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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Went to the chap who filed the nut a little and now no sitar noise! Thanks a lot to you all for helping a newbie.
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Thanks. It is because it doesn't sound like a sitar when fretted that I think it may be the nut but, as a neophyte, I will wait and see what someone more experienced thinks! Thanks
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    I am seeing a chap tomorrow to run through the set up and see what he thinks. I have tried playing with the saddles but no change and, so, I think it must be the nut. However, after playing with the saddles, the sitar noise is only on the downpick not the uppick...curiouser and curiouser...
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Useful to know; thanks a lot!
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Thanks a lot for this link: really good and informative video.
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Thank you and you are quite right. I suppose, being new to this, I am nervous about making irreparable errors that mean I ruin the guitar! But it is something I want to get proficient at. For Christmas, I got a string winder, a set of feelers and a guage ruler. What are the other things that...
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Thanks a lot. I am taking it to a chap local to me to get a set up. Apart from the annoyance factor, I presume it is ok to play until I get it to the chap? Thanks.
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    High E string sounds like a sitar

    Hi there - I have recently gotten an SE24-08 (last week) and have been playing it a bit today. I put it down for a bit and, since I picked it up again and had another play, the high E string has developed a sitar-like sound. It is much more prevalent when playing it open (and only slightly...
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    Hello - new PRS owner here

    Thanks so much. I have found it super welcoming this far.
  10. StreetwalkingCheetah77

    Hello - new PRS owner here

    Thank you all for your kind welcomes...and warnings if PRS GAS!
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    Hello - new PRS owner here

    Thanks so much for the link. I would have been hours trying this figure it out!
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    Hello - new PRS owner here

    Here are some pics . Very very happy. Even thinking of selling the Strat...
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