Reece Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Hey, I play with 10. gauge strings, and apparently they arent supposed to be light, but when i play with them, every note seems out of tune or somthing, and its because the strings are slightly bending every note i play, and it takes a lot of consentration to stop them from bending. This never happened on my Strat, but it does on my gibson, should i try a slightly heavier gauge? ☼Led Zeppelin Will Never Die☼ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 your gibson is a shorter scale (24.75) than your fender(25.5) which will make it easier to bend the strings. if you move up to 11,s it should help. is your guitar intonated? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronedo Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 What model Gibson are you using - i.e. does it have a fixed bridge or tremolo? If it's a fixed bridge, bending one string should not really affect other strings/notes. However, this can happen to either a mal adjusted tremolo. I use a Tremsetter trem stabilizer on all my trem guitars to solve this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 I used to teach my students when they practiced their chords and scales to pretend the neck was an open tube of toothpaste, and not to spill any. Sounds like you may have wasted the whole tube on your first chord. I would suggest practicing using a lighter touch. Work on NOT letting it go out of tune. Also going up to 11's or 12's may help some. But it doesn't really address the cause of the problem. Good luck So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tld Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Having the action a bit too high can cause this, as the string has to be bent a bit too much just to reach the fret. A heavy touch combined with high frets can bend notes significntly as well, as the string gets pulled down between two frets. Tom http://www.digitalaudiorock.com The Protools Plugin Preset Co-op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Edwards Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 What exactly do you mean when you say "strings are slightly bending every note i play" Do you mean you are pressing so hard that the note goes sharp or that when you bend one string the others go flat. You aslo dont state what kind of guitar this is happening on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hey thanks everyone, I'm taking my guitar in for service, it need sthe actin lowered and im going to start playing to 11.s i found that when i push the note hard, it sounded really out. ☼Led Zeppelin Will Never Die☼ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 You guys use strings? You know the difference between a fiddle and a violin? A fiddle has STRANGS on it..... Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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