VitoA Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 On the high E string (only) / Frets 14 and 15 sound the same. Eveerything else is OK ... Only started doing it recently. The guitar is an EJ-160E and is 9 months old. Any input??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone1281734000 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 You mean a note played on the 14th and 15th fret, on the high E, are the same pitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Take it in for a setup. Could be a high fret as well. There's many causes for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I know exactly what it is. Exactly the same thing happened to me, during the same month, too...and that's the clue here to what's wrong. What it is is that your 160E is drying out in the winter months and you are getting a hump where it joins the body. The guitar is not being properly humidified. Same thing you are describing happened to me -- note at the 14th fret was the same as the 15th fret. I thought it was a high fret, bought some files to file it down...then was told it ain't that. So I then bought a $20 Oasis humidifier, put some sponges in plastic bags with holes in them, threw them all into the soundhole of my 160E, closed the case and waited for close to three weeks. Took the guitar out after that, and the notes were back. Guitar was fine. Your guitar is drying out. Get a humidifier, sponges, put it all in a case and lock it up for two to three weeks. If you don't do this now, the guitar will start to develop cracks. Don't worry just humidify your guitar promptly and your guitar will be perfect again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitoA Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 thanks for all your input ... PS: yeah, the same pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitoA Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Based on what BeatleNut posted, I did some research ... here some links that may be of interest: Homemade case humidifier links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFmGcS5A4W Commercial products: Dampit Guitar Humidifier Dampit Guitar Humidifier Super Oasis OH-2 Digital Hygrometer w/clip Planet Waves Acoustic Guitar Humidifier w/ Hygrometer http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/features/woods/Videos/video.aspx?file=Humidity_2_High.wmx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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