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Nov 13, 2011 6:27 AM

Alternate tunings, sound bleed through

My question relates to the alternate tunings. I have a JTV69.  Here is an example of what is happening -- I am cabled into my amp (no speaker attached) with headphones, so there is no speaker attached for sound. I turn the tunings knob to Blues G. When I fingerpick ("Longer" by Fogelberg), I hear the alternate tuning Blues G sound loud(er), but the original string soft, in the background. All of this is in the headphones.

 

Shouldn't the piezo pickup only pickup the altered sound? What can I do to eliminate that string sound bleed through?

 

Thanks,

Steve Feinstein

new variax owner

Tags: variax, tuning, problem, james, tyler, jtv-69
  • sfeinstein Just Startin'
    sfeinstein
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    Nov 13, 2011 6:57 AM (in response to sfeinstein)
    Re: Alternate tunings, sound bleed through

    Just FYI, I just refreshed my software to 1.71 (it was 1.70) and I still have the bleed through.

     

    Thanks,

    Steve Feinstein

    new variax owner

    • ozbadman Gear Head
      ozbadman
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      Nov 15, 2011 2:55 PM (in response to sfeinstein)
      Re: Alternate tunings, sound bleed through

      Every instance I have seen of this is simply hearing the sound from the original strings acoustically. Try cranking it up to see if you can still hear the original strings, or get heaphones that have a proper acoustic seal. As Hugo suggests, record what is coming directly out of the guitar and play that back and see if the original string is still there in the background. I suspect you will find that the sound is not there, but is merely you hearing the original string acoustically as you play.

  • Line6Hugo Line 6
    Line6Hugo
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    Nov 15, 2011 2:25 PM (in response to sfeinstein)
    RE: Alternate tunings, sound bleed through

    Is the standard tuning still being heard if you monitor through headphones or through an amp at loud volumes?

       

      Just to verify, can you please provide us with a recording of the alternate tuning being used on your JTV guitar?

       

      Regards,

       

      Line6Hugo

  • sfeinstein Just Startin'
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    Nov 16, 2011 8:35 PM (in response to sfeinstein)
    Re: Alternate tunings, sound bleed through

    Okie dokie, I recorded the sound directly out to the recording and it was perfect -- no double string tones, no ambient string sounds. I guess I just need to make the amp loud enough to cover the ambient string sounds, especially the high e. Thanks, all, for your thoughts and ideas.

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