Funny G-string sound after replacing strings

Hi there,

I need some advice here please.

I just replaced the entire set of strings on my classical guitar with the D'Addario Classical Guitar EJ46 hard tension strings. All is well except the G string. I get a rattling sound, besides the normal g note, if I strike it with a little more force (like with a rest stroke). All other strings are ok.

I have the same problem now even after replacing the new hard tension strings with a low tension ones.

Q1) What causes the rattling sound that seems to come from the bridge area?
Q2) Can hard tension strings be used or only normal tension ones?
Q3) Have I damage my guitar in any way by using the hard tension strings? :(

I don't recall having the issue before the string replacment.

Thank you.

wat type of guitar do you have??

if its a les paul style guitar the bridge might have lowereed a bit whilst u where changing the strings. normaly when u increase the tension of the strings the action (distance between te strings and fretboard) increases. so it seems od to me that in your case it has not.

there are two ways to fix the problem alter how the bridge is set up or alter the truss rod. the later i suggest you have a tech do because if u do it wrong u could really screw up ur guitar. if u do do it do it very slowly because if it is done too fast the neck can be damadged.

hope this helps

Has the plastic strip in the bridge come loose?

Thanks Fret Spider and ren for responding.

Fret, I dont think my classical guitar has a truss rod like the acoustic guitar.

ren, the saddle is sitting nicely and not loose. Only the G string is giving me a hard time. The rest of the strings are ok.

Cheers

Originally Posted by: chankpThanks Fret Spider and ren for responding.

Fret, I dont think my classical guitar has a truss rod like the acoustic guitar.

Cheers

silly me didnt read the post properly was in a rush

:o

perhaps it's a bit of fret buzz.... does it happen if you hold down some frets and not others? Are the strings stretched in?

It's been a long weekend.... 'Saddle'.... that's the word for it... ;)

Hi ren,

The strings are near to stretched-in I supposed.
Did a test a moment ago, and guess what, the rattling sound totally disappeared when I press fret 2 (A note). Fret buzzing??

Thanks.

And does it buzz if you play fret 1 or fret 3? Sounds like the string is too close to the fret, and therefore buzzing against it...

Yeh.. I have ALWAYS had a problem with the pesky G-string throughout my entire time playing the guitar, on every guitar I have ever owned... dang G-string! :mad: It's never the same problem but it's always the G-string..

Hi ren,

The buzz is worst with an open G-string. A little buzzing if fret 1 is fingered and if I strike it hard. No buzz at all fingering from fret 2 onwards to fret 12 and above.

Hi light487,

Are you having similar problems with the classical guitars or the acoustic or electric ones?

Cheers.

Look at this as a possible problem. This has happened to me in the past. Make sure none of the loose ends of the strings (bridge side) are touching the soundboard. Don't limit youself to only the G string because the open G note may be causing sympathetic vibrations on any of the string. To put it another way, make sure when you tie on the string, you don't have the free end touching (anything) if you can help it. Certainly not the soundboard.

electric.. hehe.. I either get a sticky nut groove (that just sounds wrong out of context :D ) or the G string is constantly out of tune, meaning I have to tune after virtually every song. Or even after taking to a tech to fix intonation, the intonation is still way out.. none of the other strings have these problems.. except on rare occasions when I do something wrong, like set the bridge saddles too low in an attempt to decrease the action. The guitar tech I took it to is well known in my area as being honest and good at what they do, and I have been going to him for about 10 years. If it was just one guitar doing it, I would say it is the guitar.. but my 6 month old strat-copy does similar things in regards to being out of tune all the time on the G-string.