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Quack Quack Mutherducker

PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:53 pm


the D string on my acoustic randomly started to make this noise where the sound is clear but while the string is vibrating it's touching something. Any possible diagnosis?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:12 pm


I don't have major help since I play electric razz , but carefully observe the frets. If the string is bumping it... idk. On an electric u can raise the bridge.

iHyde


Raider83
Crew

PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:07 am


Well if this were an electric I would tell you that you may need a truss rod adjustment. Did you recently change the strings on it?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:29 am


Raider83
Well if this were an electric I would tell you that you may need a truss rod adjustment. Did you recently change the strings on it?


Most acoustic guitars also have a truss rod. xp
My guess is that your nut isn't properly sized to accommodate the string right.
That or it's just that your nut or bridge is starting to warp, or worst of all, maybe the neck.

PunkRockFaces


Raider83
Crew

PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:34 am


PunkRockFaces
Raider83
Well if this were an electric I would tell you that you may need a truss rod adjustment. Did you recently change the strings on it?


Most acoustic guitars also have a truss rod. xp
My guess is that your nut isn't properly sized to accommodate the string right.
That or it's just that your nut or bridge is starting to warp, or worst of all, maybe the neck.


Bad neck is like telling your guitar that it has cancer...

REALLY? acoustics have truss rods?? then how come I've never seen a truss rod cover? LOL I never did understand why they "didn't" have one. LOL
PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:28 am


my electric has been doing that.i kinda pushed the string into the bridge a little and that seemed to fix it.but it had a floyd rose so youre acoustic might react differently

Brooklyn Goodbye


PunkRockFaces

PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:19 pm


Raider83
PunkRockFaces
Raider83
Well if this were an electric I would tell you that you may need a truss rod adjustment. Did you recently change the strings on it?


Most acoustic guitars also have a truss rod. xp
My guess is that your nut isn't properly sized to accommodate the string right.
That or it's just that your nut or bridge is starting to warp, or worst of all, maybe the neck.


Bad neck is like telling your guitar that it has cancer...

REALLY? acoustics have truss rods?? then how come I've never seen a truss rod cover? LOL I never did understand why they "didn't" have one. LOL


Well on most classical guitars it's because you have to get at it through the sound hole. On steel strings it can either be:
1. At the base of the neck, and you have to get to it through the sound hole, like on a classical. OR
2. Just like on an electric located at the headstock.
Like on my Ibanez Talman model:
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Unless you have a specially built or EXTREMELY old guitar, (think 1800's) then it will almost always have a truss rod. This is simply because it's to hard to find a piece of wood that is strong enough, and hard enough to keep its shape for long periods of time, without being brittle and prone to break.
PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:38 am


Through the sound hole? Thats the holiest of holes. no wonder I never found it. LOL

Raider83
Crew


Sijogab_88

PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:16 am


Could also be the fret wire
Wore down
causing the string to lower at a certain fret
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