This is the most thorough video on string dampening. I've been playing guitar for about 15 years and I am just now getting around to doing this. Great video!
@@gabrielem.9690 Hey. I'm not planning videos on that specific model in the near future. I had a brief look at two CST guitars on my secondary channel but it never turned into a review. Right now there several new and interesting HB models I'd love to cover asap
Great tips. Had some very nice pickups put into my Telecaster and installed a graphtech nut and the mechanical noise was significant. Used the velcro tip on the headstock and it's almost 100% gone. I can't hear anything except beautiful new pickups. Thanks again.
Huge props to you for this. even though it is 3 years old. the Velcro trick has so many usages and solves so many noise issues on the guitar. also, if some people, like me, thinks that the Black velcro takes away from the look of the guitar, if you get velcro with the adhesive back, you can just put some colored tape on the front facing side of the velcro. for my guitars with gold or Chrome hardware. I just use some gold/chrome metallic tape and bam...looks more aesthetically pleasing.
This video deserves way more views!!! Btw, velcro and cable ties are awesome not just for dealing with mechanical noise, but also as mutes for unrequired strings while recording, or as string dampeners for bass guitars. 👌
Hmmm. An alternative point of view: Clapton used a trem Strat made hard tail with wood blocks but insisted on the springs being there in order to give the guitar a 'bit of twang'. Flamenco guitar players have always treasured the additional twang given by the strings between nut and tuners/pegs, and ensure that when changing strings, those bits of string string can resonate undisturbed. In previous decades, and with some current models, both acoustic and electric steel stringed guitars used a stoptail connected to the strap pin (ie a trapeze tailpiece) in order to maximise the length of freely vibrating string between the bridge and stoptail.
I have a ton of experience setting up, intonating etc....guitars over the years, and oddly I never factored in the strings ringing out on the headstock as a source of noise. I suppose some would simply call it resonance, and even desirable at times, but not always. Thanks for that suggestion.
Add foam in the pickup cavity. Fill it on all sides, no empty spots to remain. Big thickness boost in tone. Cuz less feedback. The pickup cavities act like smaller F holes.
That's a beautiful tele, Max. I chased so many guitars looking for that perfect, vesatile axe, and stayed away from tele's thinking they were primarily a blues guitar.....boy was I wrong. Thanks for the tips on string/fret buzz..
I actually pushed cut-offs from an old Ethernet cable into my springs. Now they are dead silent. Rubber tubes will absorb nearly all audible vibration if it's the right fit/hardness! The softer, the better. :)
I have used foam behind nut when I switched to 9 - 42 for lead from 10 - 46 strings. However, the foam wears out quickly. Velcro seems to be the next choice as you demonstrated. I will do that. Thanks for a good work.
Very informative!!! Those magic velcros sure do some miracles getting rid of those pesky mechanical noises. I do have fretwrap on my tale but will employ Velcro's too.
Хорошие советы, реально рабочие и незатратные. Бывает, на гитарах ещё датчики вибрируют, появляется дребезг на длинных нотах, помогает проложить поролон по бокам датчика
Dude, your content is a goldmine! I wonder why you have so few subscribers while much less informative channels go into millions. You surely deserve better!
If you need an effects review, find Andy. If you need a guitar-science-or-whatever-it-is-called, find this guy. You once enlightened me with your guitar synth effects(GR 55//SY 300) review, now you enlightened me again. Thank you!
Hey bro, yes, I made it to the end, which is rare. You didn't answer my initial noise concern but inadvertently responded to others, so thank you for that! My question initially was why even as my strings are not touching in any way to any frets, they seem to make this weird out-of-balance buzz that sounds much like it's fretting, but it's not. It is especially prevalent on the high "E." (Only when you hit the string)
Thanks for the great video! I just setup my new strat like this. I never would have thought you could hear the opposite side of the string trees but if I punched it pretty hard I definitely could. I might try weaving some parachute cord for a more finished look than velcro. Thanks again.
I've always used a piece of soft foam under the springs. Dampens the springs moving side to side altogether and only allows vertical movement. The soft foam doesn't effect spring tension so no problems with bridge returning to zero either. Little graphite lube on all metal contacting surfaces eliminates creaking while using the trem. Didn't notice how much mechanical noises came thru until they were gone.
Bro, I’m not sure why I’ve just accepted the little noises even though I knew what they were. Your video motivated me to soundproof my Charvel Danhage.
Will try on my Ibanez edge-zero system. I believe some tones cause resonance in the spring and reduce sustain. Maybe your simple Trick with the paperroll helps 👍
hi buddy that was an awsome vidio, i learnt alot from you tonight , im now applying the same tech to my metal axe wraith , thank you , kind regards mike in the uk.
Great video! I really enjoyed the spring damping methods, since I've been using fret wraps for years now, but I didn't know how much the tremolo springs contributed to the noise. I can't remember the last time I picked up on set-up/mod tips that I actually didn't know from a video!
