Carvin DC135 floyd rose nut "Sitar" syndrome

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Hello,

i got this carvin, and i am 100% positive it suffers from the Sitar syndrome. Strings high-E, B, G are affected off this. D/A/low E are fine.

When i hit open note on G, i do not have this clear crystal tone i get from e.g. Kramer 210 which is also floyd rose equipped, but get this sitar sound effect instead.

Note that the Carvin used to be left-handed when i bought it used, and then transformed the whole guitar to be right-handed. Changed floyd, nut, everything. Nut currently is Schaller R3.

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found the answer here : www.frudua.com/floyd_rose_locking_nut.htm

If you notice a strange "sitar" effect on an open string, this most probably means that the string is just slightly touching one of the sides of the small "V" where it is inserted into the locking nut. In this case, unlock the string and re-lock it while keeping the string held to one side if the "V" walls with your fingers. If you still hear the "sitar" effect, try re-locking it holding the string onto the opposite side.