metallic sound guild d55

[mick]

can any body help ive got this metallic sounds from strings all over fret board ,looked for loose frets loose braces bridge has been re glued ,no loose tuners
new nut and saddle new pins ,im really stuck now dont no what it is really frustrating action isnt that high ,no idea

 

[Guildedagain]

Loose or broken TR, the latter being a worst case scenario.

Tuners can vibrate, easy to track down by touching.

A treble string slot that's too low can make your guitar sound like a sitar. Use a capo to eliminate the nut and see what happens.

The action can really collapse if a guitar gets too dried out, a little moisture therapy can be good if needed.

 

[mick]

yes sounds like sitar ill check the nut slots ,sorry whats TR, thank you for replying

 

[Heath]

yes sounds like sitar ill check the nut slots ,sorry whats TR, thank you for replying

truss rod

 

[HeyMikey]

Dumb question but have you checked the neck relief? Too straight with low action?

 

[GardMan]

Check the saddle profile, as well... too flat (not a defined exit point for the string) can cause a buzz.

...and check that one of the tag ends of string on the headstock isn't touching any of the strings between the nut and tuning machine. That can give a metallic buzz...

 

[cupric]

can any body help ive got this metallic sounds from strings all over fret board ,looked for loose frets loose braces bridge has been re glued ,no loose tuners
new nut and saddle new pins ,im really stuck now dont no what it is really frustrating action isnt that high ,no idea

Did you do all the work? Was it done professionally? If so maybe revisit?

 

[mick]

Loose or broken TR, the latter being a worst case scenario.

Tuners can vibrate, easy to track down by touching.

A treble string slot that's too low can make your guitar sound like a sitar. Use a capo to eliminate the nut and see what happens.

The action can really collapse if a guitar gets too dried out, a little moisture therapy can be good if needed.

 

[mick]

hello i got some feeler gauges check all the braces on the top nothing then the back braces they went straight under all three of them on the back couldn't believe it glued them all completely cured sounds loud and bold no sitar thank you every body for your impute very much appreciated

 

[Guildedagain]

Neat trick for checking braces, never thought of it.

 

[GGJaguar]

glued them all, completely cured

Excellent outcome!

 

[JohnW63]

How did the back braces come loose?

 

[HeyMikey]

Good detective work mick!

 

[Neal]

The next sound you hear will be 100 LTG regulars running to their guitars to check their back braces!

 

[5thumbs]

The next sound you hear will be 100 LTG regulars running to their guitars to check their back braces!

Or searching for their feeler gauges.

 

[cupric]

Is this a older guitar?

 

[mick]

Is this a older guitar?

yes 1978

 

[mick]

How did the back braces come loose?

over time i think its a 1978 bit of a hard life by the look of it