Guitars versus technique
I am a rank novice guitar player.
I have a Tele with a \"bolt-on\" maple neck and six individual saddles.
I am trying to play the lead parts of Guns and Roses, Santana, Clapton and some blues.
I find the following problems with my playing techniques and/or my guitar :
A) When I play an an \"A\" on the E string, the open A next to it starts to vibrate very slightly. It continues to vibrate when I move on to other notes.
It is more noticeable on high gain settings on the GNX3000 and is irksome !!
I then need to damp a string that I did not even touch.
Is this normal for all guitars ?
Is this something to do with set-neck versus bolt-on neck ? ie some necks are more rigid than others ?
See http://www.edromanguitars.com/tech/neckconstruction.htm
and http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/guitars/electric-guitars/buying-guide.php
Is this something to do with the wood ie some woods allow vibrations to travel from one string to another.
I am sure this \"feature\" is great for rythm, but it does not help me for lead parts.
Please comment on neck types and your preferences.
When I bend a note to reach a full note up, my fingers touch the other strings. Then when I release the bend, the other strings go twang.
This happens even if I play quite slowly.
Again this is most noticeable with the medium or high gain settings.
For example, see http://www.freelicks.net/FILM/Free guitar lessons/Sweet_child/Sweet_slow2.wmv for a prebend that I cant play without the other strings sounding off.
Please help !!
I have a Tele with a \"bolt-on\" maple neck and six individual saddles.
I am trying to play the lead parts of Guns and Roses, Santana, Clapton and some blues.
I find the following problems with my playing techniques and/or my guitar :
A) When I play an an \"A\" on the E string, the open A next to it starts to vibrate very slightly. It continues to vibrate when I move on to other notes.
It is more noticeable on high gain settings on the GNX3000 and is irksome !!
I then need to damp a string that I did not even touch.
Is this normal for all guitars ?
Is this something to do with set-neck versus bolt-on neck ? ie some necks are more rigid than others ?
See http://www.edromanguitars.com/tech/neckconstruction.htm
and http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/guitars/electric-guitars/buying-guide.php
Is this something to do with the wood ie some woods allow vibrations to travel from one string to another.
I am sure this \"feature\" is great for rythm, but it does not help me for lead parts.
Please comment on neck types and your preferences.
When I bend a note to reach a full note up, my fingers touch the other strings. Then when I release the bend, the other strings go twang.This happens even if I play quite slowly.
Again this is most noticeable with the medium or high gain settings.
For example, see http://www.freelicks.net/FILM/Free guitar lessons/Sweet_child/Sweet_slow2.wmv for a prebend that I cant play without the other strings sounding off.
Please help !!
Comments
Im still not the tidiest player but my precision is imrpoving as i attempt to achieve greater note clarity - whereas when i started most of the notes i hit were unintentional
also - it sounds like the saddle on your a string is loose or badly intonated or not under enough tension or seomthing - oh i dont know, i dont know how to play i have no business offering advice! :oops:
On every guitar I have played.... (not many, maybe 20) the.. \"a\" string rings when i play the \"a\" note on the \"e\" string.
I wish i could comment specifically to your request, rebolt on, compared to straight thru, (i never had this question pop up, because if i wasn't getting the sound or notes correct .... i stopped and re-learnt the part ?)
However, i feel the resolution to your problem is \"technique based\" rather than guitar based.?
If that note is ringing (incorrectly or un-expectedly) during your attempt to re-create one of those songs??, .... i would suggest that it wasn't played that way in the first place/original recording.
I know you've been a great contributor to this site and i hope this comment helps.
Furthermore,
If your \"a\" string is ringing when you play \"a\" note on \"e\" string ...?
Mute it with your pick hand!
If this doesn't help...maybe you're reading the tab from an un-reliable source???
Or maybe your right hand (assuming, you are right handed??) is not used to the muting style of those guitarists, mentioned in your post.??
Part (b) of your question also relates to \"muting\"... Yep i know the other strings make a twang ... but you need to anticipate the charachteristics of the beautiful weapon in your hands, and then catch some of the non-essential tones before they escape.... !!!! You may need some of those notes later on old mate...
best regards from old krafty.
Love your work Web Surf
It might be good to note here that I don’t know what I’m doing either… but I read a lot… oh and I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.
I would just say this--practice practice practice
I had some of the same issuses early on and now they are not a problem. I think it had a lot to do with how much I played and also with the guitar.
What i am saying is this GOOD guitars play easier. Thier is no question that a neck-thru the body sounds better and probably is a lot more rigid than a bolt on.
I have a jackson neck thru body cost@1500 and it vibrates the A note on the next string also I'm pretty sure that is a constant since they vibrate at the same frequncy( if they are in tune)
the string bending issue may have something to do with the string height(action). The better the guitar is set up= better action. I think you'll see the finer guitars are set up better example les paul. The strings are right there --you barely have to push down--GRAVY!!! When the string is right there your finger doesnt catch on the other string-- it just pushes it out of the way and it returns with no sound.
If you keep on going with your guitar you will overcome all of that and when you buy a better guitar you will see Your playing get better too
ROCK ON
WOGS858