix for my bad frets. I don't have a fret crowning file, and I plan on refretting my Aria Pro II anyway, and I broke a string at the saddle last night, so I...
Forum Post fret buzz on low end basses
Fret buzz can also come from not being used to playing basses. You just don't push the strings down hard enough or you are too far from the fret. I have had guitars that had one fret that was h...
Forum Post Getting a little string buzz - fret rub
...ation I found that a hard pick on some of the open strings will cause them to vibrate against the first fret. I can even see wear on the fret where this has occured over time. That's probably w...
Forum Post How to see the fret markers?
...ven though I have been playing bass for more years than I care to mention, I still have to look for the fret marks sometimes, and in certain lights its hard to see them. do you have any tricks to make...
Forum Post When I bend the E string on the 12th fret on my srat, the st...
When I bend the E string on the 12th fret on my srat, the string goes dead. Any Ideas why this is happening?
Forum Post Truss rod nut (was Fret buzz and neck)
TJ Hertz schrieb: The 2mm are correct, obviously I mixed something up by converting to imperial units (-: I had the neck fixed by a professional on Friday evening. It cost me 12 Euros and was wo...
Forum Post How to tune half-step down
...you to a flat, you idiot!" great. With open strings, no....but it's easy enough to do. Fret your low E string at the sixth fret and tune to the A on your tuner. Do the same same on t...
Forum Post Nails before fingers - advise please
Hi Clarence. The obvious is always keep your nails short, then make sure you fret a little further behind the fret. In addition provided you are chord side of the fret being on top of the fret doesn...
Forum Post Replacement Strat Neck
...o the old so I still can't explain why it wasn't more of a straight swap???? Anyhoo only some fret buzzing issues now left to resolve hence why I'm back for more advice. At fret 7 on hi...
Forum Post Capo or Barre chords?
...r shape relative to the "capo" or barring finger. So, E major on open strings would be first fret on G, second frets on D and A. With the barring finger on the first fret, fret the second...
Forum Post hey man, i've got a problem with my top E string as well, al...
Hi Guest, The easiest way to check if its fret buzz (Which it indicates as open strings are o.k.)is to start at fret one and move down the offending string when you get the buzz the next fret down i...
Forum Post Neck Shim?
...now and I noticed that both times I've had to set the string height too high for my tastes to omit fret buzz - the saddles look like they're adjusted at too high of an angle. I also think t...
Forum Post How best to cut a pickguard
I put a replacement neck on my strat copy. Its a 22 fret neck that replaced a 21 fret neck. The intonation will stay the same, because the old fretboard was flush with the old neck and the repla...
Forum Post What is your preferred method of intonation? Do you use the ...
What is your preferred method of intonation? Do you use the 12th fret harmonic and 12th fret fretted, or do you prefer the 12th fret fretted and open string?
Forum Post getting a heavy metal bass sound
And don't be afraid of fret noise on the attack. Really drive those strings. Use some compression, and the fret noise is part of the sound. (it took me a while to get used to that) Just chann...
Forum Post I have really short fingers and as a result find that playin...
...re's my 2 cents. Necks are broadly categorized at wide-fat, wide-thin, normal-fat, normal-thin. FRET BOARD described at 'wide' or 'normal'. NECK described as 'fat...
Forum Post Does anyone out there have a chord intro, chords between ver...
...t;E" The easy way I would play G then Gsus4 is play "G" as a barre chord at the third fret then move the little finger from 5th fret "D" string to the 5th fret "G&quot...
Forum Post Strat Necks
It would appear they add some extra space for the first fret interval. We're talking an extra 3/4" overall, minus the distance between frets 21 and 22 on a 24 3/4" scale, whatever th...
Forum Post Jumbo Frets and small fingers
Jumbo frets are there so that you can bend the strings with much less effort. Although it does make it easier to bend string, I personally dislike big frets. I have girly yet long fingers, and I f...
Forum Post Power Chord Tip.
... chords, the key and the 5th on a standard tuning EADGBE The 5th is always on the next string down 2 frets down so if you had your finger on the bass E string at the 3rd fret (G) and your 3rd finge...
Forum Post How to play the 3 basic chords in any key without moving frets.
...od some may not know about...how to play the 3 basic chords in any key without moving from the starting fret. In other words all three chords are at the same fret. Go to this site and do as follows.....
Forum Post pickup height on P-bass
...one of those into my P-bass a few months back. For what it's worth, when I press down at the 20th fret, there's about 3/16" between string and pole piece, works good for me. Personall...
Forum Post String rattle/buzz/vibrat ion/thing?
...nds like the neck could be in need of leveling crowning and dressing. When you bend the strings do the frets sound scratchy? I know they buzz...thats most likely a siutuation where you need to set t...
Forum Post Fat fingers
...t solved my problems instantly. After I'd been playing for awhile, I found that I could easily fret notes and chords on my Strat. It's all a matter of neuroplasticity. It may seem imposs...
Forum Post How to measure the correct placement for individual String Bridge Units?
To set the position bridge of a 35" scale guitar measure from the top of the twelth fret 17 1/2" this is where the string should be. middle of the bridge should be. The bridge position i...
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