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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
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 Posted - 11/23/2002 : 10:01:19 PM
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| I dunno what it is, but ever since I've gotten my guitar re-strung, it has been the worst sounding instrument in the world. I cringe with every strum, and I'm lucky if blood itself doesnt begin to flow from my ears. Well, I did get my strings for a very, very low price of about $3.50, but then again, my bro paid about the same, along with the re-stringing by a "professional." My brother did mine (I allowed him becuase he wanted to experiment and see if he could do it) Now, I'm not blaming him, but there is a major diffrence. His guitar sounds amazing. Every note is plesant to the ears, where mine is as if nails are being pulled on a dusty chalkboard. What could be the problem? Any ideas or suggestions would be great. |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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Fleabass76
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 11/24/2002 : 12:29:59 AM
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| It could have to do with the intonation...if the bridge saddle was moved at all...another thing could be if the new strings are too small for your nut(hehe). What exactly makes it sound bad? A rattling sound? Just plain out of tune? Bad tone? Is it electic or acoustic? |
Robots are the enemy? Hmm... |
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2002 : 12:38:36 AM
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What exactly makes it sound bad? A rattling sound? Just plain out of tune? Bad tone? Is it electic or acoustic?
Oh, its an acoustic. My friend suggested it might have had to do with the bridge, and I thought of that also. The sound is just pure crap really, even tuned to it's best. Should I take it to my local music shop and see what they can do? Cause thats what i'm considering. |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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crash258
Chatterbox
USA
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Posted - 11/24/2002 : 6:26:59 PM
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what type of guitar do you have?
make? model?
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2002 : 7:59:57 PM
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| Yamaha, acoustic, F-335. |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2002 : 9:07:41 PM
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| But i'm sitting here strumming and my God in heaven! Its gotten worse, and its even in tune! |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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Fleabass76
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 11/24/2002 : 11:12:42 PM
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| I'd say take it in somewhere to be checked out. There's very little anyone can do w/o seeing it or hearing it. |
Robots are the enemy? Hmm... |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 02:24:32 AM
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Could it be you HTG?  |
teri 
Twittering about the DC adventure since Dec '09...
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 06:18:36 AM
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Originally posted by tericee
Could it be you HTG?
Hehe.....she said what we're all thinking. |
Gay marriage killed the dinosaurs. |
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 06:21:19 AM
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Fleabass is right. I'll just drop some cash on a counter and see what the guys can do. But take my word for it, it sounds like complete shit.  |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 06:24:10 AM
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Gay marriage killed the dinosaurs. |
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 07:16:03 AM
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| Getting ready for school, stopping by the forum, is that okay mom? |
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 07:25:54 AM
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| I was just curious because it was 6:20 when you posted. Man you get up early. |
Gay marriage killed the dinosaurs. |
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 07:28:25 AM
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| Yeah, I get up around 6 in the morning. But I always try and wake up on that time, school day or not. |
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 07:29:56 AM
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| It's just me I guess. |
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 09:12:46 AM
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| That's strange to me. After all, I have no set schedule for sleeping. Take this weekend, for example. Friday night I stayed up til sunrise, and slept in until 4 pm for work. Then I stayed up til sunrise again on Saturday night, but got up at 11 for work. And I've stayed up all night studying for my Physics test at 11. I wish I could go to sleep right after that, but I have another class followed by a two hour lab. I hate Mondays. |
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GuitarGuy305
Alien Abductee
USA
2007 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 11:58:00 AM
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Originally posted by HispanicTeenGuitarist
ever since I've gotten my guitar re-strung
re-stringing by a "professional."
Why do you not change your strings yourself? It's really not that hard to do. And you could be buying the strings and changing them yourself for free, instead of paying someone else to do it. And if your guitar DID get damaged by whoever changed them, you could avoid that by changing your own strings.
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Silky The Pimp
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 2:21:20 PM
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Jay
Alien Abductee
Vatican City
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 3:32:09 PM
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It might be that new string sound...No, wiat, it ain't
6 in the morning is nothign to me...I get up at 4:43 in the morning. |
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TalkingNeurons
Yak Addict
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 4:55:56 PM
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It might be that new string sound...No, wiat, it ain'
I dunno, when I got my strings re-strung, it sounded like complete crap, but now it sounds great. All I can suggest is give it like a week or two, then see what it sounds like. If not, I'd say take it to a profesional. |
"Now that's ripe!"
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2002 : 5:35:35 PM
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Originally posted by TalkingNeurons
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It might be that new string sound...No, wiat, it ain'
...when I got my strings re-strung...
Did you restring with the same old strings you had before? If not, I'd guess you got your guitar restrung.
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Twittering about the DC adventure since Dec '09...
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TalkingNeurons
Yak Addict
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 6:41:19 PM
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It's not nice to be a smart ass.
Jk, that's what I meant to say. |
"Now that's ripe!"
lnk cr b82rez 2g4
"Me was tryin' to save time."
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 11/25/2002 : 6:48:22 PM
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I dunno, when I got my strings re-strung, it sounded like complete crap, but now it sounds great. All I can suggest is give it like a week or two, then see what it sounds like. If not, I'd say take it to a profesional.
I've given it a month, no change for the better. I think i'll just head over to the music store one day and see if they can tell me anything new/helpfull. |
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Try A Little Harder
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Posted - 11/27/2002 : 11:23:15 AM
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Originally posted by pcbdmb
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Originally posted by tericee
Could it be you HTG?
Hehe.....she said what we're all thinking.
ha ha ha. |
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 11/27/2002 : 12:02:24 PM
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Originally posted by tericee
Could it be you HTG?
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Hehe.....she said what we're all thinking.
Whoa! I cant believe I missed that...screw you guys! *runs off crying* |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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