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[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1442435861' post='2867011']
My Sterling has developed a dead spot at the 17th fret on the D string. I've had it 8 months and it wasn't there until a couple of weeks ago. Any ideas why this would have happened, and how do I fix it?
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What on earth are you doing up there? Don't you know the money is in the first 5 frets!

Only joking!

Seriously, is the string choking out at all on the next fret? This can happen if you have a low action and then the neck moves a bit.

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[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1442437834' post='2867040']


What on earth are you doing up there? Don't you know the money is in the first 5 frets!


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:D

I haven't long changed the strings, actually.

Loosening the neck screws scares me! To be more accurate, it is more of a choked sound than actually completely dead. It is restricted to that one fret only, and when I fret the note it has a sitar-like quality with a slight buzz to it. The frets either side of it sound perfectly healthy. Just that note, just that string.

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