Retarded question, but the curiousity is killing me!

xxvicarious · 05-09-2012, 01:56 AM

So.... I buy my custom RG 7 string, and there's a hunk of foam between
the truss rod cover and the strings, just above the locking nut. And I'm starting
to see it more and more, especially on ss.org. So WHYYYY is this done? Just
curious. I put the same foam padding behind the tremelo springs to kill that
nasty 'ring' a lot of people are familiar with.

Sorry for such a noob question, I've just been curious as to why it was
there, ANDDD if I should put a fresh piece back in the same place.

YOUR THOUGHTS! Hey, thanks

Stealthdjentstic · 05-09-2012, 01:57 AM

To kill vibration behind the nut, helps a bit with feedback too.

MABGuitar · 05-09-2012, 01:58 AM

It isn't a noob question man! All it does is eliminate useless string noise above the nut, I use one myself and now playing without it only pisses me off.

Edit: I type as slow as my grandma.

Stealthdjentstic · 05-09-2012, 02:02 AM

Yeah you'll notice it more with inline headstocks.

master of the human race · 05-09-2012, 02:03 AM

to lower sympathetic vibration

skeels · 05-09-2012, 08:18 AM

Can't understand why people would want LESS feedback ...

VBCheeseGrater · 05-09-2012, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skeels

Can't understand why people would want LESS feedback ...

You must have never played a guitar with crap pickups and a lousy amp

. You would understand then!

illimmigrant · 05-09-2012, 11:11 AM

My Carvin makes a ton of string noise above the nut. You can hear it when you pick and stop the strings. So it makes it impossible to cleanly track riffs like the one in the middle of the song "light" by periphery, or even the riffs from "Eureka" because every time you stop the strings, you hear that noise. I first noticed this with my Ibanez 7420. In this case, it was actually the springs from the trem that continued to vibrate for a moment after muting the strings. Since I don't use the trem at all, I put a couple pieces of tape on the springs to absorb that vibration and done! The foam above the nut is magical and great for tracking. I've seen others use rubber bands, hair bands, and if you've ever seen Greg from Mudvayne tracking guitars in the DVD for "the end of all things to come," you'll see tissues above the nut of his gibson flying V.

xxvicarious · 05-09-2012, 03:31 PM

Awesome, thanks for the answers! Like I said, I did have some spring noise, but a piece
of foam behind the springs eliminated that. Looks like i'll be putting some foam above the
locking nut, see what it does. Thanks again!

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05-09-2012, 01:56 AM	#1
xxvicarious SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 487 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Retarded question, but the curiousity is killing me! So.... I buy my custom RG 7 string, and there's a hunk of foam between the truss rod cover and the strings, just above the locking nut. And I'm starting to see it more and more, especially on ss.org. So WHYYYY is this done? Just curious. I put the same foam padding behind the tremelo springs to kill that nasty 'ring' a lot of people are familiar with. Sorry for such a noob question, I've just been curious as to why it was there, ANDDD if I should put a fresh piece back in the same place. YOUR THOUGHTS! Hey, thanks

05-09-2012, 01:58 AM	#3
MABGuitar What's a guitar? Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Moncton, NB Canada Posts: 266 Thanked: 2 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It isn't a noob question man! All it does is eliminate useless string noise above the nut, I use one myself and now playing without it only pisses me off. Edit: I type as slow as my grandma. http://soundcloud.com/mabguitar www.youtube.com/xxxpyromaniac

05-09-2012, 02:03 AM	#5
master of the human race ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 62 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Feedback Score: 0 reviews	to lower sympathetic vibration I'm better than you

05-09-2012, 11:11 AM	#8
illimmigrant A Different Logic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 213 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My Carvin makes a ton of string noise above the nut. You can hear it when you pick and stop the strings. So it makes it impossible to cleanly track riffs like the one in the middle of the song "light" by periphery, or even the riffs from "Eureka" because every time you stop the strings, you hear that noise. I first noticed this with my Ibanez 7420. In this case, it was actually the springs from the trem that continued to vibrate for a moment after muting the strings. Since I don't use the trem at all, I put a couple pieces of tape on the springs to absorb that vibration and done! The foam above the nut is magical and great for tracking. I've seen others use rubber bands, hair bands, and if you've ever seen Greg from Mudvayne tracking guitars in the DVD for "the end of all things to come," you'll see tissues above the nut of his gibson flying V. -A Different Logic- Project coming soon

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05-09-2012, 01:57 AM	#2
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,978 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	To kill vibration behind the nut, helps a bit with feedback too.

05-09-2012, 02:02 AM	#4
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,978 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Yeah you'll notice it more with inline headstocks.

05-09-2012, 08:18 AM	#6
skeels ..to pay the beels Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: milwaukee,WI Posts: 2,689 Thanked: 32 Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Can't understand why people would want LESS feedback ...

05-09-2012, 03:31 PM	#9
xxvicarious SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 487 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Awesome, thanks for the answers! Like I said, I did have some spring noise, but a piece of foam behind the springs eliminated that. Looks like i'll be putting some foam above the locking nut, see what it does. Thanks again!

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