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Huge difference in sustain in a single string?

Hey all,

So I've got a weird issue I wasn't having before, at least not to the point of noticing it. The guitar is a stock Schecter C1 Platinum, I set it up with low strings (D'Addario NYXL 12/60) and tuned it to A# standard. This was ages ago, and while it plays fantastic, I figured it was time for a restring and some love and care. Same tuning, same string gauge, same brand, same everything. Literally nothing changed, except the C# string (the G string in standard) now has shockingly low amounts of sustain even unplugged and acoustically.

It's not happening on the strings that are higher than it, nor the strings that are lower than it. I loosened it and checked the nut and the bridge, nothing there that might be causing an issue. But this wasn't what it was like before. It's got near perfect intonation, it just stops vibrating really damn fast.

Any solutions?

nojima
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dekay
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Tell us more about your G-String.

 

DeKay

nojima OP
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i got this......  https://omegle.onl/  

gs5556
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Could me a manufacturing defect, try another one. If the issue remains, check the saddle to see if it moved from where it should be for proper intonation. Also check the nut to see if any gunk is at the bottom of the groove.

mikld
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Are you sure the string isn't too low to the fretboard and fretting out? maybe just as an experiment, raise the action on the bridge and try again.

Also, try replacing that string, with another, maybe you got a dud...

edcyn
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I play several different string instruments, and when it comes to sustain I've never noticed much difference in the sustain of different string brands. To be sure, I've found that heavier gauge strings do sustain longer, but that's a different kettle of fish. Or is that different kettle of finger strain? In any case, I've always been a head case when it comes to tuning to a 440 A. I must do it. It's only at a jam where I tune to where the top dog is.

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