cameltoe Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I gigged my recently aquired Classic Vibe 50's Precision last night. Really good, really impressed, although I did change the pickup and rewire it already However, what I discovered was an amazing drop in volume ONLY on the D, 5th fret A string. The A string itself was loud enough on all other notes, and all the other strings seemed to be fairly consistent across frets, but this was really noticible! Considering a lot of our songs are in D, this became a bit of an issue! Is this what's known as a 'dead spot'? If so, what can I do to try and fix it? It's still wearing the Stainless strings it had on it when I got it, haven't had time to change over to my preferred nickels yet, but I will do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 [quote name='cameltoe' post='851141' date='May 29 2010, 02:31 PM']I gigged my recently aquired Classic Vibe 50's Precision last night. Really good, really impressed, although I did change the pickup and rewire it already However, what I discovered was an amazing drop in volume ONLY on the D, 5th fret A string. The A string itself was loud enough on all other notes, and all the other strings seemed to be fairly consistent across frets, but this was really noticible! Considering a lot of our songs are in D, this became a bit of an issue! Is this what's known as a 'dead spot'? If so, what can I do to try and fix it? It's still wearing the Stainless strings it had on it when I got it, haven't had time to change over to my preferred nickels yet, but I will do this.[/quote] I have never had that problem with mine the string balance is really good and it still has the oem strings on, and the stock pick up. Try changing the strings, and if that doesnt work, I alway look at the last change so try changing the pickup back to the original and see if that makes any difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Is it possible to change the tension on the truss rod a little? I have a theory that these dead spots may be caused by a counter-vibration set up in the truss rod which cancels out the played note. It'd be good if you could try this & let me know. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 It's more than likely just to do with how far your amp was from the wall and the size/shape of the room. Wait until your next gig with it before you do anything drastic! Last night, the 4th and 5th fret of the E string on my T-40 was monstrously loud compared to every other note (the kind of loud where you can feel the air being vibrated in your lungs and nose!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I had a very noticable dead spot on my highway 1 jazz. A fatfinger clamped to the headstock cured it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 cheers, I'll hang on for a couple of gigs before I change anything. It was an awkward shaped room with a boomy stage. Otherwise I'll maybe tweak the truss rod just a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 what's it like acoustically ? is the 'dead spot' there acoustically as well ? could narrow it down a bit ? T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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