Duffy
New Member
Hi there. Thanks for the tip and sharing! To clarify: do you mean lightly sticking a piece of tape around (like a changing the tape at the grip of a tennis racket for lack of a better analogy) on each spring?
The issue now is not so much spring vibration (though I still hear this lots - maybe i got used to it) but the sustain on some of the notes ... though I think def worth trying the tape thing even if it does not help the sustain)
cheers!
Some dudes say that those springs vibrating add to the tone and sustain with your type trem. Taping them would mute any supposed tone or sustain originating from them.
Maybe try light strings like 0.09's. You will be able to make them vibrate optimally easier than those heavy strings.
I think your Custom 24 should be able to sustain close to your Gibson. Mine do and I have some nice Gibson's and amps.
A good overdrive pedal like a Fulltone Fulldrive 2 will also help your sustain. Not expensive and one of the best in my opinion.
You should be able to adjust that SE Custom 24 into a truly great guitar. It is a great guitar. You just need to keep working with it.
Congratulations on the great guitar and good luck.