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Old 09-09-2008, 10:31 PM
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Concerned with guitar


I noticed on my guitar, when I play a perfect 4th or 5th on the high E and B strings above the 15th fret, they sound slightly dissonant. I restrung with new strings, checked intonation and everything seems fine, until I play these 4th's and 5th's on the high frets? They are in tune on the lower fret register. What does this mean and how do I fix it? Is it possible I have an uneven fret or something?
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Old 09-09-2008, 10:48 PM
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Re: Concerned with guitar


It is intonation, and even if you match the strings to each other 30% of the notes will still be out.
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Old 09-10-2008, 07:03 AM
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Re: Concerned with guitar


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I noticed on my guitar, when I play a perfect 4th or 5th on the high E and B strings above the 15th fret, they sound slightly dissonant.
welcome to the joys of equal temperament tuning. in short, nothing you can do... the guitar is a compromised instrument and will never sound perfect everywhere on the neck.
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:40 PM
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Re: Concerned with guitar


Easy fix: Vibrato the hell out of absolutely everything you play
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