G# Ab on A string out of tune

audienceofone · #1 01-26-2007, 12:51 PM

sorry if this is a noob question. but I noticed that when I play a G# on the A string (11th fret) It was out of tune. What does that say needs to be adjusted?

thanks for your help!

audienceofone · #2 01-26-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua

All other notes are in tune? If so, perhaps check to make sure you are fretting the note correctly.

Are the other notes at the 11th fret out of tune?

I will have to check. I know I tried fretting the note in a couple of different places and it still sounded off. The reason I say that is that I was playing along with a song before playing live, but also when I went to band practice, it sounded off then too. I don't think the other notes in that area sounded off.

audienceofone · #3 01-28-2007, 09:11 AM

Played last night. What I found out is that my b string at the 10 fret sounds find, the E string is also fine, but the A and D are out of tune, but the G is fine. What the heck is going on there????

jsbass · #4 01-28-2007, 09:18 AM

Sounds like just a little intonation issue, just intonate the affected strings at the 12th fret and you're fine. If you don't know how, check out the stickies at the top of this forum.

audienceofone · #5 01-28-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua

How old are the strings out of curiosity?

A new set of strings and a basic intonation checkup might indeed work wonders, or at least establish if it is something more uncommon...

Yeah I was going to make a post about the strings. I would consider them fairly new, but I put them on maybe August. I have DR Low riders, and I play live about 3 times a month. I will check out the intonation sticky.