My new guitar is lovely, but it has a small problem which im convinced can be easily fixed, but how??
bending the e and b string upto the 15th fret causes them to choke out before the full step bend is achieved. there is no such problem after the 15th fret, it is clear as a bell. i am assuming that the string is therefore catching on the 16th fret??
am i right about this assumption, and how might i fix it???
"I like to play that guitar. I have to stare at it while I'm playing it because I'm not very good at playing it."
Noel Gallagher (who took the words right out of my mouth)
Is this the custom made SG? Assuming a set (glued in) neck: First check for a fret raised out of its slot. Get any found reseated.
If the frets all seem properly seated, a quick fix is to raise the action (bridge height) until the choking stops, or ...
...that high up on the neck, the real fix is probably a bit of fret leveling (+ recrowning), possibly finished off with some neck relief adjustment (truss rod) and a bridge height tweak to re-optimize the action.
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thanks gnease. sounds a bit too technical for me, i dont want to ruin it. ill get it to a pro to do it for me. thanks
"I like to play that guitar. I have to stare at it while I'm playing it because I'm not very good at playing it."
Noel Gallagher (who took the words right out of my mouth)
Raising the bridge is very simple -- I'm sure you could manage that. Might be a simple fix.
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you were spot on gnease. it had a few (a lot) of frets raised and needed them levelling and recrowning.
i also had the guy give it a complete set up and put new strings on. £60
not monewy i wanted to spend but well worth the result. thanks
"I like to play that guitar. I have to stare at it while I'm playing it because I'm not very good at playing it."
Noel Gallagher (who took the words right out of my mouth)
Since it was a custom hand made guitar I wonder if the fret job just never got finished off properly? By the way Almann ........... WHERE ARE THE PICTURES! :P Seriously ..... can we see it? Did you know Tony Iommi's origional black SG (not origional SG ..... origional black one with the cross inlays) was a custom made guitar not a Gibson. Likely hand made in England as well. Yours made me think of that. It was made by a guy named John Birch I believe.
I think this is the one
"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard,
grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em."
-- The Webb Wilder Credo --
well i will be vbery happy if i can get anywhere near playing half as good as tommy with my guitar!!
pics will come - although i am accessing GN on a borrowed computer at the minute as mine had a serious virus attack and the IT men at work are trying to fix it.
by the way, it makes its first gig debut tonight - ive got it warming up and doing its stretches as we speak.
"I like to play that guitar. I have to stare at it while I'm playing it because I'm not very good at playing it."
Noel Gallagher (who took the words right out of my mouth)
