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...uce` 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 the tuners. However... aside from over using the tremolo,...
Whats the easiest way to tune your guitar down one step ? is it simply 1 fret lower all strings?? Thx in advance Barry
I previewed one in a guitar store. For the money it had a lot of circuit hiss IMHO. I ended up getting a Behringer acoustic amp. Lots of features but also a good deal of circuit noise. Sounds good and
... from the E (A string 7th fret) up. I have EMG active J pickups. Presently the bass also has light gauge strings which I will thicken up next time around. I guess you could say I have a real beauty...
...of music, so versatility is important to me. I like a very clean sound, and don't want any buzzing in the strings. The low-E string on the crappy guitar I've been borrowing buzzes so much it's unpla...
...ere any reasonable ways to up grade the tuners? They`re the aul` strip the wood screw on the back, heavy strings make em twist variety. Doesn`t look good, doesn`t function well. It`s a poor design ...
...next time I break a string, I'll probably go back and do some more to see. I spooled a couple of turns of strings down from the machine heads and restrung the Floyd. I found that the frets were not ...
I was given an old suzuki acoustic guitar. Its probably 30 yrs old and has been stored with the strings tight. This has warped the neck slightly raising the strings off the frets to make it somewhat d
... 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 geezer butler or geddy lee which...
...he speaker too soon. You should purchase extra guitar speakers, because speakers are like tubes and guitar strings: they regularly break when pushed into their interesting, nonlinear range. You can a...
... would 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've had t...
...a harder pick will produce the buzz. Upon closer examination 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 w...
I would like to purchase some Strings for my Tanglewood TW28SNQ (learner) Guitar. However can i use any brand of string with my Tanglewood Guitar, such as Fender? Also does anyone recommend i purchas
To prepare my jazz bass project, i'm searching for drawings of Jazz Bass deluxe a strings; or simply the drawing of the body's contour of a jazzbass deluxe 4 strings; at size 1:1 if it's possible; or
I just grabbed my old dreadnaught and realized one of the strings sounded dead, so I put new strings on it. WOW, what a difference! I don't play this guitar very much, and I hardly ever change the s
...seen everything from 0.75mm to 0.3mm (0.012") being suggested on various websites. I am using 45-105 gauge strings, and like medium-low action George...
... frets out, and probably took off more than I should have. Anyway, it's now so low that it's hard to bend strings anymore. I found a used Fender neck for $50 that had some fret wear, but still had e...
I have a 1970 Guild D35 NT acoustic and am looking for advice on which brand, type and gauge of strings to use. I'm only using it for recording using a microphone - no pickup. I'm mostly recording a
My bridge unit rises about 4mm from the body of the guitar when it is tuned and falls back when the strings are loosened. Anyone have info or links for getting this resolved?
I posted in this group about my Telecaster popping strings all the time. The consensus was that Telecaster bridges are shit and pop strings. What kind of bridge should I replace it with? What would
Just put a SDQP-3 on my P-bass but don't know how close to the strings it should be. Is there a guide somewhere?
...ice Duncans or Bennedettos? 2) String. I'm thinking of switching the guitar to flat wound or half wound strings. What does everyone think? Should I just keep reound wound and go with a heavier gu...
...d and you can get it for less money on eBay ... it has a very cool chipset that makes fine drum/bass/strings ... The secret is now, to choose components that really suit to work together to g...
...don't get it on finish, as it can make it more difficult for a refinish. Someone mentioned stretching the strings. A must. Push each string down/release bring it up to pitch with the tuner. Do this a...
...rought an Ibanez RG 370B Jewel Blue, it is my 1st electric guitar. I tried to change the intonation of the strings and I broken it. So I changed all the strings (I mounted Fender's strings) but now I ...
... a Yamaha FG-420-12 almost new. I had it tuned as you would a six string, except of course the four larger strings had there accompanying string tuned an octave up, it sounded and played great. My fri...
...at should I expect the real differences in playability and length of service to be between a medium set of strings versus a light set versus an extra light set? I am reading where some players say to...
Hello, I'm wondering what are the best gauges for bass strings are? What are the differences and which would be the best for producing nice tones and notes? Like should I get these "Rock Medium" with
...erday evening but now the high and low E string are buzzing when I put a finger on the higher frets. Both strings are fine when played open but when I put a finger on the 9th fret the strings are bu...
...id but not too big. The old-style reverse tuners are a bit shit... you need a new wrist after changing the strings. Body: ash body, semitransparent laquer, string-thru body bridge, not contoured. EL...
...be that noticeable when plugged in. That probably explains it. You're not playing an acoustic with nylon strings anymore. If you paid for a setup and you aren't completely happy, they should make f...
I have always known them as bar chords because you bar the strings with your finger. I learned bar chords before I learned open chords because if you knew one Major bar chord you knew them all. Just
...it in and tried playing some blues riffs from the latest Bass Guitar magazine. I find myself missing the strings with my picking hand. I guess that must be because of the greater distance between s...
Yeah this one is trying to go for $1300 US and its a little dinged up although it didnt look that bad in the pics. Appreciate the Hi Fi comment though.
...ll. I took my Squire Fat Strat in for a set-up and the guy at the music store asked why I had light guage strings on it (light guage Boomers). I didn't have a good, technical answer for him, so I jus...
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