KILOWAT® Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 hi everyone!! my cousin in the philipines is building a strat guitar (coppy) strats has not too much natural sustain in them, my cousin wants to build a guitar that has much natural sustain on it, i allready told him instead of building a bolt-on neck, build it glued for more sustain...(mybe i'ts not really true) so i need some sugestions for the sustain of this guitar... it's my cousins only 2nd guitar and the first one diddn't really turn how he liked it to be so... his guitar has theese woods the strat coppy : brazillan rosewood body,maple neck (one piece W/ headstock) maple frettboard. main question: how can you get more natural sustain? is it in the neck,the finish etc... thanks (a lot for reading!!) -KILOWAT® Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 IMO It's not neccesarily in the construction method as much as the quality. If you build the guitar with a tight fitting neck joint, a bolt on guitar will sustain well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILOWAT® Posted February 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 hmm... didnt know that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 it's true...but you need a tight joint with alot of wood to wood contact hardware has something to do with it...try a good heavy bridge(anything from schaller is good)and good high output pickups ...i like duncans or emg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I don't know 1/10 of what these guys know,but I put jumbo wire on my guitar and didn't change anything else and the sustain was a lot better.Much better. Would a thicker or heavier headstock help sustain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy ray Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I don't know 1/10 of what these guys know,but I put jumbo wire on my guitar and didn't change anything else and the sustain was a lot better.Much better. Would a thicker or heavier headstock help sustain? jumbo wire definately helps all of my players have dunlop 6000 wire (.018/.058) i could tell the difference in all of them after doing the refrets i also find it easier to bend with larger frets & can play with a much lighter touch as well i also feel that heavier strings due to more mass help sustain somewhat as well dr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Would a thicker or heavier headstock help sustain? I have heard that it would, but I would be careful not to make the guit too neck heavy. A guitar that sounds good only takes you so far if it's a pain to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Jumbo fret wire, heavier gauge strings, hard-tail bridge, string-through body. IMHO, each of these things should help him achieve more sustain. Heavier strings and hard-tail bridge I would think would be the easiest things to implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILOWAT® Posted February 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 are there any thing about finishes like thicker or thinner or no lack etc... some say the finish helps to get more sustain, i don't know how can guitar finish can help in the sustain (how? tell me pls...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringkilla Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 KILO STRINGKILLA HERE. THE KEY TO SUSTAIN IS IN THE CHOICE OF WOODS. GOOD TONEWOOD EQUALS GOOD SOUND PROPERTIES. MAPLE MAHOGANY ALDER AND KORINA ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. A TIGHT NECK JOINT WITH THESE WOODS EQUAL GTEAT SUSTAIN. ALSO MAPLE ALL THE WAY FOR THE NECK. THE OTHER ALTURNATIVE NECK WOOD IS DEFINATELY MAHOGANY. ALL STOCK FOR NECKS SHOULD BE QUARTER SAWN ANS ONLY QUARTER SAWN. I HOPE I'VE BEEN OF HELP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 StringKilla- YOUR CAPS LOCK IS STUCK. GET IT FIXED BEFORE POSTING AGAIN. THANKS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I would think the straightest, tightest wood grain would be the best for sustain. Basic physics states that soundwaves travel fastest and farthest thru dense, homogenous material. Any joints or grain imperfections will cause the vibrations to alter from their intended path. That said, I believe a neckthrough guitar would have the best properties. I'm still working out a way to have the nut AND bridge mounted on the same piece of wood. Maybe use a neck that widens at the bridge area to encompass the mounting studs. Of course, this still has to be proven but I aim to check it out...someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Reports around here are also that using the brass inserts on your bolt on helps sustain, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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