Other times, a problem may gradually creep in and you may realize your guitar doesn’t sound as good as it used to.
There are a lot of reasons why your guitar might sound bad. It could be something simple like old strings, or it could be an issue with wiring, intonation, or your guitar amp.
If you notice that your guitar sounds bad when you strum chords, there are a few easy fixes that solves this problem.
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If you find that your guitar seems to always fall out of tune, make sure you read the section later on string slippage. It may be that your strings are slipping out of tune as you play.
Lower priced guitars tend to use cheaper parts which lowers tuning stability. So if you’re playing on a cheap guitar, if you notice that it’s sounding bad, it may be that your ears have developed to hear what you didn’t notice before.
The way you press your hand down onto the strings when playing chord plays a big part in how good the chords sound.
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Your fretting hand needs to press down on the frets hard enough to make sure the strings don’t buzz, but not so hard that you bend the notes out-of-tune.
If you are hearing buzzing when you strum chords, it may be because you aren’t pressing down on the strings hard enough.
If you hear buzzing but your fingers are pressing down hard, the problem is likely due to the action height being too low.
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If you have followed the above steps and you are sure your fretting hand technique is right, try strumming lighter and listen if it changes the sound of your chords.
If you have followed all of the above advice and your chords still sound out-of-tune, it may be due to bad intonation.
Bad intonation becomes obvious when you play barre chords. If you notice that some barre chords sound fine, while others higher or lower on the fretboard sound out-of-tune, that’s a good sign that your intonation is out.
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Sometimes a guitar will make weird vibration sounds when strumming. You may hear something rattle or something will vibrate when it’s not meant to.
What isn’t normal is if you hear some strange rattling or extra vibration that sounds separate from the chords you are strumming.
If your guitar vibrates when strumming, it is likely due to a part becoming loose on your guitar. Touch different parts of your guitar and listen closely to figure out what part is vibrating.
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For example, if you have an electro-acoustic guitar (an acoustic guitar you can plug in), lightly touch the battery compartment after strumming and listen if the vibration stops.
Other possible causes may be a loose internal pickup, loose input jack, loose machine heads, or sympathetic vibration on the guitar head.
If you find the part that is vibrating, look to see if you can tighten it or stop it from vibrating. Worst case, you may want to take your guitar to a repair shop so a pro can fix the issue.
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Your guitar can sound tinny or metallic due to switching to brand new strings, bad action height, pedal or amp settings, or due to thin-sounding pickups. If you are hearing a tinny sound when recording an electric guitar, it may be caused by your recording hardware.
Over time as you play, your guitar strings gradually become dull sounding. You may not notice this change, but the difference in tone becomes obvious when you change to a set of brand new strings.
Brand new guitar strings can sound incredibly bright and metallic sounding compared to the warm or muddy sound of an old set of strings.
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If you have just changed your guitar strings and you don’t like the metallic tone, don’t worry. As you play, your strings will break in and they will gradually lose the metallic sound.
Different guitar string metals and coatings impact how new strings sound, so there may be different types of strings that suit you better.
If your guitar sounds tinny with a bit of twang of buzzing, it may be due to the strings vibrating against the frets as you play.
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It’s possible for your guitar to sound tinny on only certain parts of the fretboard or strings, or across the entire fretboard.
If your guitar strings are hitting the other frets when you strum the strings, it means the action height is too low.
A low action height is when your guitar strings are closer to the frets. When the action height is too low, the strings will vibrate against the other frets when you play something.
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If you notice your strings buzz or vibrate in a strange way when you strum them, you may want to check your action height.
If you play electric guitar, one of the reasons why you may hear a tinny sound is due to your pedal or amp settings.
Do you notice a tinny sound when only certain pedals are turned on? Or is the tinny sound there all the time?
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If you notice your guitar sounds tinny when only certain pedals are turned on, look for a tone knob or anything that changes the tone.
For example, changing the tone knob in the above pedal can completely change how your guitar sounds. Some tone knobs can change your tone from completely tinny-sounding to a muddy mess, so experiment with your pedals and learn what each knob does.
If you want to learn how to get different guitar tones from pedals, check out my Guitar Effects Course. The course teaches you everything you need to know about all types of effects as well as how to dial in different tones with your guitar amp.
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Some guitar amps have more controls than others, but most should have EQ knobs, which can create a tinny sound if not used properly.
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Some guitar pickups are designed to produce a thick and warm guitar tone, while others are designed to produce a twangy or tinny sound.
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The guitar on the left uses single-coil pickups, which can produce a thinner tone compared to the humbucker pickups on the guitar on the right.
If you’re not sure whether your pickups are creating the tinny sound, take your guitar to a guitar store and try it out on one of their guitar amps. If it still sounds tinny and you aren’t using brand new strings, you know it’s the pickups.
If your guitar sounds tinny due to the pickups, you have two options. You can either buy a different guitar, or you can buy different pickups and swap them.
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The most common time I’ve heard complaints about a tinny guitar sound is when trying to record guitar into a PC or Mac.
If your guitar sounds fine when played through your guitar amp, but you get a tinny sound when you try to record it on your PC, then the first thing to do is to take a look at what hardware you’re using to record.
To record your guitar, you need to make sure you use a proper audio interface or an amp/pedal with USB recording capability.
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The settings you use on your audio interface as well as the settings in your DAW will play a big part in the quality of your recorded guitar tone.
There are so many reasons why you may have a muddy sounding guitar. The most common reasons for a muddy guitar sound are having your guitar’s tone knob is turned down too far, using old guitar strings, or your amp’s EQ knobs are set wrong.
Almost all guitars have at least one tone knob. Some guitars have two tone knobs – one for the neck pickup and one for the bridge pickup.
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This might seem like an obvious fix, but I’ve seen it quite a few times where guitarists were pulling their hair out trying to figure out what was wrong with their guitar tone, only to discover their tone knob was turned down.
As you play your guitar, the oil and grime in your fingertips transfer to your guitar strings. The strings gradually wear down over time and change their tone.
If your guitar strings do sound muddy, try changing to a new set. You’ll know straight away whether the muddy tone was a result of old strings or whether the problem is elsewhere.
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The tone knobs in your guitar pedals are very similar to the tone knob on your guitar. If you turn the knob down, you’re likely to end up with a muddy or dull tone.
On your guitar amp, the most important knobs to check are the treble or presence knobs. These knobs impact the higher frequency ranges and can produce a muddy sound when they’re turned down too low.
One of the reasons some guitarists prefer to use 7 or 8 string guitars is because the pickups are designed to properly handle the lower frequencies you get with low tunings.
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