Andy Eagle ( Guitar repair tech for 30 years )

It means some frequencies are cancelled by the way the guitar resonates. I’m afraid you’re probably not going to fix it completely. Active pickups can help but they too will be subject to whatever can ring acoustically.
 
Martin put out their new guitar, what do you think about it? I watched this video in particular, thought it was insightful.
 
yeky83 said:
Martin put out their new guitar, what do you think about it? I watched this video in particular, thought it was insightful.
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I think this is a very good line of thought that has actually been around for a long time in various ways . There is an Australian classical guitar maker (sorry I forget his name) that has been making incredibly light weight tops by hand with similar struts but making the back very rigid after trying to make the whole instrument light. The switch to a rigid back was because there is a point where all the string energy dissipates too fast and you end up with a loud instrument with poor sustain. Also the way Selmer made some Gypsy Jazz guitars was with the same principles albeit without the laser cutting but everything to produce a light body with acoustic volume. It is all about trying to make something light enough to resonate nicely but not so easily that it can't sustain. Carbon fibre acoustic instrument have been around a while as a possible answer but musicians tend to be traditionalists and not like the different sound. PRS also build some acoustics with a carbon cage reinforcement to keep everything very light. The trouble with wood is every piece has slightly different properties and when a few grams here and there is a significant difference and then the whole thing needs to ring in a very particular way some degree of luck is still going to be in the mix.
 
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It means some frequencies are cancelled by the way the guitar resonates. I’m afraid you’re probably not going to fix it completely. Active pickups can help but they too will be subject to whatever can ring acoustically.
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Eagle said:
Very possibly, particularly with the Q control. Can you suggest a pedal? I tend to use eq in Axe3 so I only know a few parametric pedals.
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From what I see online, the TC Electronic PEQ 3000-DT looks like a really powerful one. Of course, if you're using a laptop live or in the studio you could use any parametric EQ plugin. I would use the old engineers advice for getting rid of harsh frequencies in reverse: reduce the gain on a band by guessing then play the most problematic note. I'd sweep the frequency itself as well as its Q until the note almost completely disappears, then raise the gain until the note reappears and finally sounds right with the others. The trick though, is making sure that by doing this you're not unintentionally boosting a frequency that might make other notes sound bad!
 
Hello Andy A few question and your thoughts

Buzz Feiten tuning system ?? Snake Oil or it really works

Headless guitar dont have Issues like 3+3, Nut, Staggered tuners, String tree Issues and thus stay in tune better

Cheers
Mike
 
Buzz Feiten is better than a guitar with no temperament But most guitars have something in the nut placement anyway. The rest is similar in effect to what happens if you intonated your guitar using all fretted notes. 3rd to 15th would be a good reference. Or using just Es as a reference point. These days I prefer a well cut nut and use the 3rd to 15th all fretted reference. Also you must do this with a very good tuner . I use the Turbo or a real strobe only for this. A lot of tuners are not accurate enough to temper a guitar properly imo.
Headless guitars do stay in tune better as long as everything is working as it should.
 
Yes it seems to always come down to a really well cut nut, unfortunately not every tech knows how to do this properly :(
 
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Yes it seems to always come down to a really well cut nut, unfortunately not every tech know how to do this properly :(
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Compensated Nut - InSync | Sweetwater

A guitar string nut where the leading edge (the fretboard side) of the nut is recessed by a certain amount for particular strings in order to improve the intonation of that string. On a “standard” nut, the strings all cross the nut at the same distance from the first fret; by adjusting this...
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Compensated Nut - InSync | Sweetwater

A guitar string nut where the leading edge (the fretboard side) of the nut is recessed by a certain amount for particular strings in order to improve the intonation of that string. On a “standard” nut, the strings all cross the nut at the same distance from the first fret; by adjusting this...
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This type and even just nut placement help. This style can cause tuning issues if not cut very well.
 
I used an Earvana nut for my LP and felt the intonation was fantastic. I would always intonate so the 5th fret of the high E intonated with the 17th, then I'd set the B by getting 4ths and 5ths on the B and and high E going up the neck to intonate, then set the G by getting 4ths and 5ths going up the neck on the G and B to intonate, etc, until I got to the low E.

Before that I had a Washburn USA P3 with the Buzz Feiten tuning system, and that thing was fantastic all the way up the neck from the factory with no adjustments.
 
Eagle said:
From a practical useable perspective at that price I would audition as many Lower end Taylor guitars as I could . Build is always solid and amplified tone is acceptable.
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Hey Andy,

I took your suggestion / advice and scored a Taylor 114ce at a bargain price. Listed in excellent condition with Taylor bag.
This will be my first Taylor...
 
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