Dead spot on the neck. Why?

[Scinx]

In the higher frets (up above 12th), my G is much quieter, as if its not being amplified. What are some reasons this could be? Ive tried raising and lowering the pickups but have little success with that. Intonation is spot-on (so I dont think I can change that). Could it be the truss rod? What are some ideas? Maybe I should re-try pickup height?

 

[TKO Ken]

Hello'
you might try lowering your pickup a bit, as you play up the neck the strings get closer to the pickup, the magnetic field of the pickup can hamper the vibration of the string, causing less sustain and maybe less volume.

rock-on

 

[Light]

It could be; a high fret, a low fret, a loose fret, a bump in the neck, too much bow in the neck, too little bow in the neck, a loose truss rod pocket, player technique, a loose tuner, or a dead string.

Among other things.

If you don't know enough about the geometry of a guitar, your best chance of getting it right is to take it to a good repair shop, and have them take a look. Remember, without looking at the instrument, there is no way to determine what, specifically, is the issue.


Light

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[JazzMasterWil]

Could it be the string height? Check that out, and if it's a lower lower try raising it a bit. (you'll need to loosen up the string, adjust the sadle with a tiny allen wrench, re-tune the sting, and adjust as needed).

I hope that helps....

 

[xfinsterx]

your best chance of getting it right is to take it to a good repair shop

Well Said.

 

[Scinx]

It could be; a high fret, a low fret, a loose fret, a bump in the neck, too much bow in the neck, too little bow in the neck, a loose truss rod pocket, player technique, a loose tuner, or a dead string.

Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for

 

[cephus]

Sometimes problems with high frets can be cause by the neck mounting screws being too tight. It distorts the wood. I never heard it described as a "dead spot", but it can cause fretting out. If you or anyone else had the neck off, you may want to remove the screws and retourque them to where they are tight enough for stability, but not so tight they give you a hernia.

 

[legionserial]

Have you changed strings recently? I know my g around 14th fret gets damped with old strings.

 

[ggunn]

In the higher frets (up above 12th), my G is much quieter, as if its not being amplified. What are some reasons this could be? Ive tried raising and lowering the pickups but have little success with that. Intonation is spot-on (so I dont think I can change that). Could it be the truss rod? What are some ideas? Maybe I should re-try pickup height?

Has it always been this way, or did it start suddenly? Sometimes there are resonance problems, especially with less expensive guitars and basses, which can suck a lot of the energy out of certain notes. I have a bass that has a dead note about halfway up the neck on the G string; it doesn't rattle on the frets and the notes immediately adjacent to it are fine, but that one note just dies.

 

[Scinx]

Havent changed the strings in a while, but I believe thats what I did when the issue first popped up, in an attempt to rectify the situation, with no success. I dont ever recall that this was an issue until relatively recently. I will try pickup height, new strings, truss rod, etc. Basically when I play in a couple frets on that G, it is quite quiet, almost like the guitar wasnt plugged in.

Thanks for the thoughts

 

[Sirnothingness]

I think I'd just pay the few bucks to have a tech look at it.