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Originally Posted by 3 chord
What do you all think, can a guitar have too many overtones?
I was always brought up thinking the more overtones the better the design of the guitars construction. But the longer I play guitar I think for some sytles perhaps the lingering tones may get in the way.
My Walden is crazy with overtones, I think it is cool but it makes me wonder if this would please the masses.
thoughts?
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On all of my guitars I place felt under the strings behind the nut, and on my archtop I also have felt woven through the strings in front of the tailpiece.
A lot of people don't seem to hear the ringing behind the nut, but it's always stuck out like a sore thumb to my ears. This is especially true when using open tunings due to multiple roots or fifths, etc.
Aside from that I try not to pay attention to my strings when I first put them on, although both my main guitars are maple body and don't have a whole lot of overtones to begin with.
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