Epiphone T-Bird problem...please help :(

[JoshB8116]

Hi guys, i was just wondering if any of you could help me.

Basically, i've my Thunderbird a little over a a year now and the other day i had a little accident and spilt a very small amount of liquid (can't remember what i was drinking at the time) over it.

Ever since then, it just hasn't sounded right and i just can't find the reason why.

I thought it might have been the spillage incident so i took the pick ups out and everything seemed fine. Also, it doesn't sound right even when played unplugged so i don't think it's this. I think the spillage incident was just a coincidence.

Next i thought maybe it was the strings but i figured strings can't just go dead over night so it can't be this either.

I'm thinking maybe it's the bridge? Maybe the strings aren't sitting right or something?

Anyway, where before it sounded bright and vibrant, now it sounds hollow and lacks sustain. This guitar is my pride and joy and need to get her back to her prime.

Please...any suggestions or info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[electracoyote]

Was the liquid limited to a certain area? Or did it go all over and get in all the crevaces?

 

[JoshB8116]

It just splashed across the front, over the body and possibly over the pick ups. I was sp quick to pick it up and wipe it down that i can't remember specifically.

 

[StyleOverShow]

It's an ambiguous complaint "just doesn't sound right" but I think that is most likely not connected to your drip something on it incident, other than co-incidental.

For hallow and lack of sustain, try new strings.

Played one for the first time last weekend and it is a good buy for the money.

 

[stiles72]

If it was soda, you could have got your strings a little gunked up which is making them sound more mellow. Try wiping your strings down with alcohol pads, or just take them off and boil them with a shot of dish soap. It will bring them right back to life.

 

[Johnny Crab]

If you got any near or on the bridge, make sure the studs are not pulling up from the body(rear ones). Been there, done that, Crazy Glue gel-glued the stud in and after that dried....re-installed the bridge and screws.

 

[JoshB8116]

stiles72 - i think you might be right. Never thought about it affecting the strings, only the electronics. Cheers and good shout.

 

[stiles72]

Josh - When I gig out - not that I intentionally abuse my gear- but in a bar environment soda, beer, and all sorts of sticky shots have at one point or another ended up on my bass. The strings get funky and will collect dust, dirt, sweat, and oil from your hands. All of that can affect the sound of strings just in one nights worth of playing causing them to lose that bright "new" sound.