I'm chasing guitar buzz / hum particularly in distortion pedals and bad jack connections. Nice tips! Velcro idea is nice, in a pinch I use elastic band.
Interesting. I used to put foam in the trem cavity behind the springs to quiet then down. Good video and your english is excellent. My German is kaputt. 😂🤣
I use a terrycloth hair tie behind the nut. (inner diameter 1 inch, 1€ on ebay) Idea "stolen" from G. Govan Second side effect: having a steel nut, the open strings sound exactly like a freted string, because the dampening behind the nut acts like a finger behind the fret. Third function: If in need for string dampening for slide or tapping, just pull the hair tie over the nut 😉 On the trem springs I pull strips of foam thru them. The shape has no importancy as long as they fit thru by pulling on the tied wire or thread arround one end of the foam. You can put also a square foam under the springs, but I like a bit of springvibration for the sound. What gets mostly overlooked: the buzz and chirp you get from the springs on the height adjustment screws of the pups. I replaced all springs with silicone tubes😊 As for dampening behind the TOM-bridge: it's robbing little bit of high frequencies and a bit sustain... you can test it by palm-muting those string bits.
On tremolo springs I use heat shrink tubing, but with heat applied so the tubing is snug only at both ends, and only just touching the springs in the middle.
That works but may affect the tuning. It's like fighting the friction in the nut - if there's any friction between springs and something else the tremolo may have problems returning to the zero point
@@MaxSoloMusic That's true, but only if you overheat the center portion, which is where the spring does it's thing. The end of any spring is pretty stiff anyway, and serves merely as acoustical transmission points to your pickups. I just touch the very ends with the gun on a low setting and check as I go. It should not affect the tuning or the range of pitch deviation in any way. If the arm feels any stiffer then you've gone too far. I liken it to edge-choking a cymbal.
Dude....that rolled up paper in the springs made a massive difference! Thank you!
This is the most thorough video on string dampening. I've been playing guitar for about 15 years and I am just now getting around to doing this. Great video!
the best video out of all the videos when I searched "String Dampener".
Great video. Definitely using some of these tips on my electric violin!
Max these videos are extremely useful, thank you so much! Btw could you do more Harley Benton reviews? Your reviews are the best
Sure thing! I have a few Bentons waiting for the next season of guitar reviews to begin!
@@MaxSoloMusic hi max ik im late but could you review the sc custom or the cst-24? Thanks
@@gabrielem.9690 Hey. I'm not planning videos on that specific model in the near future. I had a brief look at two CST guitars on my secondary channel but it never turned into a review. Right now there several new and interesting HB models I'd love to cover asap
Great tips. Had some very nice pickups put into my Telecaster and installed a graphtech nut and the mechanical noise was significant. Used the velcro tip on the headstock and it's almost 100% gone. I can't hear anything except beautiful new pickups. Thanks again.
Love your channel, Max! This was really helpful. It would be great to see a video where you talk about dealing with the other 10% of mechanical noise.
You lick it better, like a cat mothering its offspring. Don't forget to purrr.
I have never seen this as a problem in 15 years of playing. I love the idea, so I'll def give it a try right now
Paper in the tremolo springs was exactly what I needed!
Those are arguably the best improvement/dollar tips I've ever seen.
Huge props to you for this. even though it is 3 years old. the Velcro trick has so many usages and solves so many noise issues on the guitar. also, if some people, like me, thinks that the Black velcro takes away from the look of the guitar, if you get velcro with the adhesive back, you can just put some colored tape on the front facing side of the velcro. for my guitars with gold or Chrome hardware. I just use some gold/chrome metallic tape and bam...looks more aesthetically pleasing.
This video deserves way more views!!!
Btw, velcro and cable ties are awesome not just for dealing with mechanical noise, but also as mutes for unrequired strings while recording, or as string dampeners for bass guitars. 👌
Manufacturers of expensive fret noise reducers are in shambles after this video! I've used velcro cable ties for years, and it simply works.
I’ve been playing for 20 years now, and had no idea about mechanical noise. Great content and delivery. I subbed right away!
Hmmm. An alternative point of view:
Clapton used a trem Strat made hard tail with wood blocks but insisted on the springs being there in order to give the guitar a 'bit of twang'.
Flamenco guitar players have always treasured the additional twang given by the strings between nut and tuners/pegs, and ensure that when changing strings, those bits of string string can resonate undisturbed.
In previous decades, and with some current models, both acoustic and electric steel stringed guitars used a stoptail connected to the strap pin (ie a trapeze tailpiece) in order to maximise the length of freely vibrating string between the bridge and stoptail.
