Newly discovered problem

Appfro · Post by **Appfro** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:49 pm

so i was recording my original for the contest and i kept hearing this tapping in the background. i picked up my guitar and played the song over to try to find out where it was coming from and then i saw it. my pick was hitting my pickguard. i guess that's what the thing is there for but i'm hitting it so hard that the noise is easily heard in the music. i never thought about it before but i played another song and when i listened, sure enough, same thing.

the more i try to not hit the pickguard the worse the playing sounds. what should i do?

Machtimus · Post by **Machtimus** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:54 pm

just keep on practicing not hitting the pickguard when you strum, you'll get used to it. Also make sure you're not holding your guitar at a slanted angle.

Blake · Post by **Blake** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:02 pm

I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:28 pm

btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it

PUSSY

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:51 pm

btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it

you'd be surprised. hold up the guitar to the light and look at the pickguard from different angles, i guarantee you'll see tons of tiny scratches

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:23 pm

fatjack wrote:
btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it
you'd be surprised. hold up the guitar to the light and look at the pickguard from different angles, i guarantee you'll see tons of tiny scratches

i have about six million scratches from the pickguard, all the way up to where the body ends(like from playin over the neck) its insane

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:31 pm

i am sam2 wrote:
fatjack wrote:
btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it
you'd be surprised. hold up the guitar to the light and look at the pickguard from different angles, i guarantee you'll see tons of tiny scratches
i have about six million scratches from the pickguard, all the way up to where the body ends(like from playin over the neck) its insane

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:19 pm

fatjack wrote:
btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it
you'd be surprised. hold up the guitar to the light and look at the pickguard from different angles, i guarantee you'll see tons of tiny scratches

when you look straight at mine, there is nothing, but when i held it up to the light there were tons of them

montiac · Post by **montiac** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:32 pm

my guitar doesn't have a pick guard...i see little nicks where my pick hits if i hold it at a certain angle

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:35 am

My guitar is torn to shit. It looks like Dave's 714 in Winn Dixie, all beat up above and below the strings. I play too hard sometimes, but if I try not to, I won't hit the pick guard.

Grachi · Post by **Grachi** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:20 pm

don't let other people play your guitar, even if they've been playing longer than you. I let this kid who I know has been playing for like 5 years and i had a lot more scratches on my pick guard when i held it to the light then before. I rarely hit it unless I get like really into a jam or something.

Appfro · Post by **Appfro** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:27 pm

i wouldn't mind hitting it or the scratches cause it's a guitar, it's gonna get worn in if you play it. but the fact that it makes noises on recordings pisses me off.

thedirte · Post by **thedirte** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:11 pm

I had this problem once too. It's kind of hard to explain without pictures, but I'll try. When you're holding your pick, make sure you're not holding it too far away from your palm. Your stroke (yeah haha) should be very similar to as if you were going to do a palm mute, just with your hand far enough away from the string so you don't mute. Make sense? If it doesn't, I'll take some pictures of my picking hand for you.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:49 pm

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:
fatjack wrote:
btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it
you'd be surprised. hold up the guitar to the light and look at the pickguard from different angles, i guarantee you'll see tons of tiny scratches
when you look straight at mine, there is nothing, but when i held it up to the light there were tons of them

TOLD YOU

and for all you people who think they aren't touching the pickguard... BULLSHIT

just old it up to the light, im telling you, you'll be surprised at what you see

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:00 pm

fatjack wrote:
wkpggrvn2001 wrote:
fatjack wrote:
btbesong wrote:I dont think I have ever hit the pickguard in my life. I've had my guitar about 4 yrs now and there's not one scratch on it
you'd be surprised. hold up the guitar to the light and look at the pickguard from different angles, i guarantee you'll see tons of tiny scratches
when you look straight at mine, there is nothing, but when i held it up to the light there were tons of them
TOLD YOU

and for all you people who think they aren't touching the pickguard... BULLSHIT

just old it up to the light, im telling you, you'll be surprised at what you see

theyre not big, its like someone took a boxcutter and lightly put slices on it