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Private member DiscussionAmps, Pickups, and Pedals

A different way to amplify acoustic guitars

I am here in hopes people who serve guitarist will become aware of a pursuit of sound we have been on for 12 years. Since 2019 that effort has been known as Go Acoustic Audio. Goacousticaudio.com We have gained the support of a host of great musicians overtime. Peter White, Rick Vito, Larry Koonse, Greg Poree, Arlen Roth, Jack Pearson, Jonathan Butler, Pat Metheny. We also have 3 Winfield Champions, John Standerfer, Marc Sganga, and…

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Private member DiscussionDesign and Testing

Wolf Note?

I have built a steel string guitar that has an annoying high pitched pulsing overtone. The guitar is an x-braced OM style with a thicker depth (more in line with a dreadnaught depth). I have built several of these that do not have the annoying overtone, so I don't think its the specific shape that is causing it. The overtone occurs when the note B2 is played on the G string, 4th fret. Interestingly, it does not occur when the open B stri…

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A bit hard to tell from your description, but is what you are describing as an oscillation a beat frequency? If so, it is possible you have multiples of two resonant frequencies that are nearly colli…
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New member intro

Being new here, thought I would post an introduction. My name is Paul McGill Mcgillguitars.com I have been making guitars since 1976. I have lived and worked in Nashville since 1985 when I relocated here to work in the repair/restoration shop at Gruhn guitars. 410 Broadway, now a novelty shop. I was there a short time before commiting full time to guitar making as I had done prior to moving here. My main influence as a guitar maker was Ro…

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Hope to Paul, We did the 3 amigos show down there last March I doubt we will do it again though. Paul