My Dull G-String

[fatboy]

My Almost a year old limited edition black and chrome squire strat

it has the new twin pivot bridge, the g-string has went dull,

i changed the srings they were fine for a week now the g-strings went dull

again, took all my saddles out, cleaned them, checked for sharp edges,

everythings fine, anyone have or had the same problem, or know how to

fix it let me know, cheers paul,

if anyone wants a jam aswel let me know, i have recording equipment

drum kit and everything

cheers paul

[Guest AmbientMood]

Aren't all the strings on Squier Strats dull?

[David]

i would expect all the strings to be dull after a year of use...

as for the new strings, could just be coincidence and a bad batch (though pretty unlikely) or just you are noticing it more, are all the other strings a bit dull, or does that one stand out for some reason?

sharp saddles or the like wouldnt cause a dull string - that is generally the cause of strings snapping continually at the bridge

one thing to look at is your technique and the way you play, and see if you are excessively hard on that string somehow, if you hit the top four strings very hard and miss the two highest strings (remember the g will be unwound unlike the bottom three) or if you somehow end up playing hardest on that string or something

i would just switch the strings and keep playing, and see if it was just coincidence or if there is some problem after a couple of sets

David

[Stamina]

Weird. I get a similar problem with A's on pretty much any bass. Dull after a couple of days . Always had the problem, no matter what gauge/brand/instrument.

Pisses me off.

[fatboy]

cheers for the cheeky comments

the strat is as good quality as any other strat ive played

it was only 30 notes cheaper than a real strat and i fitted

a seymour duncan hotrail on it

anyways david

i change the strings monthly, however i do alot of

pinched harmonics on the g-string

however i cleaned my nut and lubed them with

some graphite and the problem seems to have gone away

all the others strings sound fine, the g-string didnt have any tone

or sustain on it like if it was a really old string

cheers for the helping hand

paul

[David]

cheers for the cheeky comments

the strat is as good quality as any other strat ive played

it was only 30 notes cheaper than a real strat and i fitted

a seymour duncan hotrail on it

anyways david

i change the strings monthly' date=' however i do alot of

pinched harmonics on the g-string

however i cleaned my nut and lubed them with

some graphite and the problem seems to have gone away

all the others strings sound fine, the g-string didnt have any tone

or sustain on it like if it was a really old string

cheers for the helping hand

paul[/quote']

you have pretty much found the other problem (which i had forgotten about when i posted above) ie, a badly cut nut, if the nut is cut wrongly it can make the string sound a bit dull and lifeless, by cleaning and lubing it with graphite you will have made the problem better, though it will probably come back as the graphite wears away

for a permanent solution you would need the nut checked and cut properly

David