Dead sounding string - G string has short sustain - possibly

[BASe L]

Hello,

* * I own a pretty worn out Jem 555 and lately the sustain on my g-string is very short. This short sustain happens when I play the string open, and on any fret, so I'm pretty sure the problem is coming from the bridge. Can anybody offer any help with solving this problem. I have gigs coming up and don't have the time to bring it to a tech.

THANK YOU!!!!!

BASe L

[Rich]

Heavy fretwear?

[Texter]

Worn saddles can only be replaced with new ones as far as I know...

[nuno]

did you replace the strings?
i ask you this cause i realized that many ppl don't replace the strings when they got a used guitar...

try looking at the G saddle, look at it closely and check out for any dirt or stuff right where the string lays, or between string and saddle.

[BASe L]

Hi!

Thanks for the help. The strings are fresh, so I doubt the gstring itself is the cause. Also, could it
be heavy fretwear even though it has the same short sustain when I play the string open? It doesn't
rattle or buzz, it just sort of sounds like a banjo string. Anyways, the guitar is pretty beat up, and I am
saving for a 7DBK, but I'm hoping I can fix this quick because it will be quite some time before I can afford the new guitar.

Thank you!
Mike

[SalemB]

You can try to switch the saddles on the G and D string. If the problem have moved to the D string you will need a new saddle. If it stays on the G string you might want to do a closer inspection of the nut.

[Rich]

I still lean toward fretwear. The frets will be way more worn than the nut or the saddle and will just kill tone and sustain.

[musicdr]

On the last set of strings,did you have the same problem?

[BASe L]

Thank you all for the help! I will try fooling around with the saddle. I seriously doubt fret or nutwear because it sounds dull when played open or fretted, I guess it is a saddle problem. I'll post when I try something.

Thank you so much again!!!

BASe L

[nuno]

La Famiglia...

[BASe L]

Ahh fellow Italians! Nice to see, considering Vai is one.

Ciao!
BASe L

[nuno]

yeah...
and Satriani, Petrucci, Balducci, Patitucci, Gambale, Tafolla, Trovato, Appice bros and so on... ow! how many italians! that's an invasion!

[size=0.5](oh yeah... and Cianciulli too!)[/size]

[SalemB]

My last name, Trongmo, sounds Italian if it's pronounced the correct way.
Can I be an Italian too? :biggrin:

[BASe L]

Sure just change the 'm' to an 'n' and it could work!

hehe

BASe L

[nuno]

hehe...
well, Salem, luckily for you... you're not Italian!
Trongmo is a very very weird word/name here, it could sound Italian for you non-Italians, but not for us, defenetely.
if it was Trongimo, Trogno, Trongo, then you were Italian, but Trongmo... oh, pretty weird!