The solution to dead spots!

[OrganicZed]

 

[PBGas]

I'm sure that will make the guitar scream!

 

[JasonE]

I happened to see that video earlier this morning. I couldn't even make it through the whole thing before sayin BS and closing the window.

 

[State of Epicicity]

The solution to all life's woes, really.

Seriously, I really would love to see some data driven testing about guitar tone opening up over time. It's not only the wood that could be factor, but the aging of hardware, including magnets, strings, whatever else you can think of. I don't discount this outright, but I aside from changing the tone overall with vibrating the guitar I'd love to see someone with a dead spot apply vibration to see if it does anything to mitigate or solve the problem.

When I first read about Yamaha's initial response acceleration, I looked to see if any owners of Revstars have reported dead spots on forums, and I found several. I see that John Suhr on TGP, who posts under Oso, filed for a patent for something along these lines, and I know if several instances of his guitars having dead spots, so whatever these companies are doing is not a profilactic against dead spots as they apply it. But applied in a different manner, who knows? Wood acts in complex ways.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Wtf? Add the meaningless fusion noodling in the background and imagine having to watch this on loop for 24 hours.

 

[Eagle]

The solution to all life's woes, really.

Seriously, I really would love to see some data driven testing about guitar tone opening up over time. It's not only the wood that could be factor, but the aging of hardware, including magnets, strings, whatever else you can think of. I don't discount this outright, but I aside from changing the tone overall with vibrating the guitar I'd love to see someone with a dead spot apply vibration to see if it does anything to mitigate or solve the problem.

When I first read about Yamaha's initial response acceleration, I looked to see if any owners of Revstars have reported dead spots on forums, and I found several. I see that John Suhr on TGP, who posts under Oso, filed for a patent for something along these lines, and I know if several instances of his guitars having dead spots, so whatever these companies are doing is not a profilactic against dead spots as they apply it. But applied in a different manner, who knows? Wood acts in complex ways.

The only way to get rid of dead spots is change the resonance frequency of the body and usually means swap it out. Vibration improves the tone by getting the whole thing to resonate at one much the same as playing it in and keeping it in use.

 

[Frankencat]

Some people call fretting out on high frets “dead spots”. This can absolutely be fixed.

 

[Eagle]

Some people call fretting out on high frets “dead spots”. This can absolutely be fixed.

This is fret out or fret buzz and nothing to do with dead spots. I know you are not saying it is .

 

[OrganicZed]

I have to believe that this video was meant as a troll post just to see if anyone would take the bait and attach a vibrator to their guitar and then report back with comments about perceived improvements.

 

[Frankencat]

The only way to get rid of dead spots is change the resonance frequency of the body and usually means swap it out. Vibration improves the tone by getting the whole thing to resonate at one much the same as playing it in and keeping it in use.

I have some ideas about modifying the general resonant frequency of a guitar body. I have found that it is easier to lower the frequency but very difficult to raise it. Some people like a lower resonance but others perceive it as “less resonant”. It is very subjective.

 

[the-trooper]

I have to believe that this video was meant as a troll post

What!? No way!!!!!!