Would it distort the sound on the amp and affect the sound?
2007-09-01 20:18:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
Yes, it will affect the sound. The intonation will be severely off. The notes will be off in relation to each other. Distortion is another thing entirely. It was originally done by overdriving the amp, or playing with the amp volume set almost to max. Today it's done with a little box that you cut in and out with a button.You can not even think of calling yourself a guitar player if you can't play songs in key. It's like tuning your guitar wrong, and trying to make sense of what comes out of your amp. Fix your guitar.
2007-09-02 13:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by DaddyDeath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way a warped neck affects sound is simple - if the stings hit the fret, there is fret buzz. The buzz gets translated into the pickups as a different vibration - because the string's movement is artificially restricted. Technically, the neck doesn't affect tone in and of itself, other than sustain variations due to the way it's mounted (bolt on, set, or neck through).
Yes, it affects the sound. No, it probably wouldn't distort it, more likely it would mute, take away any sustain, and possibly even play the wrong note if it's warped badly.
If you have distortion problems, and a tube amp, you probably need new tubes. If the pickups in your guitar are too high, they need adjustment - and it would cause distortion. If your action (distance between strings and frets) is too low, it can cause distortion.
If your neck is warped, and the guitar is expensive, you can get a new neck, otherwise, if it's cheap, part the guitar out and buy a new one.
2007-09-03 12:36:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
The amp merely amplifies the signal that is being sent via the pick-ups from the guitar.
If the guitar isn't 100%, then the imperfections are transmitted.
If your settings include heavy distortion you may not notice it, but if you are on a very "clean" setting it may be apparent.
However, warping may leave the guitar's sound unchanged but just make it harder to play - I once had a guitar that warped and made the action higher, but the sound itself changed little.
2007-09-02 03:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amp only amplifies the sound as well as the distortion... so the answer is yes it makes the problem louder.
2007-09-02 03:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course ,usually there should be a truss rod to adjust it .
2007-09-02 03:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