I have a ton of experience setting up, intonating etc....guitars over the years, and oddly I never factored in the strings ringing out on the headstock as a source of noise. I suppose some would simply call it resonance, and even desirable at times, but not always. Thanks for that suggestion.
Dude, I love you man. Thank you for walking this earth making these great YT videos
Really great channel, Max! You provide so many practical solutions for guitar problems, etc. Great, in depth reviews, too. Thanks a ton!
My pleasure!
Add foam in the pickup cavity. Fill it on all sides, no empty spots to remain. Big thickness boost in tone. Cuz less feedback. The pickup cavities act like smaller F holes.
**builds guitar out of velcro for ultimate dampening**
got here by accident, but was totally what I needed for my guitar. Thanks.
That's a beautiful tele, Max. I chased so many guitars looking for that perfect, vesatile axe, and stayed away from tele's thinking they were primarily a blues guitar.....boy was I wrong. Thanks for the tips on string/fret buzz..
I actually pushed cut-offs from an old Ethernet cable into my springs. Now they are dead silent. Rubber tubes will absorb nearly all audible vibration if it's the right fit/hardness! The softer, the better. :)
Hi Max, your video was excellent! To the point and many practical examples on how to stop unwanted noise.
I have used foam behind nut when I switched to 9 - 42 for lead from 10 - 46 strings. However, the foam wears out quickly. Velcro seems to be the next choice as you demonstrated. I will do that. Thanks for a good work.
Brilliant. This worked really well on my noisy guitar. Thanks hero.
By far the best video about noise, thanks!
I have used every one of those
Techniques
A combination of Techniques usually works best.
Depending on setup of course.
Great informative Vid.
Very informative!!! Those magic velcros sure do some miracles getting rid of those pesky mechanical noises. I do have fretwrap on my tale but will employ Velcro's too.
Thank you for covering all the tremolo types I own and the schaller sure claw that I will own in the future and the ZR Tremolo thank you so much
Wow, i did not know these things made such loud noises. Thanks a bunch!
Can't wait to try this. I thought it was the Floyd springs so I dampened them. Helped a little, but only a little.
I stumbled on this video. And like many guitarists, I have a few guitars. This video gave me a lot to think about, and some work to do ;)
I just started myself just grabbed the Velcro cable tie . I like Tyler Lawson’s idea of putting a piece of new age foam..
This is truly the most informative video on combating mechanical noise out there . Thank you!
The velcro thing is genius! Thnx
Thank you for this Max. One of the best channels on TH-cam with extremely useful content.
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that!
I have so much of this stuff laying around. Thanks!
Хорошие советы, реально рабочие и незатратные. Бывает, на гитарах ещё датчики вибрируют, появляется дребезг на длинных нотах, помогает проложить поролон по бокам датчика
O да. Датчики, пружины их поддерживающие, иногда даже анкер. Все что не закреплено - будет резонировать и вибрировать
پسر فوقالعاده بود ممنونم و موفق باشی❤
Dude, your content is a goldmine! I wonder why you have so few subscribers while much less informative channels go into millions. You surely deserve better!
Thanks smk666. Channels that go into millions are in the entertainment niche, not in gear reviews :) TH-cam naturally promotes those videos much more
I would love to see a second part. Very useful stuff here.
Noted!
What a great video! It’s amazing that you found a topic that stands out given all of the guitar content available already.
Good job Max! I usually use a big piece of "sponge" ( that one inside the EMG package) for the floyd Rose noise
this video alone got me subscribed
This was extremely helpful! Thank you so much for posting!
Great man, I do this with Heat-Shrink Tubing
If you need an effects review, find Andy. If you need a guitar-science-or-whatever-it-is-called, find this guy. You once enlightened me with your guitar synth effects(GR 55//SY 300) review, now you enlightened me again. Thank you!
Hey bro, yes, I made it to the end, which is rare. You didn't answer my initial noise concern but inadvertently responded to others, so thank you for that! My question initially was why even as my strings are not touching in any way to any frets, they seem to make this weird out-of-balance buzz that sounds much like it's fretting, but it's not. It is especially prevalent on the high "E." (Only when you hit the string)
Hey. It sounds like something might be vibrating in the bridge or above the nut, I'd check those first
I’ve been looking for this type of solution for vibration! Thank you!
Man, awesome. I'll apply to my gear right now!
Solid video. Nice work explaining the springs in the back of the guitar and how they add to the noise.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks Max! Pretty much a direct answer to my previous question!
Excellent!
Dude, these tricks were great! Thank you for your vids, they're pretty cool 🤘
Glad you like them!
I learned a lot from this video, thanks!! Btw your face contorting when you hit the tremolo springs is FTH! Good job! I subscribed
Great revelation for guitar players who don't even thing about this stuff!!!
All I have to say is "Wow!" Thanks, very useful video!
