Ricardo -> RE: treble development on new Guitars? (Feb. 13 2015 16:13:24)
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number 1 factor on dullness or brightness of a guitar, I find, even with old strings, is humidity. When a guitar is introduced to a new environment, say, a dry one to a wetter one, the guitar literally drinks the water in the air and becomes bloated. All guitars do this that are made of wood, no matter how old they are. I have guitars older than myself that have good or bad days based on the weather. When the guitar dries a bit the sound is affected. Sometimes action too. IF the guitar dries too quick it will crack, so be careful. You probably want to get the guitar in a stable condition humidity wise and let the strings settle down so the harmonic overtones can add up and make the guitar bright. One crazy thing also, to show how relative equalization is; Put on some big headphones, not plugged in, the kind that cover you ear and mute out the background sound. Practice your guitar like this for a little while, your guitar will sound quite muffled and midrangy. AFter about 30 minutes, take off the headphones...the treble strings sound like breaking glass all of a sudden. [:D]
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