I play the twelve bar blues sounds fine but when i hit a chord it sounds horrible!! Its an electric good quality guitar. Why does it do this somone please help me!
2006-11-09 15:33:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It's not the guitar
2006-11-09 15:35:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps it was not tuned well. And also maybe your fingers cant press down hard enough for the proper sound of the chords.
Give yourself time. The callouses need to form, buy a tuner(you probably have one already)
Get some private lessons. An expert can figure out the problem immdiately simply by watching you press down on the frets and the way you strum.
Last but not the least, try to enjoy yourself. You will get better and better as the months go by.
2006-11-09 15:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when was the last time you change the strings? how is that action? have you change any of the settings? does the bridge need to be reset? i have too many questions to ask with out seeing or hearing it. the guitar is for hardder music, so chords might sound as well. don't buy a new one just yet, go get it look at guitar repair shop. they will point you in the right direction.
2016-03-28 01:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either your fingering the chord wrong, not pressing the strings down hard enough, may not be close enough to the fret. your fingers may be getting in the way of ither strings, make sure you have a good arch on you fingers. when you're playing the blues are you only playing a couple of notes, because the rest of you guitar may be out of tune except for those few strings. Tune your guitar and then try those suggestions. if all else fails take it to someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to fixing guitars.
2006-11-09 15:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by AnneeMoon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. check the tuning. i have no idea if you are tone deaf or what but this may be the problem.
2. check your amp settings. play with them. find out what sounds good and what sounds bad. it may be your amp. sh*tty amps put out sh*tty sound.
3. it may be the output jack on your guitar. sometimes the jack on my ibanez unscrews enough to where it will vibrate and crackle when i jam hard.
4. it may be the intonation. electric guitars often have "saddles" at the bridge that can be adjusted to make the open string area slightly shorter or longer. you can adjust the intonation with an allen wrench and a keen ear usually, compare the harmonic tones at the octaves to the open string tone and adjust until they are even.
5. you may need to practice the chord a little more.
6. try a preamp setup (probably your friends unless you just want to splurge.)
good luck and rock on.
2006-11-09 15:43:18 · answer #5 · answered by spoonman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe! Just maybe its the musician.Not really but must be eletronics in guitar or the bridge on the guitar take it in to get it looked at. To be sure.
2006-11-09 15:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by sdevin1962 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the intonation of waaayyyy off.
Take it to your local guitar shop and have them fix it.
2006-11-09 15:34:58 · answer #7 · answered by Bradly S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Tune up
2. Practice more
2006-11-09 15:39:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's not the guitar, could it be you? I'm just kidding, i have no idea what's wrong.
2006-11-09 15:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by A_WWE_FAN_4LYFE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you need to tune it f u c k ing idiot! Or maybe you're just bad...
2006-11-09 15:36:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