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new DC Problem??

NOSBIG

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Jul 31, 2003
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Hi guys, just bought a new TV yellow DC with p 90;s. I get harmonic sustain on almost all of the 'A' notes.It gets worse as I go up the board.
Also if I tap the guitar the tuner shows 'A' too!!
Any ideas please?
Thanks
 

jhmp

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Mar 24, 2011
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I had an upper end semi hollow that I sent back for a few reasons, but one of them was the 'A' thing.
It had huge overcompensated sustain on most every 'A' note , which would probably excite a lot of people, but all the other notes were just so so. If every song was in A it would have been a keeper. I found it annoying and odd. - I'm sure I'll be ridiculed for such blasphemy.
You're the first to describe a similar experience. There are a lot of guitars out there, don't keep it if you're not happy.
 

thejaf

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Oct 27, 2006
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My first smartass thought was: tune it down a half step :hee

Acoustics do this too (classical), but usually not just one note, rather a few mathematically similar notes.
 

Tommy Tourbus

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Jan 1, 2005
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I had an SG that emitted a bunch of funky overtones especially in the upper register. It was as if it was haunted LOL
 

derekisadomino

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Does it help if you lower the pickup pole pieces on the E,A, and D strings?
i only say this because sometimes they seem to resonate more than the other strings through the body. Hope that helps!
 
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