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Post subject: Serious Fender problem
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:35 pm
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I bought my guitar, a few years behind now. Messed, with every screw everything. Anything that could be messed with on it. I messed with everythin on the guitar, now it wont tune right or play the same. My grandpa, played his guitar his whole life hes in his 70's. So he was going to fix it! He brought it to his friend who put it on some kind of gauge, so we done the gauge thingy, and so everything works on it now. Or so I thought, the 6th string first frett when I strum it does not sound normal. It sounds fine if I strum it lightly. but if I strum it wildly it eiter hits the other strings or the wood neck. So, to recap the guitar works, its just the 6th string that is the problem, when I strum it lightly it sounds fine, if I try to heavy metal strum it it hits the wood or strings.

Keep, in mind I dont know much about the guitar. I have acool amp though, that has like 400 presets, and I seem to have a angelic voice. I want to learn to play the guitar etc.


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Post subject: Re: Serious Fender problem
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:51 pm
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You know the answer.

Take it to a Pro for a proper set up. It's well worth it for a decent guitar, and a good tech can optimise it to your personal playing requirements.

Hopefully you haven't terminally messed with your truss rod!

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Post subject: Re: Serious Fender problem
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:29 pm
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Like Adey says bring it to a qualified technician.You stated that you don't know much about guitars yet you fooled with just about every screw on it-let this be a lesson to you and to others-the less you know about something the less you should be fooling with it.I've seen good guitars ruined by guys experimenting by turning this and that and by guys who thought they knew what they were doing.

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