Hello everybody! I've just bought Ibanez BTB 405QM with probably D'addario strings (I think that it should be with Elixir's but anyway) and after about week I've noticed that E string hasn't sustain, it sounds for about 1 sec. and dies (it's very attenuate) it's even worse when I play from 10th fret and above, it definitely has strange sound on 12th fret. I hope that isn't a construction problem, because action is high enough in every position I play. I think that B string sounds not right too, but a lot better. Thank you for any advice.
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E string without sustain.
- Thread starter DawNak
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From basic to advanced:
New strings
Setup
Look for nut or saddle flaws
Check electronics
Level frets
New strings
Setup
Look for nut or saddle flaws
Check electronics
Level frets
Try new strings is my advice too. My E is gettin there, it now has less sustain and doesn't ring out like the A D or G....
So, it looks like, even if bass was in the shop, sporadically used, strings lost their basic properties. Is the salesman shouldn't sell me guitar with the right ( not or a few times used) set of strings or perhaps I should request for replace those weak strings for a new ones? I'm curious, how those problems are solved in your countries?
Cheers!
Cheers!
guitars should be under warranty. That is what the reciept is for. Take it back to the shop and explain the problem and that you aren't happy. They should comply and fix I don't see anyway that they can't...
I think strings fall into the "not covered" part of a warranty. If new strings don't fix the problem, then you might have some cause for a return, or something.
