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12-28-2011, 07:14 PM
| | |  string hit pickup magnet
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Close to a string and a magnet.
Strings and the sound is dirty bumped magnet.
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12-28-2011, 07:16 PM
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12-28-2011, 07:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NJ | | | The only way to stop your strings from hitting the pickup without lowering the strings is to play with a lighter touch on the right hand. |
12-28-2011, 07:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anasleim, CA | | | You could raise your strings...I hear electrical tape over the poles also works. |
12-28-2011, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CnB77 The only way to stop your strings from hitting the pickup without lowering the strings is to play with a lighter touch on the right hand. | That or try strings with a higher tension. |
12-28-2011, 07:21 PM
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You could use a lighter touch.
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12-28-2011, 07:29 PM
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12-28-2011, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by elgecko You could raise your strings...I hear electrical tape over the poles also works. | That does work.
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12-28-2011, 07:36 PM
| | | | Pickups are often adjustable
1-2 screws on each side? often these are spring loaded for height adjustments.
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12-28-2011, 07:44 PM
| | | | Electrical tape, the sound is dirty.
I'm gonna paint the nail polish.
fast touch + light touch = possible?? |
12-29-2011, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 303panicst Electrical tape, the sound is dirty.
I'm gonna paint the nail polish.
fast touch + light touch = possible?? | Yes, it is very possible to play fast and light. The professionals do it all the time. The more you pluck parallel to the fretboard, the less chance you have of the string hitting the pickup.
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12-29-2011, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BillyB_from_LZ Is that haiku? Nope...too many syllables... | How about : To string and magnet
And the sound is dirty bumped
Is there another way?
Clearly English is not his native tongue.
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12-29-2011, 11:43 AM
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12-29-2011, 11:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sac Area | | | So many options.....
Are the pickups too high? Personal preference is one thing, but there's also a reasonable distance.
If the pickups are at an appropriate distance, then I suggest looking at your finger technique. Ease up and/or pluck the strings elsewhere.
Lot's of things you can do.
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12-29-2011, 01:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Detroit, MI | | | Electrical tape or nail polish both work great.. Although you don't have to worry about the nail polish rubbing off with time as opposed to electrical tape..
Playing with a lighter touch actually facilitates faster speed and better endurance.
Whilst playing slap-pop, it's rather difficult to play with a light touch unless you play with a follow through motion with your thumb.. So proper technique or change in technique is probably a good idea if all else fails..
Also - Be careful not to bring the pickups too far away from the strings.. The farther away the pickups are from the strings, the weaker the signal.
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12-29-2011, 01:06 PM
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