Thanks for the great video! I just setup my new strat like this. I never would have thought you could hear the opposite side of the string trees but if I punched it pretty hard I definitely could. I might try weaving some parachute cord for a more finished look than velcro. Thanks again.
I've always used a piece of soft foam under the springs. Dampens the springs moving side to side altogether and only allows vertical movement. The soft foam doesn't effect spring tension so no problems with bridge returning to zero either. Little graphite lube on all metal contacting surfaces eliminates creaking while using the trem. Didn't notice how much mechanical noises came thru until they were gone.
Very well explained and very helpful your video Max. Thank you!
Thank you so much. You solved all of my problems.
I have had problem with noisy E1 string, your video helped, thanks.
Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
Thanks a lot for the information! This is really informative!!!
Awesome content! Please never stop!
stayed til the end, thanks dude
Bro, I’m not sure why I’ve just accepted the little noises even though I knew what they were. Your video motivated me to soundproof my Charvel Danhage.
Will try on my Ibanez edge-zero system. I believe some tones cause resonance in the spring and reduce sustain. Maybe your simple Trick with the paperroll helps 👍
Hello bro from Russia! This is a very useful video. I'm already ordering Velcro tape
hi buddy that was an awsome vidio, i learnt alot from you tonight , im now applying the same tech to my metal axe wraith , thank you , kind regards mike in the uk.
Thanks for really nice tips 👍
Always welcome
Great video! I really enjoyed the spring damping methods, since I've been using fret wraps for years now, but I didn't know how much the tremolo springs contributed to the noise. I can't remember the last time I picked up on set-up/mod tips that I actually didn't know from a video!
Fantastic, informative and entertaining..thank you mate
Excelente Max ! Como todo el contenido del canal ! 🎸🎶🎵😁
Gracias!
Wow that's impressive improvement
Excellent content. Thank you.
Great channel! Very thorough and well presented!
Very helpful, thanks! I'm just about to do some work on 2 guitars with tremolos, i'll definitely add this on the to-do list
Sounds like a plan!
wow man... thank you! this is veeeeeeery interesting
Thanks, I had a great time watching this ✮✮✮✮✮
Nice idea for tremolo springs! Thanks :-) 👍
I'm chasing guitar buzz / hum particularly in distortion pedals and bad jack connections. Nice tips! Velcro idea is nice, in a pinch I use elastic band.
Very helpful solution.
Hello!! Thanks alot for the tips 👍😊
Interesting. I used to put foam in the trem cavity behind the springs to quiet then down. Good video and your english is excellent. My German is kaputt. 😂🤣
Foam works. But too much pressure on the springs may cause the trem to not return to zero. I found velcro to be more gentle
I use a terrycloth hair tie behind the nut. (inner diameter 1 inch, 1€ on ebay) Idea "stolen" from G. Govan
Second side effect: having a steel nut, the open strings sound exactly like a freted string, because the dampening behind the nut acts like a finger behind the fret.
Third function: If in need for string dampening for slide or tapping, just pull the hair tie over the nut 😉
On the trem springs I pull strips of foam thru them. The shape has no importancy as long as they fit thru by pulling on the tied wire or thread arround one end of the foam. You can put also a square foam under the springs, but I like a bit of springvibration for the sound.
What gets mostly overlooked: the buzz and chirp you get from the springs on the height adjustment screws of the pups. I replaced all springs with silicone tubes😊
As for dampening behind the TOM-bridge: it's robbing little bit of high frequencies and a bit sustain... you can test it by palm-muting those string bits.
nice video Max!
Awesome videos man!
Glad you like them!
great tutorial, very helpful, thanks a lot!
Hi buddy, second video watched subscribed at the first! I use a cloth underneath the springs of the floyd rose, didn’t knew about the rest, tks!
This was great! Thank you.
Hands down🙏🏻great video great channel!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Brilliant!
Dude This is the first time I've watched your video excellent especially the tremolas way overlooked stuff man but I'm OCD about that 🤘🤘🤘
On tremolo springs I use heat shrink tubing, but with heat applied so the tubing is snug only at both ends, and only just touching the springs in the middle.
That works but may affect the tuning. It's like fighting the friction in the nut - if there's any friction between springs and something else the tremolo may have problems returning to the zero point
@@MaxSoloMusic That's true, but only if you overheat the center portion, which is where the spring does it's thing. The end of any spring is pretty stiff anyway, and serves merely as acoustical transmission points to your pickups.
I just touch the very ends with the gun on a low setting and check as I go. It should not affect the tuning or the range of pitch deviation in any way. If the arm feels any stiffer then you've gone too far. I liken it to edge-choking a cymbal.
Some heatshrink (maybe with a tiny bit of foam in it) on each string could work, be a hassle to do each string change, but it’d look tidy.
Great tips, thank you!
Very useful videos!
Great video thanks mate!
My pleasure!
Amazing job!
theres genius tips.. simple but noice.. thanks sir