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Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
just sell it to fenderpunk
he likes crap like that
just sell it to fenderpunk
he likes crap like that
Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
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ParameterMan
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Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
I managed to redeem an Electra LP clone with a similar issue by replacing the bridge and tailpiece. They were laying around from another project I never got to, and I thought what the heck.... ended up surprising myself. I guess the bridge that was on it contributed significantly to the nasal harshness. It's worth a try, I guess.
I managed to redeem an Electra LP clone with a similar issue by replacing the bridge and tailpiece. They were laying around from another project I never got to, and I thought what the heck.... ended up surprising myself. I guess the bridge that was on it contributed significantly to the nasal harshness. It's worth a try, I guess.
Fender_Punk
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Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
I beg to differ, I hate Les Pauls and hate harsh overtones! Nice try though.
I beg to differ, I hate Les Pauls and hate harsh overtones! Nice try though.
d1dsj
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Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
As a final resort I WOULD change the wiring, pots and caps! My mate who is a manager at a BIG music store chain here in the U.K had a similar problem with his L.P standard, said it always sounded thin and bright no matter what pick ups he tried. Anyway, he swapped out all the wiring with a vintage L.P with bumble bee caps and bang.... big, thick sounding L.P! Even he was amazed and still has that L.P today... he won't sell it though he sold a 68 or 69 B.Beauty and a L.P Page model (to me!).
So, if it looks good, plays good and feels good... it's worth looking at the wiring and not just the pups.
As a final resort I WOULD change the wiring, pots and caps! My mate who is a manager at a BIG music store chain here in the U.K had a similar problem with his L.P standard, said it always sounded thin and bright no matter what pick ups he tried. Anyway, he swapped out all the wiring with a vintage L.P with bumble bee caps and bang.... big, thick sounding L.P! Even he was amazed and still has that L.P today... he won't sell it though he sold a 68 or 69 B.Beauty and a L.P Page model (to me!).
So, if it looks good, plays good and feels good... it's worth looking at the wiring and not just the pups.
Fender_Punk
BerriesAndCreamologist
Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
Screw the hassle. E-bay it, let some vintage freak take care of it, nd use the good chunk of change to buy yourself a nice Tele!!! (or another LP)
Screw the hassle. E-bay it, let some vintage freak take care of it, nd use the good chunk of change to buy yourself a nice Tele!!! (or another LP)
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
I dunno man...old Les Pauls have a ton of mojo. Even if this one's mojo seems to have some bad juju, if it was MY pre-Norlin Les Paul I'd try to save it before selling it...especially if all it needs is some new stuff.
Kinda like how you wanna keep YOUR Tele, even tho you could easily pawn it and put the money towards one that's already got the finish and contours you want...
I dunno man...old Les Pauls have a ton of mojo. Even if this one's mojo seems to have some bad juju, if it was MY pre-Norlin Les Paul I'd try to save it before selling it...especially if all it needs is some new stuff.
Kinda like how you wanna keep YOUR Tele, even tho you could easily pawn it and put the money towards one that's already got the finish and contours you want...
Robert Delahunt
Showmasterologist
Re: Need help dealing with harsh overtone in a Les Paul
Is this a wolf tone? There are certain instruments that end up getting these on certain strings. Me, I'd very honestly try to find and kill this tone if it was in an instrument. I'd have absolutely no thought about buying some wolf tone suppressors, or wolf tone killers. I think violin or viola size would work, due to string thicknes compared to those instruments. Anyways, is there a bit of length in the string that's past the string nut or the bridge (i.e. the non-vibrating portion)? Try putting something on those parts of the string and see if it seems to go away.
Granted I don't know if this is the problem. All I know is other stringed instruments in terms of wolf tones: I've never heard of these when it comes to electric guitars. Maybe, if that doesn't work, buy a large EQ and kill the frequency that this wolf tone is on? With certain buildings, for example, certain frequencies are resonated too much, which could result in feedback on those frequencies, so they just use an EQ to kill them.
Also, electric guitars are electric (duh), so maybe there's a bad pot or capacitor somewhere?
Is this a wolf tone? There are certain instruments that end up getting these on certain strings. Me, I'd very honestly try to find and kill this tone if it was in an instrument. I'd have absolutely no thought about buying some wolf tone suppressors, or wolf tone killers. I think violin or viola size would work, due to string thicknes compared to those instruments. Anyways, is there a bit of length in the string that's past the string nut or the bridge (i.e. the non-vibrating portion)? Try putting something on those parts of the string and see if it seems to go away.
Granted I don't know if this is the problem. All I know is other stringed instruments in terms of wolf tones: I've never heard of these when it comes to electric guitars. Maybe, if that doesn't work, buy a large EQ and kill the frequency that this wolf tone is on? With certain buildings, for example, certain frequencies are resonated too much, which could result in feedback on those frequencies, so they just use an EQ to kill them.
Also, electric guitars are electric (duh), so maybe there's a bad pot or capacitor somewhere?
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