Poor sustain

Thu May 31, 2018 5:21 pm

Hi everyone, I have a 1986 G&L RAMPAGE with an original kahler trem system and original behind the nut string locks. It plays great except for notes particularly on the G string past the 11th fret, they dont jave very good sustain compared to the rest of the neck and the A and E strings also has this issue with a few areas. What could this be from. It's set up quite well, maybe an uneven fret?

Re: Poor sustain

Thu May 31, 2018 7:04 pm

TH1996 wrote: It's set up quite well, maybe an uneven fret?


Very possibly,
Use a short straight edge as a 'fret rocker' to see if that's the case.
I'd raise the action a little to see if that improves things, then find
someone with the proper tools to smooth things out.

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Re: Poor sustain

Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:21 pm

TH1996 wrote:Hi everyone, I have a 1986 G&L RAMPAGE with an original kahler trem system and original behind the nut string locks. It plays great except for notes particularly on the G string past the 11th fret, they dont jave very good sustain compared to the rest of the neck and the A and E strings also has this issue with a few areas. What could this be from. It's set up quite well, maybe an uneven fret?


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