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Post subject: String Problem (FR MIM Strat)
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:23 pm
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I've got a problem with the 3rd string on my MIM strat equipt with a Floyd Rose, when played open it sounds like it's fretting out or being partially muted. It is not fretting out though, and when you fret it anywhere it plays fine just not open. I'm not that familiar with Floyd Rose set ups anyone know a fix for that problem or what it may be? Thanks for any info.


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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:38 pm
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Premising that the string is not defective, it is either sitting too low at the nut or more probably, the bridge. You will probably have to shim under the offending string's saddle. There are shims made specifically for this purpose.

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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:46 pm
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From experience changing string sets to my guitars very very often I noticed something interesting that might answer to your question...
When I put a new set of strings to any of my guitars i stretch them fine and all and it takes a little time for the strings to sit nice on the nut and the bridge , that means you have to play it till the strings are perfectly sit on the guitar... and then I noticed also that when you take the strings off for some reason and then put the same strings on the guitar they will kind of not sound well because the points where the strings were bent before when they were on the guitar now are a little off so sometimes they will just not sound ok and sometimes they will kind of feel muted thats one of the reasons why i dont take my strings off till they are broken :P


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