@@captainzyte4476 Nope! WD-40 is oil, not cleaner. Oil will attract dust, hair, fuzzies, etc and make the issue even worse! Contact cleaner is safe for electronics and evaporates very quickly. It flushes out debris and dust and leaves behind a protective layer on the track and sweeper of your pot. :) You’re not even supposed to use WD-40 on your tuners for the same reason. It will just always collect more and more gunk and gross stuff and make your tuner action feel horrible. I’ll have a video coming soon about how to save your tuners when they’re feeling disgusting, and how to properly lubricate them.
Hey , do I need to use that specific contact cleaner? I cant find any on my local shops but other similar brands are available. Should I just go with whatever? Thanks for the info man you got a new sub!
Just make sure it's lubricated! Normal contact cleaner will strip out the lubricant, and your potentiometer will need some just like a fader does. Disclaimer though, I'm not an expert on electronics, I just know this stuff works for its intended purpose. Regular contact cleaner may actually work fine in a pot, but I personally have only ever used the lubricated kind.
I'm happy to hear how Schecter was responsive with your issues, the customer service was great, and I love how the president reached out to help you by offering to replace the guitar! Recently, I was on the hunt for a bass guitar for recording that's around $1000. I love thin necks but Ibanez basses in that price range didn't play as nicely as my prestige guitars. After looking at hundreds of bass brands, I randomly decided to check out Schecter because their sls elite bass has a thin neck! I checked the specs, stainless steel frets, fishman fluence pickups and made in South Korea. I thought, there's gotta be something wrong with it... Right? The price is too competitive. Then I saw a 2023 model year used one for sale on Sweetwater exchange for $760 and pulled the trigger. I'm glad I did because this bass plays, feels and sound phenomenally. I'm impressed and now Schecter is on my radar for guitars, and the fact that their customer service is so awesome makes me more impressed. I've never played or even considered a Sechter before but now they're at the top of my list. I clicked on your video because I'm interested in getting the newer AM-6 with the caramelized fretboard. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I’m glad the bass worked out! Though the president of Schecter never actually reached out to offer to replace the guitar. He offered to let me know when they got a shipment of guitars in that didn’t have such a pronounced clanking sound on the D string in case I was interested in buying it. He never reached out, so I can only assume that every AM6 they have received has the clanking D string issue.
Please read if you’re having the same issue!!! I almost traded / sold my Schecter SLS Elite C-1 for the exact same issue. I bought it second hand and was out of time to return. I tried all of the same trouble shooting as he did. Weirdly enough, filing down the nut for that string fixed it. I understand the graph tech nut was replaced, but it definitely sounds like they had a bad batch of graph tech nuts. My guitar has the Ernie ball compensated nut. I tried multiple string sets of different sizes and gauges, and the nut always appeared to hold the string comfortably with no issue, but filing it down so it could fit in a little lower made the issue completely disappear. My tech said this is commonly overlooked and a fairly common problem with nuts now a days. I can’t be completely certain it was his issue but definitely try that if you’re in the same boat! It sounds like this is the only thing that wasn’t tried and it is what fixed my issue 🤞
my full length video review details everything that I tried with my tech, and everything that Schecter themselves tried to fix the issue. They completely replaced the nut even.
Please read if you’re having the same issue!!! I almost traded / sold my Schecter SLS Elite C-1 for the exact same issue. I bought it second hand and was out of time to return. I tried all of the same trouble shooting as he did. Weirdly enough, filing down the nut for that string fixed it. I understand the graph tech nut was replaced, but it definitely sounds like they had a bad batch of graph tech nuts. My guitar has the Ernie ball compensated nut. I tried multiple string sets of different sizes and gauges, and the nut always appeared to hold the string comfortably with no issue, but filing it down so it could fit in a little lower made the issue completely disappear. My tech said this is commonly overlooked and a fairly common problem with nuts now a days. I can’t be completely certain it was his issue but definitely try that if you’re in the same boat!
That noise is from the saddle area. That little gap of string before it goes through the body. Putting a little foam before you string it up gets rid of it. Used to have that problem on a keith merrow too.
good thought. already tried it. didn’t help. :) BUT i have an updated review video for this guitar where i detail all the things schecter themselves attempted to do to fix it. Quite educational
I’m having the EXACT same issue, and on the same string. I’m praying for a solution on mine. I bought a second hand SLS Elite C-1. I’m financing it, and it’s beyond the return period. I’m currently using cobalt strings on it, and put an order in on a thicker bigger/nickel set of Daddarios. Fingers crossed because I’ve also tried all of the trouble shooting steps you have. I didn’t have it for too long before swapping the strings that were on it for the cobalts. If the problem persisted prior to that, I didn’t notice it. Fingers crossed 🤞
ok update. Mine does it too. Same string but not as pronounced, only when using lots of gain and only when sharply hitting that single string. It isn’t there when playing chords even if the d string is open. Makes me think it’s a string maybe touching the fret causing a harmonic. I’ll take it to my luthier to let him check it out.
I know you don’t have them anymore but I’m curious if it did it when in a different tuning like half a step down or if that didn’t change anything? I have a weird theory that the problem has something to do with the resonant frequency of the guitar body and the pitch of the D string. Even with the strings loosened all the way and tremolo springs removed, I can hit the body with my knuckles and hear a very distinctive ringing sound. It’s like the frequency of the body is fighting the frequency of the open D string and some bizarre harmonic is the result. I’m probably way off but literally nothing else makes sense and even though it’s not nearly as pronounced as in this video, I can’t UN hear it.
