I have a LP that when you hit the strings they just ring beautifully as you would expect. Then, I have another that was very stiff sounding when it was new and has seemed to break in a lot, but it still still sounds kinda clanky, esp when you hit the low e string hard. Now, the guitar sounds fine thru an amp, but accoustically, its dreadful. I dont know if this can just be the character of some guitars, or what.
What I mean by clanky... Well, gonna be hard to explain I suppose. The best 2 ways I can think to describe it, is: A) if you have a guitar with action too low and you hit a string hard and it hits a fret, it"ll kinda clank before it starts to ring. (Im not fretting out, ive looked and looked cuz this was my first thought). B) its also kinda like the stringier sound that a 25.5 scale guitar makes, verses a 24.5, only magnified. Kind that boing when you hit the string. As I said, the whole thing was very much like this when I got it and it seems to have broken in alot, but still does it much to my displeasure. Ive never really seen a guitar need broken in. The first one I got had alot of build flaws and was returned. Im kinda worried that this one too has something wrong as the co didnt want to rebuild for me as the run had stopped. But Ive hoped it would improve and its prolly past any warranty period.
A couple of details. The bridge and tailpiece are tone pros locking, so it not like a rattling bridge. And again, I repeat, it sounds fine thru an amp, but just unsettling to me to play.
Am I just stressing over nothing? Is this normal for some guitars? Thanks
What I mean by clanky... Well, gonna be hard to explain I suppose. The best 2 ways I can think to describe it, is: A) if you have a guitar with action too low and you hit a string hard and it hits a fret, it"ll kinda clank before it starts to ring. (Im not fretting out, ive looked and looked cuz this was my first thought). B) its also kinda like the stringier sound that a 25.5 scale guitar makes, verses a 24.5, only magnified. Kind that boing when you hit the string. As I said, the whole thing was very much like this when I got it and it seems to have broken in alot, but still does it much to my displeasure. Ive never really seen a guitar need broken in. The first one I got had alot of build flaws and was returned. Im kinda worried that this one too has something wrong as the co didnt want to rebuild for me as the run had stopped. But Ive hoped it would improve and its prolly past any warranty period.
A couple of details. The bridge and tailpiece are tone pros locking, so it not like a rattling bridge. And again, I repeat, it sounds fine thru an amp, but just unsettling to me to play.
Am I just stressing over nothing? Is this normal for some guitars? Thanks
