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Topic: Are 8 string resos supposed to have an 8 string spider? |
Michael Lester
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2024 7:30 am |
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I have an 8 string reso that has a 'clunky' low string.
Trying to explore why, I note that the bridge inserts overhang the spider channel on both ends by roughly 1/4".
I'm sure that the spider in this guitar is the same dimensions as a 6 string version.
Should this have been a wider 8 string spider?
Is there such a thing? |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 5 Mar 2024 8:27 am
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No. The spider is the same. The bridge inserts will be wider although the string spacing will be narrower than your typical 6 spring spacing.
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2024 10:01 am Re: Are 8 string resos supposed to have an 8 string spider?
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| Michael Lester wrote: |
I have an 8 string reso that has a 'clunky' low string.
Trying to explore why, I note that the bridge inserts overhang the spider channel on both ends by roughly 1/4".
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Here's an experiment... slack the 7th string, move it over... put the 8th string in the 7th slot... see if anything changes. If you didn't bend the string before cutting it at the peg the winding can slip, causing tone problems.
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BJ Burbach
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2024 3:00 pm
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| Sometimes, it's the string. I had a clunk and .003 more fixed it. |
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