string

Forum Post Tele Neck on Strat? by starwars2100
There's a mutt. Completely agree on the string lengths. For the first year or so after my first Strat, I went insanely nuts with crazy low string bends BWaaaaaoooooooo. And keeper of a very ...
Forum Post Make Sure You stretch New Strings. by fenderphil
A job often overlooked is stretching new strings when you put them on, or old ones that have been removed and put back for some reason. Tune to concert pitch and starting with the bass "E&qu...
Forum Post What's a B7sus chord? by blu666z
I saw in a chord chart that Esus is an E chord with an A on the 3rd string. A is from EFGA. In the same way is B7sus a B7 chord with an E? E as from BCDE. To play it then would be a B7 chord wit...
Forum Post Les Paul bridge question by Robert Jung
...u little return in sustain over a moderate break angle. Moreover, if the break angle is overly steep, the string will be weakened by the radical bend along a very small portion of the string...Of cour...
Forum Post You guys know anything about these Ktone doublenecks I'm see... by kcbuck
...le-neck guitar in all my done did born days, up and til now. Quadruple-Neck Guitars Feature : 1. A 4 string bass on top, 2. An 8 string mandolin neck below that, 3. A 5 string banjo for the thi...
Forum Post Saddle effect on Strat tone by thatthang1016
I've only heard of graphite saddles being used for string breakage problems.. That said, the big thing on any saddle is the spot on which the string contacts it. Much like a nut, a saddle that...
Forum Post Easiest way to tune your guitar down one step ? by fenderphil
Hi Angharad A tip for string length is as follows....Take each string two tuning pegs above where its going and snip off. There are lots of theories as to whats right, I like the method state...
Forum Post Woo Hoo! New Sadowsky! (Porn Shots Included) by Signature Guy
I know the 4 string Vintage was around $1800...so I imagine the 5 string is around $2,000.
Forum Post Power Chord Tip. by fenderphil
A good tip with reference to Power chords is as follows: They are normally 2 string chords, the key and the 5th on a standard tuning EADGBE The 5th is always on the next string down 2 frets down s...
Forum Post Capo or Barre chords? by herbienj
...o make this into an F chord, you would use your second, third, and fourth fingers. Second finger on the G string, third finger on the A string, and the fourth finger on the D string. Use your first...
Forum Post p-bass pickup height? by yataghan
Hold the string(s) down on the last (21st?) fret. The string should remain clear of the pickup, no matter how you play it. Each half of a Precision Bass pickup should sit roughly parallel to the tw...
Forum Post Keeping a Non-Locking Floating Tremolo In Tune (Paul Reed Smith) by Chris Hickman
...laced the tuners with locking ones, use `Big Bends Nut Sauce` as lube on the nut and have even filed the string slots on the nut a little wider and curved so the strings feed at a better angle to th...
Forum Post Neck Shim? by allan
... accompany the silimar one I already have. Well, it just doesn't have the same punch on the E and B strings. I've gone through a total set up twice now and I noticed that both times I'...
Forum Post I've just spruced up a Hondo P bass and fitted some pickups ... by kcbuck
Dear Guest: You are sure you installed the pickups correctly without reversing one of them? Is the string seated in the nut properly? Is it tuned? Are the tune oots where they need to be? Is the ...
Forum Post getting a heavy metal bass sound by Naomi-2
...bass sound. i have a behringer bass v amp, if you have any hints with that but specifically i am thinking string height. i can raise the strings pretty high up so i can play fingerstyle heavily ala ge...
Forum Post A-shape barre chord: fingering by Wandering Shadow
...ery hard to play the A-shape barre chord . When i use fingers 2,3 and 4, I mute with finger 4 the sixth string. and finger two does hardly fit ( no space) When i use finger 3 to barre 3 frets then ...
Forum Post Replacement Strat Neck by fenderphil
...thou so should be double that as you will see from the chart. You can make a good thou gauge from an old string of that gauge (More likely an 11g but you can then judged that 1 thou, also check the &...
Forum Post Open G Tuning by dave227
I have used D tunings different ways... from 6th to 1st string... DGDGGD...indian raga/country(banjoor mandolin)/general doodling (note..you can also drop the 2nd string to a D and have double ...
Forum Post pickup height on P-bass by moephishin
Start with it too close. Hold one string down at the highest fret and pluck. You will hear a warbling sound. Screw the corresponding pickup height screw in a quarter turn at a time until the warbling...
Forum Post Leo Quan Bad Ass Bridge by KillerBee22
I put the BA II on a Peavy Patriot bass, the main thing that I loved about the BA II is that the string spacing is adustable allowing me to put the strings right over the pole pieces. That helped with...
Forum Post could uneven frets cause the ping and high trebly sound i ge... by kcbuck
If the guitar has not been set up by a professional I would try to adjust the high e string on the bridge to be a little bit higher. You'll need a small phillips tip screw driver. This will get...
Forum Post Intonation part2 by fenderphil
... the simplest method for this explaination and of course there are other methods. Tuners, Harmonics etc string gauge, high action, worn frets, excessive relief etc.all play a part. Firstly, tune t...
Forum Post unwanted sound by kcbuck
I had this proble before and refer to it as a "Twangy G String" no pun intended. What was creating my problem was when I changed the strings out prior to this the G String was not properly ...
Forum Post humbucker pickup by walrus419
...f difference. Also, depending on the physical location of the pickups in relation to each other and the strings, there might be a degree of phase cancellation from the signal source- IE the string ...
Forum Post Maple vs Rosewood Fingerboard? by happychild43
As someone pointed out to me some many moons ago, with rosewood or ebony (etc.), you're hearing string against wood. With maple, it's string against finish, at least while the finish is ther...
Forum Post Does anyone out there have a chord intro, chords between ver... by fenderphil
...nfiguration of the J guitar site is a particular rendition as mentioned before. You can also play the A string D string & G string at the second fret to give you Esus4 Which is what dropping the...
Forum Post Plans for Fender jazz by pricelessJAJA
Would like to build my own bass, at least the body. Now searching for plans for Fender 5- and 4-string Jazz basses. Would be very happy for a copy if possible.
Forum Post Strat Micro tilt neck by AZambo
...lt screw until it did not come into play and made sure the neck bolts were snug. 2) I decided on the string brand and guage I would use. I`m using Fender bullets .009-.042s. I put a fresh set on...
Forum Post I love these guys by fenderphil
... experience with "Fender" many years ago. I had bought a set of Fender 250's and was restringing until I got to the "D" string, It proved totally impossible to tune to &...
Forum Post Fat fingers by HooperXXX
...ere's what I did. After a lot of frustration with electric guitars with tiny necks, I bought a nylon string single cut-away guitar with the traditional 2" nut. That solved my problems instan...
  << Back 1 [ 2 ] 3 4 5 Next >>

The Content on this site is provided for general information purposes only. Your use of the Content, or any part thereof, is made solely at Your own risk and responsibility. By entering this site you declare you read and agreed to its Terms, Rules & Privacy.
Copyright © 2006 - 2010 Axe Central