#46315 by RhythmMan
Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:33 pm
Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:33 pm
Here's something that might make you say "of course!"
But follow my thought process here. Even though you might know the answer, you should still find this interesting.
I play acoustic guitar, and I use the lightest gauge strings available.
.
And I had a tuning problem w/ my guitar, for a while.
.
But, every time I checked it, - it was in perfect tune.
I mean absolutely Perfect.
I have electronic tuners, and a really good ear . . .
Excellent tuning on my guitar.
Yet I could hear it 'go wrong' during a performance. I'd check it - and perfect tuning. Huh? What gives?
.
I Knew it only happened with certain chords.
.
I should mention that I apparently have an exceptional ear for tuning, by the way. Most people can NOT hear what I'm referring too. I've asked . . .
. . . yeah, anyway . . .
I noticed that it was one string only . . . 'B'
So . . .
>I checked the nut - nope - it's good.
>Bridge is good.
>Neck is excellent
>Perfect tune open, and perfect tune 1 octave up
>I'm not bending the string laterally; hey, I know what I'm doing, here.
>And - I'm not bending the string very much vertically, either, because the frets are worn a little, so the strings are close to the fretboard already. The frets were NOT the problem. (And, no the string wasn't sliding in and out of the fret groove).
>And, yes, there are tiny ditches between the frets, dug by my fingertips, but this problem appeared kinda suddenly. It wasn't my worn fretboard.
>and the fricking fret sure didn't move . . .
.
The specific problem?
It turned out that my 'B' string was raising in pitch when I played "D," and "Gaug," and "Cadd2."
Well - it's not my guitar . . .
.
My "B" string was .014
I changed it to .015.
That solved my problem completely - it was like night and day . . . like black and white.
.
I don't know the gauge of your strings; just thought I'd mention it.
But follow my thought process here. Even though you might know the answer, you should still find this interesting.
I play acoustic guitar, and I use the lightest gauge strings available.
.
And I had a tuning problem w/ my guitar, for a while.
.
But, every time I checked it, - it was in perfect tune.
I mean absolutely Perfect.
I have electronic tuners, and a really good ear . . .
Excellent tuning on my guitar.
Yet I could hear it 'go wrong' during a performance. I'd check it - and perfect tuning. Huh? What gives?
.
I Knew it only happened with certain chords.
.
I should mention that I apparently have an exceptional ear for tuning, by the way. Most people can NOT hear what I'm referring too. I've asked . . .
. . . yeah, anyway . . .
I noticed that it was one string only . . . 'B'
So . . .
>I checked the nut - nope - it's good.
>Bridge is good.
>Neck is excellent
>Perfect tune open, and perfect tune 1 octave up
>I'm not bending the string laterally; hey, I know what I'm doing, here.
>And - I'm not bending the string very much vertically, either, because the frets are worn a little, so the strings are close to the fretboard already. The frets were NOT the problem. (And, no the string wasn't sliding in and out of the fret groove).
>And, yes, there are tiny ditches between the frets, dug by my fingertips, but this problem appeared kinda suddenly. It wasn't my worn fretboard.
>and the fricking fret sure didn't move . . .
.
The specific problem?
It turned out that my 'B' string was raising in pitch when I played "D," and "Gaug," and "Cadd2."
Well - it's not my guitar . . .
.
My "B" string was .014
I changed it to .015.
That solved my problem completely - it was like night and day . . . like black and white.
.
I don't know the gauge of your strings; just thought I'd mention it.