Strings sound very dead on EHB

[sonojono]

Btw never played an EHB but I have loved Fat Beams in particular on every Ibanez I have ever owned. Could just be me though.

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[NerdyOcean]

My Ibanez with BH2s is also pretty dark. Fresh DR High Beams gets me some more bite on mine.

 

[Nighttrain1127]

One other possibility is that if the Gauge of the strings is larger than stock the nut could be pinching off the string vibration. The strings should not be tight in the nut. I have had this happen before.

 

[DaveG891]

I've tried a variety of flat strings on my EHB now. Couple of sets from D'Addario and La Bella and one from Ernie Ball. I'm getting quite a few dead strings of varying degrees, something I've rarely experienced with traditional tuners.

It looks to me that there's tendency for the string core to slip in the string clamp at the head if the allen bolt is not tensioned correctly. Bending the string end over doesn't seem to make much difference. Perhaps it's down to how well the string is clamped which is worse with flats. I've only fitted one set of round wound and they were fine