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Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
Hi there.
I fiddle with a guitar every now and then. I have an accoustic with tough strings that are really high up, so you have to press on them pretty hard to make noise. When you miss a fret slightly, and end up pressing a little too close or too far behind a fret, it makes a different noise, which is basically the sound of the string vibrating on the fret itself (the metal piece) instead of off of it (i.e. like it should sound). This is a bit of a dull sound. However, it's not so bad once you get used to it. It's not the beautiful "clean" sound of a guitar, but it sounds okay. So I'm curious, has anyone ever purposely played in this manner: essentially using distortion on an accoustic guitar, in a recorded song somewhere? --Dave. P.S. I don't entirely know what the hell I'm talking about, so I hope you guys do. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
i know i've heard a song like that but i dont recall the name.
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
If you want to lower the action, just file down the bridge with some sandpaper. It's a pretty easy procedure.
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
This is called "high action" and is generally a very undesirable trait in a guitar. As you know, it makes it harder to play and it produces an undesirable buzzing sound when played improperly. I can't think of anyone who has used this to their advantage offhand, but you do have me curious now.
It is very common to play muted chords and/or strings, but I do not think this is what you are asking. |
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
i do stuff like that when i play by myself to try and make different sounds etc... but i couldtn say i've heard it in any songs.
although i wouldnt doubt someone out there has put it in somewhere. |
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
Funny you should mention this, Jerry Garcia is one guitarist who used to play with a very high action and extra heavy strings. Although this is much harder to play, it produces a richer sound because of the increased tension placed on the strings. My takamine had a rather high action when I bought it and I ended up having adjusted down, but I am no Jerry Garcia.
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
who the hell is jerry garcia?
<font color="white">p.s. this is exactly why i said "generally...undesirable" [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]</font> |
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
[ QUOTE ]
i do stuff like that when i play by myself to try and make different sounds etc... but i couldtn say i've heard it in any songs. although i wouldnt doubt someone out there has put it in somewhere. [/ QUOTE ] Another thing that you can do is pluck a string, then just touch it gently with the top side of your finger nail, near the outter end of the string (away from the sound board). also, if you pluck a string up higher (towards the keys?) than you normally would, it makes a different sound. What do you guys mean by "high action", exactly? |
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
Just some guy who looked like you, nevermind...
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Re: Guitar playing: on the frets themselves
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What do you guys mean by "high action", exactly? [/ QUOTE ] The action on a guitar is the height of the strings above the fretboard. High action = you have to push strings harder to create notes = harder to play. |
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