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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:32 am
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Hi All

I have a niggling sound problem with the single coil pickups i am using. It seems to be that when i play notes through a mildly destorted amp i get a faint vibrating sound over the sound of the note. I dont know what is causing this and it is really frustrating as it seems to be spoiling the natural sound. I have had the problem with a set of CS 69's and Texas Specials. There is no fret buzz on the guitar (just has a pro setup) and the pickups are not to high. If any one has had the same problem and knows the cause i would love to hear from you.

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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:26 am
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did your tech adjust the neck if your having the same problem on the same guitar with diff pups than its a fret, neck, or birdge problem have it checked by a diffrent tech


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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:15 pm
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had a very similar problem caused by the nut slot being marginaly too low. At the time people suggested to me it could be caused by a groove worn into the saddle too so check there as well. If it is the saddle just swap it for one of the thicker strings saddles(if its highE swap it for D, B swap for A). That swap could well sort it for you. If your getting it on multiple sets of pickups its unlikely pickups are the problem.

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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:51 am
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Thamks guys for all your reply's and info. I have found that the problem is mainly on the G string and when i play the note open and touch the string behind the nut the problem is reduced. Prehaps i need some form of dampening fitted to the G string

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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:01 am
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Put a string tree on the D&G strings. Are you down tuning the guitar? I thought string trees were used to increase tension and make a straighter string path to the tuner.
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