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Post by sumgai on Jul 2, 2024 11:22:55 GMT -5
Try an alternate or drop tuning. Does it change anything? Actually, take that full step further.... tune every string down a half-step and see what happens. The relaxed tension on each string, and thus across the whole body/neck combo, might make a difference, who knows. But if the overbearing D# (now in the "E" position, per offending string) is now somewhat diminished, then you know it's resonance, pure and simple. Assuming that your strings are not dead, c1's question is very valid - how does it sound when not plugged in at all? Or better yet, how does it feel when you hold it tight to your body and hit notes both on-target and surrounding that pitch? Does it actually "feel" a bit stronger? That would equate to louder when plugged in. And finally, try a complete different brand and composition of the string. If you're using, say D'Addario EXL nickel, then move over to some Thomastic-Infeld Power Brights (brass coated). Or perhaps a set of stainless steel jobbies from GHS or DR. Just be different enough to make the results obvious. And changing gauges would not be recommended at this time, you want/need to keep approximately the same tension, or your test results may lead you astray from finding a solution. HTH sumgai |
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Post by stateofepicicity on Jul 4, 2024 14:36:16 GMT -5
If you have a recording interface, I would try playing through headphones to help nail down the room as the problem. Or just move your rig to another room to test! Rooms are so acoustically different, you never know what frequencies may be accentuated or suppressed. I used to play in a room where every time I palm muted a D on the 5th fret of the A string it sounded like the world was going to end. If I had the ability to create a bass trap I could've fixed the situation, but since I was using amp sims on my PC anyway, it was more cost effective just to play through headphones.
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Post by unreg on Jul 4, 2024 23:51:50 GMT -5
With your guitar, it really is critical when determining a fix to know if this is a physical or signal chain issue. I believe it’s a signal chain issue, but I’ll try figuring out this tomorrow. No sir; I only have one amp… maybe I could visit a friend’s amp? A Tape Echo pedal by Universal Audio, a Compressor pedal by Universal Audio, a pedal by thetragichero. Yes… it was bought to attempt to solve this problem One of the Floyd Rose cavity’s cover has been removed since that screw hole is stripped. Fill with epoxy? Umm.. well, problem solving is fun… but the solving part is not here yet. So, hehe, it’s not fun; I’d rather be working on a song.  And I realize I skipped parts of your awesome post; they will be answered tomorrow I guess. —- Or better yet, how does it feel when you hold it tight to your body and hit notes both on-target and surrounding that pitch? Does it actually "feel" a bit stronger? That would equate to louder when plugged in. I don’t believe my guitar’s D# feels stronger when not plugged in. Thank you for your entire post sumgai! There’s so much things to test now; I’m trying to install Sheetrock in house and it’s time-consuming learning too. My funds are currently low so I don’t think I will try the string changing points you made, but I am thankful for them. —- If you have a recording interface, I would try playing through headphones to help nail down the room as the problem. Or just move your rig to another room to test! Rooms are so acoustically different, you never know what frequencies may be accentuated or suppressed. I used to play in a room where every time I palm muted a D on the 5th fret of the A string it sounded like the world was going to end. If I had the ability to create a bass trap I could've fixed the situation, but since I was using amp sims on my PC anyway, it was more cost effective just to play through headphones. Hmm… my amp has a line out, but it’s not a headphone jack. I don’t think at least… I tried it just now; it didn’t work with the headphones… I have to reread my amp’s instruction manual. That’s a great idea though stateofepicicity!  Thank you! |
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Post by newey on Jul 5, 2024 7:56:24 GMT -5
Hmm… my amp has a line out, but it’s not a headphone jack. I don’t think at least… I tried it just now; it didn’t work with the headphones A Line-level output won't drive headphones (or speakers). It provides a fixed-level output (i.e., your amp's volume control doesn't affect it) designed to be plugged into a "line in" input. Typically, for guitar use, this would be into a mixing board/PA system. There are headphone amplifiers that will convert the signal from line-level to headphone level, but if money is tight that may be not be an option, a cheap one will probably run about $30-40 (USD). Or, you can use a DI converter and go through your PC or laptop, and then use the headphone output on that. But again, an expense if you don't already have one. A third option is a dedicated headphone amp that plugs straight into your guitar, but again, an expense. |
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Post by thetragichero on Jul 9, 2024 19:51:41 GMT -5
Acoustic instruments can have "wolf" tones, which are frequencies that are naturally resonant within the physical structure\material used in construction. this is an aside, but some dude (i think with the surname wolfe) has a pickup company called 'wolfetone' and the average guitarist I've encountered on the Internet (so not here of course) doesn't see the humor in that |
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Post by stevewf on Jul 9, 2024 20:11:20 GMT -5
Acoustic instruments can have "wolf" tones, which are frequencies that are naturally resonant within the physical structure\material used in construction. this is an aside, but some dude (i think with the surname wolfe) has a pickup company called 'wolfetone' and the average guitarist I've encountered on the Internet (so not here of course) doesn't see the humor in that |
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 10, 2024 12:11:18 GMT -5
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Post by unreg on Jul 19, 2024 17:13:23 GMT -5
I should confess that I actually took my guitar to my luthier. Kevin did a great job fixing the D# problem! He said he adjusted the wiring slightly and lowered both pickups’ G screws and other things I don’t remember… sry. There is some non-shiny solder on my volume pot’s lug 2… so perhaps he resoldered that connection; all of my soldering used silver solder so most everything is shiny solder spots. The guitar sounds GREAT! 😀 Thank you cynical1, I didn’t finish your post since there wasn’t a definite answer to the problem. Resonance issues can be caused by many things. My room (and setup i.e. amp), thankfully, was NOT the problem. |
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Post by stateofepicicity on Jul 21, 2024 1:44:16 GMT -5
Glad that worked out for you. It’s definitely the case that a pickup too close to a string can interfere with its vibration, and it’s interesting to consider that it would be a problem only at a certain pitch. Guitars are like people. Each one has its own personality, with its own flaws and its own strengths. Play on!
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Thank you!
