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Title: Argh help me with my playing! :o(
Post by: chrisola on July 26, 2006, 01:03:13 PM

Ok so i'm playing again, and feel fine.

HOWEVER.

I'm having a weird problem when playing notes on the G string and b string

i'm learning a solo that has a slow sweep in it... which is fine, its the 1st thing i've managed to sweep properly and smoothly.

Happy maybe?

NOPE!!

Heres the pattern:

|-15p19p15-------------15----20p15------------15---|
|--------------17-----17----------------17----17-------|
|------------------16------------------------16---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

Problem i have is that the note on the G string comes across as noise rather than a note. No matter clean (even worse sounding) or distorted, alternate picked or sweeped, downpicked etc. The faster i try and play it the worse it sounds.

It kinda 'barks'.. hard to explain...Instead of just the 'note' its got a kinda overtone 'doop' type noise... i've made a small clip of the sound (save image as.. and rename to .mp3)

I also get this when doing pull offs eg


|-12p9-------9--12p9-----9---------|
|--------10------------10------------|

Seems more obvious on those types ^

Anyone offer any advice?

Even played slow i still get the sound... is it the guitars setup? Strings dont buzz\catch and i get it on my Legra and my Dean.

If i palm mute the offending string even slightly then it sets if off even worse! .

Am i just being strange or does it sound wrong???

Thanks for any advice\tips (before i hacksaw my guitar up)

Title: Argh help me with my playing! :o(
Post by: Twinfan on July 26, 2006, 01:21:43 PM

Pickup heights to high, choking strings?  Or too much neck relief?  That's all I can think of.

Title: Argh help me with my playing! :o(
Post by: chrisola on July 26, 2006, 05:22:12 PM

or i'm shitee  :cry:

 :D

Title: Argh help me with my playing! :o(
Post by: deg0ey on July 26, 2006, 06:57:24 PM

You get it on 2 different guitars?

What amp are you using? Maybe the amp doesn't get on with notes of that frequency for some reason?

Title: Argh help me with my playing! :o(
Post by: chrisola on July 26, 2006, 09:06:00 PM

line6 guitar port...

i think maybe BOTH need a setup...

it cant just be my playing.. i'm not playing one note harder than the others... how strange  :?

Title: Argh help me with my playing! :o(
Post by: deg0ey on July 26, 2006, 09:49:36 PM

Mmm maybe they need setting up, but I wouldn't think that they both have a dead spot in the same place...