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| Author: | charliewood [ Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gibson Advanced Jumbo dead E string |
Hey there fellows, A customer brought in a 75th Anniversary Gibson Advanced Jumbo which has an underwhelming low E - I thought must be a poorly seated low E string in the nut because he raised his string guage (I checked he indeed did do that), but I checked the nutslot takeoff and the seating on the bridge it seemed fine. Went over it a bit just in case... no change. Anyone ever encounter this? This is a really expensive instrument and its been that way since he got it apparently. Is there a chance its something in the bracing, I thought maybe loose tonebar or something? If you have any ideas Im all ears Thanks Charlie |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gibson Advanced Jumbo dead E string |
Change the string first. It's literally the cheapest part of the guitar. |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Sun Apr 26, 2026 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gibson Advanced Jumbo dead E string |
Chris Pile wrote: Change the string first. It's literally the cheapest part of the guitar. Thanks Chris yeah, Ive had new E strings on it same guage he uses and everything, its really not that. but going over it a little more Ive noticed a short 1 second feedback howl when you strike the low e hard (anywhere from the 1st to 4rth fret) and release finger pressure without taking your finger off the string. There should be a little hum but this is a loud howl, Im wondering if its a competing frequency when playing thats cancelling out the e. Im going on with an inspection mirror and seeing if theres anything loose in there. I dont know what this could be. Ive not experienced this before, Ive chased rattles and buzzes all over the place before, but this is new to me. cheers Charlie |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Apr 26, 2026 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gibson Advanced Jumbo dead E string |
Sounds odd to me. Let us know what else you find. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Mon Apr 27, 2026 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gibson Advanced Jumbo dead E string |
Maybe the frequency response of the box is killing the low E? There are others here that are much more knowledgeable than I but I would try a quick experiment and tape a weight to the bridge to see if it changes the response. |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Mon Apr 27, 2026 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gibson Advanced Jumbo dead E string |
If you haven’t already, check that the saddle AND the saddle slot are dead flat Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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