Sorry to hear of your dead note issue,
@unix-guy
It’s great that Suhr is working on this, because it’s a common problem and not easily solved. I’ve had this exact issue with several guitars, cheap and expensive. I don’t blame the maker. These kind of odd things happen when using natural materials like wood that have unexpected characteristics, and it’s not easy to predict.
I have seen this issue with numerous guitars, and it almost always seems to happen in that 9-11 fret area on the G.
I had this PRS where the F# would die out very quickly. If I bent a half-step up to the G, I could feel the guitar responding in my left hand. It was an odd sensation, but noticeable if you paid attention. And only happened bending that specific string at that fret. When the note started to rise above the F# pitch, it “solidified” in a way that I can only describe as being somewhat like what it feels like when you get that numb tingling in some part of your body (your foot “falls asleep”, for instance). As you walk around and shake it out, that numb tingle starts to fade. That’s what this was like. The F# was a bit “numb” — that’s the only word I know to describe it — and as I bent up to the G, it started to come alive. If I timed it right, that G would also bump up to a harmonic higher. That was actually kind of cool and fun, especially with volume and overdrive. I had other people play it and they experienced the same thing.
Once I had this experience with the PRS, I started noticing the issue (in varying degrees, of course) on many guitars. Not all, but enough to have convinced me that it’s common, and not relegated to a particular manufacturer.
