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Topic: Rickenbacker B6 quite 3rd string |
Andrew Swearman
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Isle of Man, UK
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Posted 2 Jul 2013 4:55 pm |
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Hi folks I am new to electric lap guitars so sorry in advance if this question is stupid. I have recently aquired a Rickenbacker B6 lap steel. It is a string through body and has the 1 1/4 horseshoe pickup. The white plates are metal and not celuloid. Not sure what year that makes it but I guess it is a late one.
The guitar had no strings on so I have fitted a set of ernie ball electric guitar strings which are 56 - 12.
I tend to play G and D tunings and I imagine that these strings are not the best. Should I be picking a particular brand?
All strings sound bright apart from the 3rd string (F# on open D tuning) This string sounds dull and has much less volume than the others.
Does anyone know what I am doing wrong or does this mean the pickup needs a repair?
Again sorry if this is a stupid question I have only ever played accoustic lap steel.
Thanks in advance.
Warm Regards
Andy |
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Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2013 5:14 pm
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Have you changed that string to check? - I find lap steel string sets awful for dead strings. I bought some sets of Scotty's gauged sets and every one had a dead middle E.
Look at the nut and also the bridge for clues - thats usually where you find the problem.
You could take a screwdriver and tap that pole (with gtr plugged in) for reference to the others also.
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2013 5:43 pm
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| Pole might have been pushed down at some point, or it may have lost some magnetism, or maybe moving that side of the PU a bit higher may be all it needs. The screws at either end of the shoes is where you adjust. |
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Andrew Swearman
From:
Isle of Man, UK
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 5:40 pm
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Hi,
Thanks guys I will check out all the things you have suggested. Thanks for taking the time I appreciate it.
This is a bit of a voyage of discovery for me. I have already Identified that it is very different to accoustic lap playing. I can already make a really nasty noise. I just have to work out how to make a nice one now.
Regards
Andy |
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Andrew Swearman
From:
Isle of Man, UK
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Posted 7 Jul 2013 2:10 pm
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Gents,
Thanks you very much for your help. I now have a working 3rd string.
Could some one give me some advice as a good set of strings to buy and get started with. I will be using mostly D and G tuning.
Regards
Andy |
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Andrea Tazzini
From:
Massa, Italy
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Posted 8 Jul 2013 4:34 am
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2013 1:57 pm
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| Andrew Swearman wrote: |
Thanks you very much for your help. I now have a working 3rd string. |
Would it be too much to ask how you fixed it? What was the problem? How did we help?
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