For those who play any instrument: today I learned that, although my acoustic guitar is a fine piece of gear, it doesn't suit me to do certain chords. After having this guitar for over 25 years... Has any of you experienced something similar?
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More info guys, how old is the guitar?. How many hours under what conditions?
Temp variations? String size?
PondartIncbendog
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Jan 8, 2020
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The guitar is over 25 years old. I keep it on a bag, is subjected to a few temperature variations, the strings are 012's and it actually never got a maintenance set up. A friend of mine is going to have a look into it, he'll try to do a set up, he's going to re-string it with 010's. It's a good guitar, the neck is very thin and the frets near the head are longer than usual. For my short fingers, it's a bit of a killer for bar chords.
After 25 years the neck has expanded and contracted a thousand times.
This also leaves the frets in terrible shape and alignment.
Destring your guitar and check the fret and neck. If it has a tension adjustment, it won't be correct after that amount of time.
Frets and neck, always a problem. The neck is a piece of wood and the frets wear.
PondartIncbendog
Level 8
Jan 8, 2020
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How doesn't it suit you for certain chords?
My chief complaint is that for some odd reason the 2nd string on my acoustic is flatter than it should be when open. My left thumb is messed up with rheumatoid arthritis so I can't play it very long at a time. I should get an electric. One of these days.
bingst
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Jan 7, 2020
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You need to flatten your frets. Get a set of tools or make a flat sander with a piece of steel wrapped in sandpaper. Don't use wood to do this.
You can also use a black marking pen to see the high and low spots first.
Or, take it to a guitar shop and have them check it.
The neck is very thin and the frets near the head are longer than usual. For my short fingers it's a bit of a killer for bar chords.
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