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Post by hotblooze on May 13, 2021 6:13:15 GMT -5
Checked every possible cause like nut, fret height, neck relief, bridge saddles, string quality and all checked out fine. The problem is with the plain G string from 10th fret onwards. All adjacent strings are normal.
(The muffled tone of the string sounds quite dead without the twang and clarity but other positions of the same string is normal). Puzzling.
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Post by ninworks on May 13, 2021 6:34:41 GMT -5
I have some weirdness with the G string on my Strat too and always have. Strats are well-known for the magnetic flux from the pickups causing weird tonal things to happen. On mine it's more pronounced on the G string but it's more noticeable on the unwound strings than the wound ones. That may of may not be your problem. I have a similar tonal thing on my 3 pickup SG Custom. The offending sound isn't as noticeable on the SG but it's there.
Has this always been a problem or did it just start? I would change out the string first to make sure it's not a bad string. If that doesn't work try lowering all the pickups as low as they will go and see if it improves. If not try putting a B string in the G string position and tune it up to a B and see if the problem still exists. That's all I have to offer. I'm not a tech but have noticed some issues with 3 pickup guitars. At least, the ones I have had.
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Post by hotblooze on May 13, 2021 20:50:06 GMT -5
Magnet pull could be the cause. Thanks.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 13, 2021 21:42:45 GMT -5
Instead of adjusting all the pickups, it's usually just the neck pickup that's the culprit on a Strat.
Rotate each height adjustment screw counterclockwise one full turn and see if that alleviates the problem.
--edited to fix spacing issues...
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Post by pdf64 on May 14, 2021 5:29:42 GMT -5
Kinman pickups have low magnetic pull purposely to stop that issue. They’re also hum free, models range from various vintage flavours to super hot, and they sound fabulous.
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Post by Wrnchbndr on May 16, 2021 22:26:27 GMT -5
Understand that the magnetic pull of a pickup does not change with the selector switch or whether or not the guitar is plugged into an amp — just sayin... I’ve had clients who didn’t understand this. Another symptom of excessive magnetic pull is odd issues with getting the intonation to adjust. Usually the problem is with the low E-string but with the greater mass of the steel core of the G-string I could see it happening. However, I’ve never observed this.
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