elgravos
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Wondering if anyone has come across this before: I rejigged my Jazzmaster for C standard tuning. I'm using 12/56 strings and have re-setup / intonated the guitar properly. So far so good. However, when I play the G string (now tuned to D# with a 24 plain gauge wire) the notes just flutter horribly. I can tune it fine at the nut and the harmonic at the octave, but as soon as it's played fretted it all goes south. Doesn't even sound like a note it warbles so horribly. All the other strings are fine and the action is generally good with no buzz. All the mechanics of the guitar are in good working order (wilki bridge to LSR nut). Is this just down to the physics of the scale length of 25.5 just being too short for this low tuning with a 24 gauge string? I just went with the C standard for sh*ts and giggles so not really heartbroken about it, but curious to know if someone has figured out what is going on?
I figure I'll drop the gauge a level go 52-11 and tune it to D standard in the hope that the problem will go away.
I figure I'll drop the gauge a level go 52-11 and tune it to D standard in the hope that the problem will go away.