String bending

[Rainmaker]

Hey guys,

Since the last string change, whenever I hit a note (for example, 12th fret, 2nd string), and then hit and bend another note on a different string (for example, 14th fret, 3rd string) - it sounds as though the pitch of the held note is changing with the bend... making it seem out.

Anyone know the solution?

Thanks
Bee

 

[danglybanger]

Re: String bending

isn't that pretty normal for guitars with (unblocked) trems? (don't know if that's your case or not). When you bend a string, the bridge pulls up and lowers the pitch of all the other strings. If you're saying the held string's pitch goes up, however... then that can't be the case. Also interesting if you say you haven't had the problem before.

don't know, really.
dan

 

[take2]

Re: String bending

I was thinking tremolo related as well - you don't necessarily have to block it however you can just tighten it down so that it sits flush with the body - you will only be able to push the trem arm down however as it won't pull up while flush to the body - it stiffenns the feel but improves the problem your having as well as makes tuning easier.

 

[Rainmaker]

Re: String bending

Hey, thats a lot of help. Thanks guys!

Bee

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: String bending

Nah...it's the unblocked tremolo. Either block the tremolo or install all five springs around the back and then tighten the springs with the two big screws attached to the claw that holds the ends of the springs...so the tremolo will not move forward when you bend strings. Lew

 

[Zerberus]

Re: String bending

It´s the trem, unless you have a cheap guitar with a weak neck. I´ve seen a weak neck cause this before, but it´s very uncommon. But if the axe were a hardtail...

A Hipshot Tremsetter or Rockinger Blackbox can be used if you would prefer to keep the trem floating. It won´t completely eliminate the problem, but properly set up it can at least lessen it

 

[B2D]

Re: String bending

I had a Hipshot tremsetter and that thing caused more problems than it solved... I'm currently looking for a better solution but I can't block the Floyd as I'm a trem feind.

On my MIM strat with an unlocking trem, however, I set up the bridge flat against the body so that it cannot move by force of bending strings. That took care of the problem and made bending a lot easier.

It's the old problem of bending one string and all the others going slack on you because the PULLING force of that one string dumps the bridge forward and causes all the other strings to go slack. Perfectly normal for unblocked trems.

 

[Hellion]

Re: String bending

I had the same type of problem with my MIM Strat. Until I blocked it! Actually, it's not an unusual problem with guitars having a floating trem. It's just one of several reasons that I don't play guitars that have them.

 

[texasguitarslinger]

Re: String bending

This is one of the very reasons I refuse to deal with trems. You spend way too much time trying to solve little pain-in-the-ass problems instead of playing. :evil: