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tomsteel
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 5:24 pm |
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| I,ve noticed a decrease in the sustain all up and down the neck of my skh emmons lately.I did have new fretboards put on about a year ago and he did take the necks both off to buff them out.I just thought it was bad strings since I did just happen to change brands since then.I use ghs boomers mostly but had some sit strings that needed to be used.How tight to the neck screws need to be?How can I fix this?I can play a chord and its like the volume just dies down to nothing.Anyone had this problem before? Thomas Malugin Columbia,Tn skh/ldg/lagrande//peavey |
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Bobby Boggs
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 7:45 pm
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I would lose the SIT strings and check with Jerry Roller as to How tight to the neck screws need to be.There are others that know.Some will tell you.Others will ask you to send the guitar to them.
If you got oil on the strings. That's a no no.Also make sure the groves in the roller nuts are clean.A lot of guys let these get gunked up.THat can decrease sustain........bb |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 8:32 pm
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Are SIT strings supposed to suck out sustain? 
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 8:51 pm
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| Maybe it's just the luck of the draw. But I've tried SIT's several times.They sounded less lively than the 3 month old Jag's or George L's I had just removed. I would certainly change strings before I started re- torqueing the neck bolts.But that's just me. |
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 9:08 pm steelguitar
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i've used S.I.T stainless strings ((don't like nickel of anyones)) for many years and have only had good luck with them i use them on all unless specified different the mods that i do here and nearly all come back asking for more strings like them, they are a great string and live longer than any others here in miss. i've tried and used JAGS, GHS and several others and nun have outlasted the SIT string but any of the string co. can make a bad batch i guess don't hurt to try replacing, but u need to try and get it to a shop if not, u can get the guitar all out of calibration if YOU don't know what u are doing TOMMY
CHRIS---PS; the SIT string doesn't suck out anything never herd of such a string hahaha if anything they add to the guitar, they build strings for several other brand names as well there is only a few co. that builds strings anyways in the USA, i think about three or four co., and i dont think!!!! any of the afore mentioned string brand names make their own strings TOMMY
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 9:20 pm
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I use a Pro 1.........only fishing line could suck the sustain out of it. 
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 10:02 pm
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I think that if SIT strings sucked sustain, Buddy Emmons wouldn't use them. I've tried them several times and they are fine strings with plenty of sustain and very even-sounding harmonics.
My guess would be that perhaps the tops of the changer fingers need buffing. They can get rough and grooved if you don't maintain them. I buff mine out with Mothers Mag Polish about once a year.
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Jim Walker
From:
Headland, AL
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 11:46 pm
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I have tried all brands readily availble over the passed year. S.I.T.'s have proven to me that they stay in tune, sustain well and sound great. Less breakage than any other brand I have tried. I stick with Nickel because SS is too bright for my ear. I do however change my strings every 40 to 50 hours (Two weeks) of play time regardless.
JW
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 18 Apr 2007 3:39 am
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| How tight to the neck screws need to be? |
Not very tight. You want the neck to stay on the guitar, and not rattle. Any further tigtening may cause problems. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 18 Apr 2007 5:12 am
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The SIT's have been good to me as well. Then again, I've never been picky about strings............too many other things to be picky about when playing steel. I keep forgetting to be picky about strings.
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Roger Francis
From:
kokomo,Indiana, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2007 6:21 am
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| I do recall something about the tightness of the neck had some effect on the sustain of the guitar, and if i remember right getting it to tight could effect it. I would call a steel builder and ask before making any rash decisions, especially since the neck has been removed. |
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