Muris_Varajic
Power User
Not sure if its relevant but how low/high is your action?
With low action you can get similar problem on distorted sounds.
With low action you can get similar problem on distorted sounds.
Muris_Varajic said:Not sure if its relevant but how low/high is your action?
With low action you can get similar problem on distorted sounds.
Sidivan said:Everything I'm about to say is complete speculation by me based on my elementary knowledge of physics and fairly deep knowledge of how said physics work in relation to a guitar.
The first thing I would check is plug the guitar into a tuner and pick the string. Does the tune jump? By how much? Normally, as long as you're not slamming the string, it shouldn't jump very much. If it is jumping by more than 2 cents, your neck joint is flexing. This information is taken from various sources, but the most recognizable one is Dan Erlewine's guitar player repair guide.
When you pick the string, there are many forces at work You have the string vibrating in a circular fashion and also the neck and wood are vibrating. If your neck joint is flexing, the string is literally getting longer and shorter as it vibrates, this causes it to vibrate faster and slower as the neck joint settles. This variance is going to be more detectable with distortion and in extreme circumstances sounds like a wah pedal for a split second.
It could also be that the distortion clipping is producing some weird partials that smooth out as the natural energy of the string dissipates. http://www.geofex.com/effxfaq/distn101.htm
Again, could all be complete BS in relation to your issue. Jay will most likely rip this post into tiny bits.
SparkyG said:Is it worse around the 13,14,15th Fret?
joegold said:FWIW
The closest that the pole pieces on the bass side of your neck pickup (or middle pickup if you've got one) should ever be to the bottom of the low E string (when fretted at the highest fret) is 1/8".
Any closer than that and you're asking for intonation problems and strange sonic artifacts.
The neck pickup can be as close as 1/16" on the treble side of the neck pickup.
The bridge pickup can be 1/16" on both sides, but any closer is asking fro trouble.
Can you post a longer clip of you playing an actual musical phrase where you hear this as being problematic, please?
I can't really hear anything odd in the two clips you've posted so far.
joegold said:I think you're just hearing the natural bloom of the string's vibrational cycle through a hi-gain amp.
Most of the Axe's hi-gain amp sims have significantly more gain available than the real amps.
Try turning down the gain?