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Post subject: High E and low B way to twangy
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:04 pm
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Those two strings are killin me. I use 9's. They seem way to easy to pluck and you have to go easy on them when you play or they twang like crazy. All other 4 strings don't twang that easy unless I go full force/ break them.


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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:29 pm
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Is that twang or buzz?

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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:30 pm
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It feels like there very loose compared to even the G. Its definatly twang even unplugged.


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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:31 pm
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is it only on the bridge pickup? sometimes i have the same problem, but it's only on the bridge pickup. is it twangy or just plain really loud? the e and b strings are two of the lowest, so they may be close to the pickup. that's really about the only thing that can cause such twang, at least the only thing that i can think of. so maybe lower the pickup height on one side, cuz mine has the treble side up for bridge and middle. hope this helps.

also yeah it might be the buzz on the strings. so change height of pikcup(S)/strings!

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Too much play in the nut?

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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:36 pm
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There almost quieter than the other strings. what does too much play in the nut mean, the slots are too big?


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no. too much play in the nut means that you played the strings too much and the nut is worn or the strings may bind, if it is a softer material. PLease elaborate your first sentence in that comment "they're quieter than the other strings."



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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:55 am
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Hi all,

I had the same feeling when I was using EB Super Slinky 9's and I just switched to GHS Boomers (Gilmour Edition) over the weekend.

So far the E and B sound much better, richer and fuller. The twang is mostly gone and the infrequent fret buzz has been nearly eliminated.

I'm just a novice and this is my two cents, but overall my strat sounds much better with the 10's than the 9's i had on there.


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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:44 am
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I had the same problem. The cure was to replace the factory Fender strings with D'Addario .010-.046 strings. Perhaps a different brand of .009-.042 strings would have worked, but I didn't do any experiments.


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