High E string sounds like a sitar
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High E string sounds like a sitar
Anyone have any insight or tricks up their sleeve beyond a new nut? When fretting at the third position, there is zero clearance between the string and the first fret. This is a Les Paul BTW.
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
Is it the white, opaque, powdery looking nut they used for a long time? If so I would get rid of it because they wear very fast and are kind of sticky. The new hard nylon ones are the shits if you can get one. Graphtech makes a tusc one that fits nicely now also.
I don't care for it but the baking soda and super glue fill might help with a re cut. If you go this route make sure you widen the slot and clean it out really well so the glue will stick. Another option is to remove, shim and re cut. Not much fun because they are lacquered in. I like to use clear, self stick acoustic pickguard material for shims. I do this alot because it's easy and almost invisible.
Also check the relief in your neck, a slight over bow can be just enough to screw things up.
good luck
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I don't care for it but the baking soda and super glue fill might help with a re cut. If you go this route make sure you widen the slot and clean it out really well so the glue will stick. Another option is to remove, shim and re cut. Not much fun because they are lacquered in. I like to use clear, self stick acoustic pickguard material for shims. I do this alot because it's easy and almost invisible.
Also check the relief in your neck, a slight over bow can be just enough to screw things up.
good luck
rp
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
You can find tutorials for building up the nut slot with super glue (CA) and baking soda.
If that's the problem. Your string height/neck relief is already correct? Frets level?
If that's the problem. Your string height/neck relief is already correct? Frets level?
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
It's a 2003 R8 Historic. Neck seems to have the correct relief. Frets have some wear, but are in pretty good shape. I play all over the neck, so the wear is fairly even. Not like some guitars where the frets are trashed in certain keys. The nut looks like white plastic, but it doesn't look powdery.
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
My '03 R9 has the same nut, that's the bad one. they are finally using nylon again like in the good ol days.vibratoking wrote:It's a 2003 R8 Historic. Neck seems to have the correct relief. Frets have some wear, but are in pretty good shape. I play all over the neck, so the wear is fairly even. Not like some guitars where the frets are trashed in certain keys. The nut looks like white plastic, but it doesn't look powdery.
try filling it first for the easy fix.
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Isn't that worth putting on a good nut?vibratoking wrote:It's a 2003 R8 Historic. Neck seems to have the correct relief. Frets have some wear, but are in pretty good shape...
Tusq is one good, ready-to-go, option.
Get the frets dressed while you're at it.
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
Stop playing Buffalo Gals. Buuuuf a (G7) lo gals won't ya come o(C7)ut..
Back off the truss rod one-millionth of one turn, then go half way back. It's the frets but you need to do this if you never have even if the neck looks nice and straight. The wood shrinks a teeny amount and taking that up keeps the resonance from lighting that up when it buzzes.
My Max was doing the same thing high E only from the 13th fret up because ther was a nearly undetectable rise in the last three frets.
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Back off the truss rod one-millionth of one turn, then go half way back. It's the frets but you need to do this if you never have even if the neck looks nice and straight. The wood shrinks a teeny amount and taking that up keeps the resonance from lighting that up when it buzzes.
My Max was doing the same thing high E only from the 13th fret up because ther was a nearly undetectable rise in the last three frets.
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Yeah what he said ^^^ nylon.
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
A really good source for old nylon is Harmony guitars and such from the 60's, but don't tell anyone.
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or this
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Petsmart Go look at the dog bones. lol
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
Get some freshly knackered race horse shin bone - it's the most dense.Reeltarded wrote:Petsmart Go look at the dog bones. lol
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
Ok... how do you know this? ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
sitar effect is generally caused by bridge (or nut). try to change the angle at the bridge and try to file a little
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Re: High E string sounds like a sitar
Nah, get one of these.Roe wrote:sitar effect is generally caused by bridge (or nut). try to change the angle at the bridge and try to file a little
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