If you listen carefully, you can tell when someone is. They'll pull the note slightly out of tune.You should be using the least amount of pressure possible - which is not an easy task for some folks.
I suppose that would do that. I know that if I am playing a guitar with a bad fret or something I will instinctively press harder on that particular note if that makes it ring cleaner than not. I really don't even think about that while I'm doing it. I just want to hear it sounding nice.
I know I've said this before, but you really could do with getting some better guitars.
I suppose you might be able to dress your frets, filing and leveling type of work - but most folks want a luthier to do that for 'em.
I have all the tools for it and have done all of that myself. Hell, I've even properly repaired broken guitar necks, fixed the bridge work inside acoustic guitars, and re-wired electric guitars with new pots and new capacitors.
I still send it off to a luthier - but I didn't when I was poor. Chances are, they can do it at your local guitar store for not much money.
nods
I dropped this acoustic guitar that I have a few weeks back and the second and third frets were nothing but fret buzz on 4 of the strings, so I got an allen wrench out and gave a few turns to the truss rod a little bit and the buzzes went away. I am a luthier LoL
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