Damping string vibration behind the nut?

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Do you do this? Use some kind of device or material to deaden string vibration between nut and tuning machines.

If so - what is your preferred method?
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

I never have but I imagine a strip of felt weaved over and under would work a treat.
 
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I do on some of my guitars, Not all rattle behind the nut. Usually i steal a hair scrunchy from my wife. Ghetto but effective. On one guitar it was bad enough that I use 2. One behind the strings over the truss rod cover and one over the strings.

When i say hair scrunchy i mean a terry cloth one something like this

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Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

On a Fender Jaguar, those peculiar overtones are definitely part of the sound.
 
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I have seen some use them in front of the nut. Didnt know behind the nut mad a difference though....I have one on my ibanez RG but like i said its in front of the nut.
 
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Hair scrunchy
Sometimes i move it in front of the nut
Mostly when finger picking on an acoustic

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Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

last time I had this problem was with my old Ibanez. Lot of string length behind the nut and it would ring out like a bell when playing. Particularly annoying while trying to record.

I rolled up some kitchen paper towel, weaved it through the strings, and then wrapped the whole set of strings with some more paper towel.

It almost looks like your strings are wearing an absorbent headband.
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

CTN said:
last time I had this problem was with my old Ibanez. Lot of string length behind the nut and it would ring out like a bell when playing. Particularly annoying while trying to record.

I rolled up some kitchen paper towel, weaved it through the strings, and then wrapped the whole set of strings with some more paper towel.

It almost looks like your strings are wearing an absorbent headband.
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Should I use this on my other guitars when i play at the church live or should it make a difference?
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

Use it if you want to but playing live you won't notice much difference if any. When recording though and you have to scrutinize every aspect of everything you play, stray noise can be a real ugly thing, and under those conditions, it makes a big difference.

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Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

Not behind the nut, but I have had to put something between bridge and stop bars recently. Not that I wanted to, but didn't like what was going on, so came down to the lesser of two evils :evil:
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

Davii said:
Not behind the nut, but I have had to put something between bridge and stop bars recently. Not that I wanted to, but didn't like what was going on, so came down to the lesser of two evils :evil:
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What kind of guitar? It's hard to imagine any kind of sympathetic ringing going on with a stop tail + tune o matic setup.
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

I've found with the trapeze on my 335S, that certain string brands are more likely to cause this than others. I've had it happen on a few other guitars at the nut too. Generally I use black electricians tape, or clear scotch tape in a pinch. Just one wrap around the entire set of strings and then make sure the tape seals top and bottom between the strings.
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

black scrunchy. works great. the only guitar that's done this to any noticeable extent is my carvin 7 string, and this fixed the problem quick and easy.
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

Doesn't Keith Merrow use some sort of product specifically designed for such?
 
Re: Damping string vibration behind the nut?

Get a Steinberger. Problem solved. :D
 
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