Members budalash Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hi all, I just got my Music man axis super sport back from a pro setup and I noticed the 'chink' sound when bending B and G strings. This problem wasn't there before the setup so I find it weird that it's there now but anyway...I tried fixing it with pencil graphite, it's still there. What do you suggest? Also, what book on setting up and maintaining guitars can you recommend, I am sick and tired of professionals in my area, it's about time I started doing setups on my own! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bubkus_jones Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I believe this book is widely considered to be one of the best setup guides around. As far as the setup, did you have them change string gauges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bubkus_jones Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I believe this book is widely considered to be one of the best setup guides around. As far as the setup, did you have them change string gauges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'd take it back to the pro. The nut slot needs some attention. Lubricating the slot will only mask the symptoms, but I also do that as well with Stewmac Guitar Grease. Getting a nut right is imo the most difficult part of setting up an electric, but if you want to diy then buy the nut kit from Stewart MacDonalds and it comes with a dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'd take it back to the pro. The nut slot needs some attention. Lubricating the slot will only mask the symptoms, but I also do that as well with Stewmac Guitar Grease. Getting a nut right is imo the most difficult part of setting up an electric, but if you want to diy then buy the nut kit from Stewart MacDonalds and it comes with a dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 The nut needs to be cut properly for the current string gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 The nut needs to be cut properly for the current string gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members budalash Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for the prompt responses everyone! I didn't change the gauge, Ernie Ball cobalt 0,10s. I will probably take it back to the guy, that's a good suggestion...And that book looks like it's exactly what I need! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members budalash Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for the prompt responses everyone! I didn't change the gauge, Ernie Ball cobalt 0,10s. I will probably take it back to the guy, that's a good suggestion...And that book looks like it's exactly what I need! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unclemeat Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I think the Axis Supersport comes with 9s from the factory. It might just be the brand new 10s are catching a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unclemeat Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I think the Axis Supersport comes with 9s from the factory. It might just be the brand new 10s are catching a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I was gonna say pencil graphite, but you already did that. Yeah, take it back to the guy who set it up. Odds are it just needs to be a hair wider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I was gonna say pencil graphite, but you already did that. Yeah, take it back to the guy who set it up. Odds are it just needs to be a hair wider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Loosen strings a little and put some chapstick in the nut slots. Do the same after every string change a tube will last you a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Loosen strings a little and put some chapstick in the nut slots. Do the same after every string change a tube will last you a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megawzrd Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 +1 to all the nut not cut properly for the guage The nut file set in my tool kit is the most used by far and best $50 I have ever spent on guitar related gear. I got the norman file set 5+ years back on ebay but havent seen listings in the last few years (being an 8 piece it has some flexability and I have been able to use it for 9-11 guage electics and also acoustics). Stewmacs are a little expensive but if you are pretty set on gauges, i.e. nothing but 10s I would hand pick a 6 pc set from this:http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sp...ing_Files.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megawzrd Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 +1 to all the nut not cut properly for the guage The nut file set in my tool kit is the most used by far and best $50 I have ever spent on guitar related gear. I got the norman file set 5+ years back on ebay but havent seen listings in the last few years (being an 8 piece it has some flexability and I have been able to use it for 9-11 guage electics and also acoustics). Stewmacs are a little expensive but if you are pretty set on gauges, i.e. nothing but 10s I would hand pick a 6 pc set from this:http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sp...ing_Files.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members budalash Posted December 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 So, I cannot take the guitar back to the shop as it's been closed for a while, I have to wait until the end of the week. In the meantime I bought a set of 0.09s and the problem is still there. Obviously the string gauge is not the problem, which makes sense as the same gauge, 0,10 Ernie Ball cobalts were on the guitar before the setup. The guy who did the setup did mention that he adjusted the truss rod a bit. Could this be the problem? If it is, I don't know what I should do as the neck is indeed perfect now...Any other suggestions on what the solution could be, if the nut is not the culprit, and it looks like it isn't...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members budalash Posted December 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 So, I cannot take the guitar back to the shop as it's been closed for a while, I have to wait until the end of the week. In the meantime I bought a set of 0.09s and the problem is still there. Obviously the string gauge is not the problem, which makes sense as the same gauge, 0,10 Ernie Ball cobalts were on the guitar before the setup. The guy who did the setup did mention that he adjusted the truss rod a bit. Could this be the problem? If it is, I don't know what I should do as the neck is indeed perfect now...Any other suggestions on what the solution could be, if the nut is not the culprit, and it looks like it isn't...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 No, it's not the truss rod giving you issues. I don't see how it could be anything other than the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 No, it's not the truss rod giving you issues. I don't see how it could be anything other than the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eeddings Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 On a side note, I tried a set of those Cobolts and hated them. I took them off within an hour of playing on them, threw them in the trash, and put some Slinkys on instead. They seemed to have a looser wind? I'm not sure what it was, but they just didn't feel right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eeddings Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 On a side note, I tried a set of those Cobolts and hated them. I took them off within an hour of playing on them, threw them in the trash, and put some Slinkys on instead. They seemed to have a looser wind? I'm not sure what it was, but they just didn't feel right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 A quick and dirty fix can be to take the next larger string (a D for a G, for instance) and rub it through the slot LIGHTLY; you're trying to widen the sides, not deepen the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 A quick and dirty fix can be to take the next larger string (a D for a G, for instance) and rub it through the slot LIGHTLY; you're trying to widen the sides, not deepen the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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