What causes dead spots?

[BadMonkey]

I can't offer any help other than to say my Gibson SG Standard has a dead spot on the 11th fret on the G string!

[Philly Q]

Oh well, it seems to be a pretty common problem!

Thanks to Jonathan for the tips  :) .  If I decide to try gluing the frets I may not risk it myself - I'm pretty good at guitar DIY but I've had a few accidents with superglue.... it's so thin and it sets so bloody fast.

[ToneMonkey]

Isn't this what those Tone Finger things are for.  Although I always thought that they would just move a dead spot rather than fix it.

[WezV]

yeah, the tone fingers can help , worth checking with a clamp first

[Philly Q]

yeah, the tone fingers can help , worth checking with a clamp first

Is that like the Fatfinger thing Aspen Pittman makes?  I don't think it would be ideal on an SG, they're neck-heavy enough already.

Funny how the idea of that device is to add more mass at the headstock, like a set of die-cast tuners - whereas other manufacturers say tuners should be as light as possible for the best tone.

[Twinfan]

But the Fat Finger adds mass to move the dead spot to somewhere not over a fret  ;)  That's why peopl ethink it adds sustain etc