boloulu Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Just got a new? JTV 69S from Sweetwater. First thing out of the box a cheaper one pocket black gig bag not grey like my 59 with 2 pockets for gear. Plug in after charging battery and have to crank my DT50 on 5 just to get the tunings or 12 string models to engage without hearing the guitar strings non-amplified sound. This never happened on my 500 or 2012 '59. I could turn the amp to just above minimum volume to not hear the strings clash with the 12 string models or the alt tunings. Is there a fix in workbench for this or do I have a defective 69S? Guitar plays well all other models work OK. But it's not right that I need to crank it to to hear it and then hear it distorted. Sweetwater offered to exchange but I already sent in the UPC and rebate form for this serial number and the it was past the DEC31 deadline for ordering and I don't want to lose my rebate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 If you don't hear it with headphones, it's perfectly normal. The 12 string should not clash since the pitch shifting is in tune with the normal string tuning. Alternate tuning always clashes if you hear the strings at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevekc Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Essentially you are saying you want Sweetwater to swap your current JTV-69 that has a great natural acoustic resonance and tone for a different JTV-69 that sounds more acoustically "dead and lifeless" with less volume when unplugged. I'd try a different set of strings first, like those Chinese 10 sets for $20 sold at www.Meritline.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 IMO Alternate tunings are a serious compromise. They work if you ignore the fact that you can hear the real tuning if you are not playing loudly amplified. It's like another guitar playing quietly out of tune. That is the physics of it and it's not a broken Variax. If your band always plays tuned down, tune down. If you are only playing a few songs in alternate tuning, then use the compromise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevekc Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Agreed with Charlie_watt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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