js100 Gstring strange tuning prob

[radeonrox]

hi guys


ive just bought my brand new axe, a js100wh

well unfortunately i have a quite strange prob and im totally at a loss.
infact the G string has a strange metallic sound compared 2 the other ones and i cannot succeed in tuning it.

i mean, the G is tuned to other strings : if i play a G acchord, and so the G string isnt pressed on the neck, well the sound is perfect. if i play an acchord, such as a Dmajor or any acchord made by pressing the D string on any fret, the G string sounds like tuned a little higher and the sound is awful... sigh


help me i dunno what 2 do

[scarello]

Have you sighted down the neck to see if you have any high frets or other anomolies?

I know some larger music stores have the heat up too high and trashes the neck (I.e. GC)

Steve C

[horstausmforst]

Is the axe intonated properly?? Or maybe your bridge is just set up way too high.

[radeonrox]

do u mean that my bridge is set up to high?

and if its so, do u think that i can set it right by myself

[horstausmforst]

I mean it MAY be set too high. Say if you have (for example) 1 cm action ("space" between strings and neck) at the 22th fret (and yes, I have seen guitars coming out of the shop that way), the string "stretches" more than it should when you are pressing it to the neck; resulting in a higher note than it should be.

Try looking through the tech section of this site ( http://jemsite.com/tech/index.htm ) step by step, especially the action and intonation chapters. Good luck.