Technical name for this...?


chucklivesoninmyheart
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03/12/2005 4:20 pm
Ok,with your guitar unplugged simply tap and hold(kinda like hammer on to it) your high E string at the 9th fret...hear the octave?Now tap around other frets and you will hear dissonant notes.

Why does this occur and what is it called?

Also why dosn't an amplifier pick this up?
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silentmusic
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03/12/2005 7:22 pm
Yea I noticed that years ago but never payed any mind to it.. I guess the amp dont pick it up cause its too weak to pick up as it wouldnt travel along the string like tapping a note.. as we know when u hit a note the string vibrates along its self, but this seems more like the string just hitting the fret very slightly not enough to register as sound for ur amp to pick up... its much more pronounced on an acoustic guitar.. but havent a clue what its called ..
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03/12/2005 7:50 pm
[font=trebuchet ms]What you're hearing is the string vibrating between the nut and the fret above your finger. The amp won't 'hear' it up because it only gets it's signal from the pickup.[/font]
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chucklivesoninmyheart
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03/12/2005 7:53 pm
Ive always recognized/acknowledged it...only today I was waiting on hold and began poking my guitar and began to wonder about it...


*wondering*******
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