@@FastRedPonyCar tuning a half step low changed the overtone to a 7th instead of an octave. So it was arguably more musical in standard… but the word musical I’m using lightly haha.
My review AM6 unit arrives today. I'll definitely be on the lookout (listenout?) for this issue. If it's there, I'll link to this video. I've got their exotic SVSS and it's amazing and doesn't have the ringing problem.
So if you’re in a band and you just played a gig. You should not get paid because you came with the rest of the band. Or just cause you have a man bun lol. Sounds good?
ooh, that sounds odd. There may be some bits of conductive material that has kinda shaved off while rolling it up and down, and it is now sorta "floating" or "stuck" in there giving you inconsistent volume changes. This method of flushing out the pot with F5 should get that gunk out of there. If it doesn't work, you may need to change out the pot as it may have just gone bad. :\
Sure do! Hit me up on my instagram @plant_based_riffs and I can get those to you! It will be the tab for the full version of this song titled “Self Luminous Red.”
1:00 this is so foreign deja vu it's scarry. I never had my gretch produce such insanely spot on mega fun and enjoyable tones as with Morgan amps. It's like they are made for eachother.
Big Mayones fan boy here. Your Aquila video was one of the biggest driving factors in me getting my own, besides the whole fanboy thing lol. Now, this one is probably gonna be one of the biggest driving factors in me trying these pick ups. Main reason I’m commenting is because I absolutely love the way you make your videos, the way you deliver your message and just your overall vibe. I hope you continue making videos like this, you add a flavor of guitar content to this space that just feels more natural, real, and personal. Awesome presentation and video man.
And he is completely right, actually. But that’s a different tone, imho. No matter how you mic a speaker, you’ll never get a Les Paul to sound like a Tele with mics and speakers alone 😉 If you haven’t seen Jim Lill’s video about where does tone come from on an electric guitar, I would highly recommend. Link below. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n02tImce3AE.html
Thank you much. I'm completely obsessed with them. It's crazy because this company is over 40 years old, obviously creating some of the best instruments in existence, and then they drop ONE.... (1) ONE high gain bridge pickup and say "dis is it." and do you think they would let that pickup be anything less than perfection for wide fat rhythm and leads?? Absolutely not. Add to cart, buy now, end of story haha :]
What a gorgeous color. Enjoy!! I adore my two Strandbergs: A NX Fusion with buttery smooth Suhr pickups and a NX Metal 7 with amazing Fishmans. So many different sounds. In love with both.
I think it’s more of just a nuisance if it ends up not working out. But if you find one of these that doesn’t do this, I bet it’s a KILLER guitar. It would have been my main guitar. 🥲
Had this to and sold it. Beautiful guitar with excellent build quality but to me something...was off. I could never put my finger on it, but i do miss the guitar
I haven’t actually solved it yet, but I can imagine that using some steel wool and some Care will take care of it. There is an article on the Strandberg website about how to take care of the same issue. As of right now, it hasn’t really bothered me.
I'm currently torn between the mayones aquila s and a prs custom 24 which would you say it would be better for me? I play mostly metal and jazz. I have a regius core already and a suhr classic t.
Man, it’s not even a question for me. Mayones all day. I have played (and owned) several PRSs, and they are phenomenal, but you already have the carve top thing with the regius, and the Aquila is just a delicious guitar. The neck is a little thicker than most PRS neck carves it seems, and of course the top is flat with an arm bevel, so if you’re really wanting another carve top, the PRS may be the deal. I really like flat tops and strat-esque bodies that sit high on my lap. PRS seems to sink a little low down, which isn’t a huge deal, but it’s just not my first preference. The good news: it’s 2024, guitars are all sick, so you could go either way and end up with a very high quality guitar.
@@Plant_Based_Riffs thanks for the reply brother, I thought the same thing about the carved top thing! I'm actually more inclined towards the Mayones! The beefier neck is a plus for me as well
@@alejandroglz.b.4590 Nice! That sounds like the Aquila will do the trick then! Enjoy man :] I still love my PRS 408, but it's just a completely different guitar.
it could! If you have a dirty enough connection in the pot, you may need to clean it. It could just be a bad pot. I would probably just take it to a guitar tech and have them diagnose it
This is interesting, my Charvel DK24-7 has a similar 2.4k overtone too (although not as pronounced). What’s interesting is that this occurred AFTER I got it refretted (and PLEK’d, if that’ll maybe make a difference?). The nickel frets from the factory I had minimal issues with overtones outside of what I would consider normal resonant overtones, about a year-18 months after owning it I had it refretted with stainless, there was really nothing new to report besides maybe a SLIGHTLY louder (sharper?) resonance that I attributed to the stainless frets, however the workmanship on the fret job was poor so about another year later I had it redone, that’s when I really started to notice it more. Idk what might be causing this besides just something harmonically not jiving in the neck? Truss rod/truss rod nut issues?
Thank you much! That's the middle clean section of my latest release, 100% Juice. :] here's a link to it! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rvXYBYt2kQM.html&pp=ygUQMTAwJSBKdWljZSBqYXJlZA%3D%3D
