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Topic: Steel 3rd string |
Billy Henderson
From:
Portland, AR, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2014 11:36 am |
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| Please help if you can. I have an E9 steel but the 3rd string sounds muted or "dead" hardly any sound at all. I have changed strings with the Live Steels but so far no help. Any ideas? |
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 26 Oct 2014 11:45 am
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| Are the surfaces of changer finger and roller nut smooth? If they are rough or have a groove worn in them it can cause that sort of issue and will need some resurfacing. Try sliding the string over slightly on the changer finger and/or rotating the nut roller a bit, see if it improves any. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 26 Oct 2014 11:57 am
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How about the amp? Wrong EQ and it can sound dead.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 26 Oct 2014 12:08 pm
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Check for dirt or oil or something on the arc of the finger.
Or a burr. Move the string forward or back just a smidge and see if it sounds better.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2014 12:33 pm
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| Isn't that normal, unless you have a pickup that lets you adjust each string? |
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Bill C. Buntin
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Posted 26 Oct 2014 6:07 pm
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| Try a .012 instead of .011, you have to nurse it up to A but it will work. |
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