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Wendigo
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by Wendigo » Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:35 pm
ESBlonde wrote:It's the nut slots, I'd put money on it.
Every Gibson cannot be set perfect for every player and although the High end electrics get thatr computerised fret dressing jobbie, everything else greatly benefits from a proper personalised set up. If the guitar is still new(ish) then the dealer should oblige. If not spend a few bucks and get a pro to file the slots correctly to set the strings over the first fret properly. Well worth it.
I really hope that's all it is; I'd hate to think that I got stuck with a "bad" example. The thing is, I played the guitar extensively in the shop and noticed no problems. I switched to 12's from 11's and set the neck myself and everything seems fine, except the open chords and intonation a bit up the neck. I just want to throw money at someone to make this go away.
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by Y0UNGBL00D » Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:43 pm
I have always hated each Gibson acoustic I have ever held. But for some reason I still want a hummingbird.
Thunderverb 50,
modded SG, pedals, shiner bock.
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by nguideau » Wed Dec 29, 2010 3:36 pm
I think the quality of your ears is the culprit here. Just quit having perfect pitch and all that stuff.
Seriously though, hopefully you can get it taken care of, I would agree it sounds like the problem is at the nut.
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by misterMagoo » Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:30 pm
My nuts are always the problem...
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by Randy Bass » Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:00 pm
misterMagoo wrote:My nuts are always the problem...
Get a Dremel
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by BrentD » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:43 am
Earvana or similar. Seriously. It's a problem with every guitar.
I have had problems with Gibson nuts, though, as the typical factory job on the guitars from them is far from ready. If that doesn't fix it, look into a compensated nut.
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by Drdos » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:54 am
BrentD wrote:Earvana or similar. Seriously. It's a problem with every guitar.
I have had problems with Gibson nuts, though, as the typical factory job on the guitars from them is far from ready. If that doesn't fix it, look into a compensated nut.
Hated the sound of open chords on my SG. I know the nut was probably the culprit, but why should you have to pay for a new one after you've spent over a 1K on the guitar. Anyway, I just traded it for a nice amp. It sucks that you spend so much money on buying a Gibson, and you end up paying more for the name then for the Name/Quality.
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by bclaire » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:43 pm
Like I said before, my two J-100's are the best acoustics I have ever played...
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