string whine.
Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:02 pm
Never run into this problem befor so I don't know the answer need advice.
I have a couple of strings on my Fender 400, after picking they give me a whining sound, have changer the size of the strings, no different, have checked the roller nut's and the bridge, no grooves, turned the treble on the Fender Champion 30, and the 80x off, but no change, the pickup is about 8 mm from the strings, is the gap too big, strings are SIT.from a C6 set.
I have a couple of strings on my Fender 400, after picking they give me a whining sound, have changer the size of the strings, no different, have checked the roller nut's and the bridge, no grooves, turned the treble on the Fender Champion 30, and the 80x off, but no change, the pickup is about 8 mm from the strings, is the gap too big, strings are SIT.from a C6 set.
Re: string whine.
Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:59 am
There might not be any grooves in the top of the changer finger, but there might be flat spots.
Try swapping the bad fingers around, so that they are used for the thick, wound strings, and use the best ones for the thin strings
Try swapping the bad fingers around, so that they are used for the thick, wound strings, and use the best ones for the thin strings
Re: string whine.
Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:02 am
Sim, that happened to me on my bennet, what I did is twiggle the string around a little until I found a sweet spot, there was a very very very small groove that was causing the buzz, try moving the string until you find a point where it doesn't buzz 
Otherwise, what Zebedee mentions is a good idea, I also read that in th US Steel forum
(by the way, did you get my PM?)
Otherwise, what Zebedee mentions is a good idea, I also read that in th US Steel forum
(by the way, did you get my PM?)
Re: string whine.
Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:16 am
Slim, As usual Baz has hit his Head on the Nail again 
and resolved a problem,,,, Why not post his answer ? it could help someone else........
and resolved a problem,,,, Why not post his answer ? it could help someone else........
Re: string whine.
Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:40 pm
Here is the reply I had from Bazil, and I'm sure he has it on the button, so when the springs arrive we can move on.
Without the springs in place the bridge units are tilted too far forward.. The radius of the top is a parabola.. They are on a knife-edge held in equilibrium by the spring tension counterbalancing the pull of the strings, and at the moment they are not in the neutral position..
Without the springs in place the bridge units are tilted too far forward.. The radius of the top is a parabola.. They are on a knife-edge held in equilibrium by the spring tension counterbalancing the pull of the strings, and at the moment they are not in the neutral position..