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Post by andy3sheds on Jul 28, 2015 23:09:52 GMT
I know some string noise is unavoidable but my beloved Fylde Oberon (recently voted ugliest guitar of the weekend at Ian's do) will not let me move over the fretboard without some really painful squeaks. The Fylde has been taking a bit of a back seat to my pub guitar a Godin 5th Ave which due to its laminate construction and the fact it cost £300 and is the lightest of my guitars has been accompanying me to festivals. The Godin has a superb action and is strung with pretty heavy Thomastic Flatwounds which last for ever and are totally unaffected by festival food and sound gorgeous The short scale Fylde is strung with coated DAdarrio 13s it's got a fairly high action and an unadjustable truss rod its fourty years old and had a neck reset a couple of years ago and I've always regarded it as a very forgiving guitar capable of doing everything I ask it to do other guitars may excel it in some respects but never in all. So what can I do about the squeaks have I just got lazy playing Flatwounds should I try different strings, tweak the bridge down a touch or is the guitar just sulking for being called "a bit dumpy" Suggestions please
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 28, 2015 23:44:36 GMT
..... my beloved Fylde Oberon (recently voted ugliest guitar of the weekend at Ian's do) will not let me move over the fretboard without some really painful squeaks................... is the guitar just sulking for being called "a bit dumpy"........... Of course Oberon is sulking - wouldn't you if a bunch of unappreciative Philistines called you dumpy! I love your Oberon and have always thought the Oberon shape to be very appealing - bosomy is what I'd call it (even though Oberon is masculine I suppose...), and though my not quite so old one had its own quirks, I still rather miss it! Don't think flatwounds would sound that great on your Oberon, Andy, though it might be worth a try just to make sure, you never know. I reckon if you persevere, things will improve anyway as you imperceptibly adjust your left hand technique a teeny bit. Keith
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Post by creamburmese on Jul 29, 2015 14:08:41 GMT
There's a spray you can get that is reported to reduce squeaking - fret something or other....
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Post by andy3sheds on Jul 29, 2015 18:36:23 GMT
I wouldn't dream of putting Flatwounds on the Fylde I only mentioned it as I'd been using the Godin a lot recently and wondered whether it was simply a matter of lazy technique. It's heartening to hear that others appreciate buxom bouts
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Post by andy3sheds on Jul 29, 2015 18:44:07 GMT
I've got some Fast Fret somewhere I used to use that religiously I'll give it another go
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Post by Riverman on Jul 29, 2015 19:04:16 GMT
I'm not fond of the coated D'Addarios, they do seem a bit squeaky to me. I know they're not to everyone's taste, but maybe try Elixirs?
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Post by andy3sheds on Jul 30, 2015 0:28:05 GMT
I used to use Elixirs I'll try them again
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 13:03:30 GMT
recently voted ugliest guitar of the weekend at Ian's do That seems very harsh- I've always loved the entire range that Fylde produce (with maybe the Eygyptian being the exception). Yes, I agree with Keith- your Oberon is definitely sulking. Time to pamper it! You could always try poly web elixirs- I actually prefer these to the nano webs, and very impervious to squeaks Robbie
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