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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/12/2009 : 19:37:58
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Right, for all who are interested, I got the 500k pots on my tele now. The, so called guitar technicians figured out why they killed my guitar. The pots were to big.  Anyway they sorted it & Ive restrung my tele. Problem is tho, one string had its action way to close to the fretboard (buzzing) so me and my dad adjusted the bridge. Its alright now, but for some reason 2 strings on my tele are a lot quieter than the rest. & I mean noticeably quiet. Im pretty sure the bridge is responsible, but has anyone else had a volume drop on individual strings?
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DarrinPA
Silver Member
USA
221 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 20:09:29
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| I have had that problem before, once it was a bad string, the other time it was my pickup had shifted and wasn't under the high E enough. Another cause can be if the pickups are lower on one side of the guitar, you can easily check if they're level, if not just get a little screwdriver and raise them up. I really hope you find a new place to get you guitar repaired/modded at. |
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FunkenGrooven
Silver Member
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 21:17:54
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Originally posted by DarrinPA
I have had that problem before, once it was a bad string, the other time it was my pickup had shifted and wasn't under the high E enough. Another cause can be if the pickups are lower on one side of the guitar, you can easily check if they're level, if not just get a little screwdriver and raise them up. I really hope you find a new place to get you guitar repaired/modded at.
Generally the low E side of the pickup is lower (further away from the string) than the high E side witch is closer that is done because of the difference in string gauge. If the pickups are to close to the strings you can get an ugly overtone, there's a term for it but it escapes me. You can balance out your pickups this way if for instance one position seems louder than another you can raise or lower one of the pickups to balance it out just A/B them |
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jaymzHal
Silver Member
United Kingdom
297 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 22:18:54
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Originally posted by FunkenGrooven
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Originally posted by DarrinPA
I have had that problem before, once it was a bad string, the other time it was my pickup had shifted and wasn't under the high E enough. Another cause can be if the pickups are lower on one side of the guitar, you can easily check if they're level, if not just get a little screwdriver and raise them up. I really hope you find a new place to get you guitar repaired/modded at.
Generally the low E side of the pickup is lower (further away from the string) than the high E side witch is closer that is done because of the difference in string gauge. If the pickups are to close to the strings you can get an ugly overtone, there's a term for it but it escapes me. You can balance out your pickups this way if for instance one position seems louder than another you can raise or lower one of the pickups to balance it out just A/B them
I believe the term you are looking for is "wolf note" FunkenGrooven
It occurs when the magnets in the pickups have too much pull on the strings because they are too close. Which two strings are quieter? If it is the treble strings (high e and b) then it is almost certainly a poorly angled pickup. I suppose the same goes for the bass strings as well, but The thicker bass strings induce a greater field anyway so I wouldn't imagine it would be that significant. A sure way to check if the bridge is responsible is to play unplugged - if the two strings sound muted and don't ring clearly then they are undergoing damped oscillation. This would either be due to the string not being correctly in the groove in bridge (on a tele I'd imagine this is more likely than on most guitars, especially if it has the "Brass barrel" bridge) or it could be something as simple as the strings not being well housed in the ferrules. |
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zerksies
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USA
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Posted - 01/13/2009 : 00:00:44
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| it would be nice if you let us know what strings are quiet. most likey it is the pickups set to low |
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