A vid with my Dargie....and a question

[kissmyaxe]

Havent been on here much but I hope everything is well on the forum;I just have to say how much I LOVE the tone on my Silo, it's been getting more love then my JP since day 1,the Ebony enhances the sound like I didn't think possible, it's really like a BFR...but the past couple times I've played it I have been getting that annoying string squeaking more so then I ever have, never really had this problem on my Boogie and this is playing strait through my cheap lil Vox AD30VT.
Here's the vid, I think it's pretty obvious what im talking about [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmDYaEQmFoQ]YouTube - King of Pride Rock/Dont Stop Believing/Buckethead[/ame]
So is this because I havent changed my strings since I got it, or the amp + the delay and other setting factors enhancing it , or my picking technique because I have deff had this before? Would love to know the source of this hideous noise so I can kill it once and for all, I have a feeling it has to do with my technique, maybe a lil of all 3...well hopefully besides that you at least got a kick out of the arrangement

 

[threeminutesboy]

what do you think about playing with less gain?

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

...but the past couple times I've played it I have been getting that annoying string squeaking ,So is this because I havent changed my strings since I got it

Try a string change first, These strings Rock! Coated Electric Titanium RPS Super Slinky .009 - .042 , P03123
Nice playing BTW

 

[leftyguitarblue]

You've had it for a year and haven't changed the strings? You might want to start there.

 

[DrGonzo5150]

You've had it for a year and haven't changed the strings? You might want to start there.

Just quietly

 

[cooper72]

well- ancient, crusty strings will certainly enhance the scraping sound you hear when sliding and changing positions with the fret hand. but what i'm hearing might be a lack of muting with the left and right hands... "muting" doesn't just mean laying your picking hand palm across the strings and making a "thump thump thump" sound- it's the act of keeping things quiet when playing across the guitar neck. hard to describe in writing, but here goes- when playing some sort of ascending phrase (say, a scale pattern from the low E to the high E) your right hand palm should gradually work its way towards the floor, keeping each string that you just finished playing quiet as you move to the next. when descending, the inside of the first finger on the fretting hand does the same job- lightly touching each string that you just played as you move to the next lower string... make sense? dunno if this helps, but it's worth thinking about.

 

[straycat113]

You deffinetly need a string change as your strings are shot. To be honest I do not even know how you are able to slide up and down the neck as smoothly as you are. You will see a drastic change once you put a new set on, and playability will be much more comfortable. Cooper had some good advice for you on your muting technique. I think you did a nice job playing though with you left handed guys I cant tell what the hell you's are doing on the fretboard lol. Kind of strange that your middle finger seems to be the one you favor for bending considering you have dexterity in all your fingers=must be a lefty thing lol. Keep up the good work all jokes aside.

 

[kissmyaxe]

my strings dont even feel shot that's the thing...I'll be honest when I say I rarely play electric these days,maybe it has to do with transitioning from an acoustic as well, but also maybe I have just forgotten the feel of dead electric strings because they still feel like butter after months of acoustic, and all of my acoustics have DEAD strings ha, damn I need to get a job...thanks for the advice though, I get what you meant copper, that helps