dogrocketp
I drank the PRS kool aid, and it was tasty!
My luthier knows I’m going to raise the action, it’s a running joke. By the way, his guitars aren’t real low either.
Have a dead spot on my McCarty (non-594) in the exact spot - 12th fret on B string. Decays super-quickly on a guitar that otherwise has wonderful sustain. No cure for it - it's just inherent to my guitar.Hi all,
Noticed last night that I have a dead spot on my new 594, B string at the 12th fret - the fretted note quickly decays/has little sustain. This also happens at the 11th fret to a lesser extent. I haven't really noticed it anywhere else on the fretboard.
When I place the headstock against a wall and fret the note, it rings much truer, suggesting this is a resonance issue (I guess). It also is alleviated if I tune the string higher.
I know this happens with guitars, but this location is pretty annoying. Any suggestions to minimize the impact in standard tuning? Would moving to heavier strings help (I use 10s, wouldn't mind 11s)? The intonation seems ok on the string as well, but I might try resetting it to make sure there's no quirk in the bridge saddle.
Thanks!
Justin
You can move it one fret if you really need sustain on that fret. Add heavier or lighter tuner buttons and the dead spot will move up or down one fret. It is interesting that it's the 12th or 9th or 10th frets usually, and wolf tones are around the 7th fret. I have some ideas why. It's an interesting problem to contemplate.Have a dead spot on my McCarty (non-594) in the exact spot - 12th fret on B string. Decays super-quickly on a guitar that otherwise has wonderful sustain. No cure for it - it's just inherent to my guitar.
Awesome, thank you, very good to hear.Seems ok. I had a smidge of buzz that went away when raising the action. But nut seems ok. 11s feel right on this one!
There is a cure. Turn the gain all the way up on your Triple Rec head and 4x12 cab. Turn the volume up until it hurts a little....Disappointing to hear there’s no “cure”.
There is a cure. Turn the gain all the way up on your Triple Rec head and 4x12 cab. Turn the volume up until it hurts a little.
Stand facing the amp and hit that note.It will sustain forever.
I’ve read (at The Gear Page, so it must be true) that ALL guitars have a dead spot somewhere. The theory was that you just find one that has that dead spot in a range you don’t live in, so yeah for me an octave fret would be a bad one.
I have not tested this idea thoroughly, and only seem to think about it when in fact I find a dead spot somewhere that I like to play.
When I was adjusting the truss rod I noticed the dead spot disappearing if I left the wrench attached to the truss rod screw.