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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/09/05
Posts: 8,328
02/16/2021 2:29 pm
Originally Posted by: mans.eltin

I've come to realise that when i play there is a low sound in the background to the thing im playing. I found out that it was other strings that i had not touched that vibrated sligthly making sometimes an annoying sound. Is this supposed to happen to all guitars or is it just mine that is broken or something?

It sounds like you need to add muting to your skill set! Essentially any string that you don't want to make sound needs to be muted. I cover the topic in this tutorial.

https://www.guitartricks.com/progress/link/tutorial_jump/2281

Are you working through the Fundamentals courses?


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