String bending prob on high E string?

population · 02-04-2010 5:35pm #1

How do

Have a Strat and am having a prob lately where certain notes on the high e string, most notably the 12th fret, are sort of cutting out as I bend the string up. Like it is coming out of the saddle groove and muting, but I am looking at the string in the groove when I bend and that is not what is happening?

Is this a neck adjustment jobby or something else needed do you reckon???

Alanstrainor · 02-04-2010 5:41pm

It could be a case that the neck needs to be tightened, or it could be that one of the higher frets is raised causing the high e to touch off it when you bend, resulting in the "muting" of the sound.

Malice · 02-04-2010 8:23pm

If it's a problem that has only just started happening maybe try giving your frets a good wipe in case there's something on one of them. If it's always been cutting out like that it might also be that the string action is too low and should be raised up a bit.

Johnny Storm · 03-04-2010 10:39am

Sounds like your 13th fret is too high (or 12th too low).
If you have a high fret you can find it using a fret rocker. You dont have to buy one, you can use the edge of a credit card or similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0P4U5XYx8

population · 03-04-2010 12:25pm

Cheers for the replies. I am going to take a good look at it tonight and check everything out. I shall let you know how I get on:cool:

String bending prob on high E string?

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