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11/07/2005 7:20 pm
I just bought a used guitar with a floyd rose tremelo (dont know if that matters) and a factory scalloped 12-24 fret neck. After tuning it up, I noticed frets 12 & 13 and 16 & 17 on my high E string are playign the same note. Is this caused by the scalloped frets, an intonation problem or something else? Any help would be appreciated.
11/07/2005 7:26 pm
That does not sound right and I don't think it is caused directly by the scalloped frets. Unless you are pressing way too hard.
Anyway, check the open string against the 12th fret. They should be the same and if they are not it is an intonation problem and needs adjusting.
11/07/2005 8:04 pm
You may want to connect to a tuner and check it. I have seen bad or junk strings exhibit this type of behavior.
joe
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11/07/2005 8:05 pm
Both are great ideas, thank you. I will try it and post what worked for me.
Thans again!
11/07/2005 8:28 pm
I agree with Joe. Unless you have "perfect pitch" ears the tuner is the only way to go.
An after thought if the intonation is not the answer. Use a straight edge to see if the 13th fret is high. This could cause a press of the string on the 12th to hit the 13th also. And the same for the 16th.
13/07/2005 12:08 am
You may just need slightly higher action on that string.
16/07/2005 1:30 am
I have a strat that does this exact thing. It is causd by a fret being high, or the one before it being low. You can fix it by putting the action up, but in my case, I had to put the action way too far up to get rid of it.
I asked a luither about it and he said that it would cost me about $65 to get the frets leveled...so I did it myself! Really not that hard...you just need to protect the fretboard, and then get a long sanding block and level all of the frets. Then you need to take files and reshape them(make them round). There is lots of stuff on the internet about this too...