That’s one of the reasons aftermarket pickups began being offered in hotter and hotter versions. In the olden days, players had to eke every last bit of power from their guitars in order to push an amp to overdrive. You might have strange intonation problems on some strings or in some areas.Īnd, if you’ve problems getting a tuner to ‘settle’ when you play a note, it could be because the string’s being pulled by the pickup. Tuning and intonation issuesĪgain, that deflected vibration pattern can do weird things to a note’s tuning. If you’re hearing crazy stuff you can’t explain, look to your pickup height. It’s more prevalent on Strats but you can get these ‘wolf tones’ on other instruments too. These manifest in different ways but, most often, you’ll hear a warbling or chorussing effect after the note. When the strings vibration is pulled out of whack, the result can be some odd noises and overtones on certain notes. If you’ve got some fret buzz that seems to defy any other explanation, try lowering your pickups. Pickups themselves can be enough to make a string buzz. It’s not something you’d normally think of but pickup magnets can deflect the vibrating string’s pattern so much it rattles off your frets.
You push that pickup up to get power but you sacrifice sustain because the magnetic field deadens the string vibration. If the pickup’s magnet pulls on a vibrating string, it can actually kill off that vibration too quickly. It’s a joy a triumph of science and rock ’n’ roll.Īs well as the strings acting on the pickup’s magnetic field, that magnetic field can also act on the string.Īdjusted too close, the magnetic field can interfere with the strings’ vibration. Their vibration in the pickup’s magnetic field is what makes that sweet, sweet music come out of your amp. They have to be in order to work effectively. Still look vintage but that's where it ends.Your strings are ferromagnetic. Me I can get away with it simply because I already figured I was going to restore and modify it before I even bought it, Hey I got no social life so I need a hobby right? So once you get the truss rod thing worked out, you may need to consider moving the bridge back a bit, Which on that guitar is no big deal, Personally I'd throw that one in the parts bucket and start over with one of the Rickenbacker reproduction TOM, But then again I'm not into keeping these old guitars completely original, as I tend to Retro Rod them. The thing with the old Japanese guitars is, Generally they're not worth all that much anyway so modifications wont effect value, and if anything add value and make them far more playable, However the fact the truss rod on yours being frozen is a bit worrisome, First thing I'd try is a shot of penetrating oil such as PB Blaster or Kroil, and let it set for awhile, then very slowly try and get it to turn back and forth, careful with the oil as not to stain the guitar, Worse case scenario is someone cranked it down hard enough to have pulled the threads and ruined the truss rod, meaning you'll need to remove the fret board and replace the truss rod, Which in itself isn't that big of a deal if you know how and have the tools, In any case as a general rule of thumb buying these guitars sight unseen without checking them out first is risky, as most have some type of problem, or a multitude of them.
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