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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
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 Posted - 04/06/2003 : 4:18:50 PM
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| Over the last few months i've noticed my guitar getting harder to play, and i'm not the only one that thinks so ( my friend commented earler last week that my guitar was 'hard as hell to play' ) He told me it might have to do with the bridge, because the strings are high off of the frets. High enough to give me a hard time when playing songs around the 7th, 9th frets. My friend says to just take a few bucks and replace the bridge, a smaller one, and lower the strings down. I'm going to take my guitar downtown to a music shop and ask for there advice. If anyone can give me a pointer, that'd be great, thanks. |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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GuitarGuy305
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USA
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Posted - 04/06/2003 : 4:28:08 PM
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Sounds like it needs a Setup II done on it. That would be where the tech would adjust your truss rod back to specs and sand the saddle down a bit to lower the strings back to factory specs. This should cost about 50 bucks or so to get done. Most times they'll get your hopes up telling you that they may just be able to adjust the truss rod, but 9 times out of 10 they do the saddle too.
If you lived closer I'd do this for you, but youre better off taking it to a pro than buying a new saddle or trying to do it yourself.
That is most likely what it is, but there could be somethign else.
What kind of a guitar is it? Is it solid wood, and if so are you using a humidifier? If it sat at your house all winter without being humidified it could be drying or dried out, which would make the wood on the guitar begin to warp and possibly crack. I can't stress enough the use of a guitar humidifier for a quality acoustic guitar, protect your investment.
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
2342 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2003 : 4:35:31 PM
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| Wow, thats some shitty news. Damnit. And I play a Yamaha, F-335. This sucks. But I guess I should drive downtown and ask around, but thanks for the help, I hope I got fuck over that badly. |
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GuitarGuy305
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USA
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Posted - 04/06/2003 : 4:41:54 PM
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If its a Yamaha, I'd lean towards the Setup II more than the humidity. But you may ask when you bring it in if it needs to be humidified.
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{=HTG=}
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 04/06/2003 : 6:03:13 PM
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Wow, I didnt expect anything fancy really. All my friend said to do was take it in and get a new bridge, then re-string it for better sound.  |
'HTG, are you a cute girl?'
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Silky The Pimp
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Posted - 04/06/2003 : 6:10:25 PM
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| Much like Adam said... just look down the neck to make sure it's straight where the neck meets the body. If it's bowed up then you may just need to adjust the truss. |
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CPPJames
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Fyro Macedonia
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Posted - 04/06/2003 : 7:32:31 PM
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| I have a Yamaha and when I purchased it, the action as incredibly high. I sanded down the saddle a bit and did a very slight truss rod adjustment and the action is quite low without fret buzz. It's very easy to play. |
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Arthen
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USA
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Posted - 04/14/2003 : 04:42:55 AM
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| Yamaha's I think are pretty high off the frets as it is. At least the one's I've played with. |
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{=HTG=}
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USA
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Posted - 04/16/2003 : 6:26:31 PM
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Yamaha's I think are pretty high off the frets as it is. At least the one's I've played with.
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Guitar assistance needed ( again )
