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| Topic Started: Dec 16 2008, 10:17 PM (315 Views) | |
| glynb | Dec 16 2008, 10:17 PM Post #1 |
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Hi All When playing electric guitar I often seem to push/pull the string with the left hand causing a slight bend making the note go off slightly. I dont notice it on my accoustic. Any ideas. Also do you normaly put new strings on a new guitar when you buy it (as you dont know how long they have been on) or are they normaly fine? glynb |
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| voodoorider | Dec 16 2008, 11:30 PM Post #2 |
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Mmm... you must be bending the strings quite a lot to make them noticeably out of tune, relaxing a little might help, if you feel yourself tense up then just take a second and relax your whole body, you really don't have to press hard to hit a decent note! it's not like you have to apply 30lbs of pressure... and pressure = tension and tension = bad fretting :p An acoustic guitar won't play like an electric which is maybe why you don't notice it on an acoustic, electric guitar strings bend much easier (although i have played a few acoustics that do play a lot like an electric). Possibly your action is too high and by the time you have all the strings pressed down they've moved around on the tip of your fingers a little, but it's unlikely you'd have an action that high to be honest. When i play a nylon strung i find it's a bit of a balancing act to get the cat gut strings to stay perfectly on the tip of my finger  And is it only certain chords that do it, or one particular finger you've noticed that pulls or pushes a string? As for the strings, if you buy a guitar from a shop, they normally chuck a new set on and give it a quick once over before it goes out of the door, it will also have had a service when it was bought by the shop provided the shop is half decent. If you are buying privately then unless it's from a pro it probably won't have been serviced but may or may not have new strings, if this is the situation you're in then just ask them  Edited by voodoorider, Dec 16 2008, 11:32 PM.
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| monwobobbo | Dec 17 2008, 02:25 AM Post #3 |
 
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i think voodoo is right. the action on an electric is different than an acoustic. i have to make adjustments when i play acoustic as it does require more effort. relax and don't push hard its not needed. as for strings on a guitar well thats a total crap shoot. some places do put on a new set many don't. some guitar makers use decent strings and many use whatever they can get the cheapest. it never hurts to ask when buying and often the place will give you a new set of strings as part of the deal. |
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| areyouthefarmer | Dec 17 2008, 01:50 PM Post #4 |
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Yeah, I agree. I have particularly large hands and if I try to play an electric like I would an acoustic then I find the same thing happens. I actually started with classical guitar and that is a completely different position, so I'm used to adjusting my hand for different types of guitar. You just need to rotate the postion of your hand until you avoid putting lateral stress on the strings. It might be a bit awkward at first but it willl solve the problem. |
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| slicepack | Dec 17 2008, 01:59 PM Post #5 |
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I would encourage anyone to have a go on a guitar with a scalloped fret board. There is no wood underneath the fretted string - you can add vibrato by applying (and releasing) downward finger pressure.
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| monwobobbo | Dec 17 2008, 03:13 PM Post #6 |
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hey slice. although a scalloped board is an interesting choice its not for new players. even players with experience have a tough time when first playing this type of board. you are right though it does offer even more nuances then a regular fingerboard. ritchie blackmore and yngwie malmsteen both use this type to great effect. |
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| glynb | Dec 17 2008, 05:25 PM Post #7 |
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Thanks for the replies. Have been experimenting and I am definitely pressing to hard. My accoustic is a faily cheap one and the action is quite high,which means I have to press quit hard. So I am pressing hard on the electric aswell. I am going to put the accoustic away for a while so I can get used to the much lower action of the electric. Thanks All |
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