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February 13, 2010 at 5:18 pm #79875hockeyguyMember
Hi guys
I recently got a new Epiphone Les Paul 1959 Standard Cherry Starburst as an early birthday present. It looks awesome, and the ones great, But on my low E, A, and D strings i find then when i strum any fret, it sort of makes this weird rattling noise, as though the string is hitting or bouncing off another frett. Is this normal?? do i need to just wear it down a bit?? or should i take it in to get looked at?? PLEASE HELP because i have a competition in a few days.
Thanks,
Hockeyguy[/color]
February 13, 2010 at 5:51 pm #107462electro-melxModeratorNo, it’s not normal …. but it could be any number of things or a combination .. probably either the action is too low, the truss rod isn’t adjusted correctly or the frets are uneven. It basically sounds like it could do with a good set up, I would take it to a guitar shop (where the people actually know what they are doing) and get it looked at, it shouldn’t cost much and you’ll have an excellent playing guitar afterwards.
maybe the neck just needs a little relief? if you capo at the first fret and then fret at the last fret what’s the gap feel like under the bottom E in the middle of the fretboard? Tap you finger up and down on it and tell me what it’s like, is it a small gap or is there no gap?
February 13, 2010 at 6:58 pm #107465hockeyguyMemberFor most frets there is a small gap, but on some there is no gap and the string is pretty much tuching the fret. Is this bad?? And how long do you think it’ll take to get fixed. Cause i have a concert on Thursday?? But, if it’ll take too long, i still have a back up guitar (a pretty good one actually) so Ill be fine.
February 13, 2010 at 11:42 pm #107473electro-melxModeratorQuote:For most frets there is a small gap, but on some there is no gap and the string is pretty much tuching the fret. Is this bad?? And how long do you think it’ll take to get fixed. Cause i have a concert on Thursday?? But, if it’ll take too long, i still have a back up guitar (a pretty good one actually) so Ill be fine.it’s really hard to tell without seeing it to be honest… if you close one eye and look down the fretboard do the frets all look parallel with each other? it could be a twist in the neck which is pretty serious or it could just be one or two frets are a little high and just need leveling a bit, check the frets are all seated properly, they might just need tapping in a little more… like I said it’s pretty hard to know what’s going on, you really need to get someone to have a good look at it, a professional should be able to see right away what the problem is… then you can take it from there. If this is a brand new guitar I’d be tempted to take it back to where it came from and ask them to sort it out (or exchange it for another guitar) if that’s possible.
February 14, 2010 at 1:26 pm #107492hockeyguyMemberOk thanks. Ill do that as soon as I can. I guess it was a good thing we got the 1 year warranty on the guitar:D, or else I’d have to bring out the cashola.
Thanks again,
Hockeyguy
February 14, 2010 at 3:32 pm #107495electro-melxModeratorno worries, hope you get it sorted.
February 14, 2010 at 7:18 pm #107499hockeyguyMemberBy the way, if anyone else has any ideas about why my guitar’s like that, feel free to comment. Im always up for a good discusiion:D
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