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Title: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: idnigerald on July 17, 2017, 11:38:07 AM: Good day fellow forum mates,

I have a problem with regards sa guitar string that i bought daddario xl, there's no sound coming from the 1st to 3rd string.. but the 4th to 6th meron naman, when i replace them with some other brands of strings ok naman.. what seems to be the problem? hopefully may nakaexperience neto na makapag advice thanks..guys :mrgreen:
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: r_chino18 on July 17, 2017, 01:42:22 PM: Where did you buy the strings?
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: dullFingers on July 17, 2017, 05:05:26 PM: Na experience ko lang yan when i tried those cheap "fender" and "gibson" strings i boughtb at a store in v.mapa but never with d'addario and other good brands out there.
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: r_chino18 on July 18, 2017, 09:26:08 AM: Most probably it was a "fake" D'Addario. Most fakes have stainless steel strings inside (1, 2, 3). These stainless steel strings can't be pulled magnetically by the pickup's magnet thus the weak or almost no sound.
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: Jellybean on July 18, 2017, 11:37:13 AM: Quote from: r_chino18 on July 18, 2017, 09:26:08 AM
Most probably it was a "fake" D'Addario. Most fakes have stainless steel strings inside (1, 2, 3). These stainless steel strings can't be pulled magnetically by the pickup's magnet thus the weak or almost no sound.
Agree. I've seen this personally, yun box ng strings pareho ng print pero yun color iba sa authentic

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Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: idnigerald on July 18, 2017, 03:46:05 PM: Quote from: r_chino18 on July 18, 2017, 09:26:08 AM
Most probably it was a "fake" D'Addario. Most fakes have stainless steel strings inside (1, 2, 3). These stainless steel strings can't be pulled magnetically by the pickup's magnet thus the weak or almost no sound.

Siguro nga, cause ive been using naman this brands kahit dati, wala naman hassle, i bought it somewhere in raon.. anyway sir thanks this helps.
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: idnigerald on July 18, 2017, 03:48:18 PM: Quote from: r_chino18 on July 17, 2017, 01:42:22 PM
Where did you buy the strings?

Raon sir.. Salonga music.. :eek:
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: CeL1916 on July 18, 2017, 05:33:41 PM: Naexperience ko yan using cheap string (piresound yata tatak nun) binili ko lang tingi emergency kasi pamalit sa b string. Langya ayaw tumunog haha.
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: guitaricci on July 18, 2017, 05:56:16 PM: Fake strings yan boss. Na experience ko rin yan dati at sobrang nakakaasar. I feel your pain. :-(
Title: Re: No sound from electric guitar strings
Post by: vaisteen2003 on July 18, 2017, 08:45:27 PM: been playing since 94 and never thought this was possible. hehehe.