Fretless cbg - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T10:49:14Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/fretless-cbg?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, the string height is too…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-27:2592684:Comment:33480422019-06-27T13:53:10.548ZJLhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JL239
<p>Yes, the string height is too high, when you finger the note the string is pulling so hard up into your finger that you dont get a good "edge down" at the end of the string, the last tiny bit is mooshed up in your flesh and sounding dull like you are palm muting.</p>
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<p>fretless string height at the nut should match a fretted string height above the first fret.</p>
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<p>Yes, the string height is too high, when you finger the note the string is pulling so hard up into your finger that you dont get a good "edge down" at the end of the string, the last tiny bit is mooshed up in your flesh and sounding dull like you are palm muting.</p>
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<p>fretless string height at the nut should match a fretted string height above the first fret.</p>
<p></p> Hi, I think your high action…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-25:2592684:Comment:33476932019-06-25T20:42:09.673ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, I think your high action is more likely to cause intonation problems more than dull sound. But with no frets you can compensate for that.</p>
<p>Hard materials at the nut and saddles give a brighter string response and more sustain as they do not soak up string energy, when using frets the same happens.</p>
<p>It could be that replacing this hard surface with a fleshy finger on a wood surface, you are loosing this effect.</p>
<p>Just a thought. Taff.</p>
<p>Hi, I think your high action is more likely to cause intonation problems more than dull sound. But with no frets you can compensate for that.</p>
<p>Hard materials at the nut and saddles give a brighter string response and more sustain as they do not soak up string energy, when using frets the same happens.</p>
<p>It could be that replacing this hard surface with a fleshy finger on a wood surface, you are loosing this effect.</p>
<p>Just a thought. Taff.</p> If you have it set up with op…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-25:2592684:Comment:33474442019-06-25T18:26:56.496ZTom Thttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TomTemple
<p>If you have it set up with open tuning (D A D, etc) then you can pick some great tunes with a pick and slide. Picking individual notes using a slide is fairly easy to learn and there are tons of videos online that will show you how.</p>
<p>It is possible to press a string against the fret board for a note (like an acoustic bass player), but it is not really necessary to pump out some great tunes.</p>
<p>If you have it set up with open tuning (D A D, etc) then you can pick some great tunes with a pick and slide. Picking individual notes using a slide is fairly easy to learn and there are tons of videos online that will show you how.</p>
<p>It is possible to press a string against the fret board for a note (like an acoustic bass player), but it is not really necessary to pump out some great tunes.</p> So you don't want to use a sl…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-25:2592684:Comment:33476072019-06-25T17:51:52.722ZJerry Jordanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JerryJordan
<p>So you don't want to use a slide? Yes raising the action would help, plus a little relief to the neck, if you want to play fretless with out a slide., heavier strings should ring a little better.,.,.chime in folks.,.,.</p>
<p>So you don't want to use a slide? Yes raising the action would help, plus a little relief to the neck, if you want to play fretless with out a slide., heavier strings should ring a little better.,.,.chime in folks.,.,.</p>