Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: _tom_ on November 16, 2006, 07:54:24 PM
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Its only really on the high E string, but I noticed it the other day when I was trying to learn the Beat It solo (its impossible :lol: ). You can hear it unplugged but its more prominent when plugged in and with some gain on. Heres a recording of what I mean - http://download.yousendit.com/FBC65F2A44DC520D
Any ideas whats up? It does it on those notes plus 22nd and a few other places.
Cheers for any help.
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Bizarre! Sounds like something vibrating or loose. Is your nut OK? Is the top E tuner secure? Is the string rattling on another fret?
(By the way Beat It IS impossible! I'm working on Surfing With The Alien at the moment...)
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Nut and tuners are fine, bridge is also fine.
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Fret rattle then? Is the action too low? Strings touching a pickup?
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Nope, the action is fine, and no strings are touching any pickups :?
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HAHA you'll never guess what, it was just the bloody string :lol: Put a new one and everything was fine :oops: Suppose I should try the obvious before posting!
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What does it sound like clean when played in the same positions?
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kinks in the string can be a major problem for fret buzz etc.. and a lot of people could benefit from changing there strings once a week.. but it's expensive lol.. i change mine as often as possible.
oh and the beat it solo isn't impossible just keep hacking at it dude.. the hard parts are the 9 tuplet tapping and the little nuances in the playing that only EVH really can do.. but getting the feel/essence of the solo is do-able.
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Yeah, I just cant afford changing em all the time, I leave it for as long as possible :P
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oh and the beat it solo isn't impossible just keep hacking at it dude.. the hard parts are the 9 tuplet tapping and the little nuances in the playing that only EVH really can do.. but getting the feel/essence of the solo is do-able.
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I cant do the first tapping bit :lol: I'll keep trying but its disheartening when you hear EVH do it so effortlessly!
Although today I did learn all of Runnin' with the Devil so at least I've accomplished something :P
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What makes the "Beat It" solo such a bugger to play live is the fact that it was almost certainly a cut & paste job from Eddie performing his trick bag :) Then Jennifer Batten used to have to perform it nightly while wearing 6" heels and a gravity-defying wig :D
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Yeah Beat It is impossible, i failed at it many a time. :lol: