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Sometimes you just know that something is not quite right with your guitar. This can be in the way it feels or the way it sounds. If your guitar doesn’t sound quite right, it can really put your playing off. If your guitar sounds a bit out of tune when you play it then it is a good idea to do a few tests to see what the problem might be. Checking your guitar intonation is one of the tests you can do. Intonation problems are one of the main reasons that a guitar may still sound a little out of tune after you have actually tuned it up correctly.

 

The first thing you need to do when checking your guitar intonation is to find out if the intonation of your guitar is set up correctly or not. You may have a suspicion that things are not quite right. For example, if you find that chords played in different positions on the neck don’t sound right. Another sign of poor intonation is when the guitar seems out of tune on some strings after you have tuned it up correctly and you constantly get the urge to retune the instrument. Usually the open chords will sound just fine after tuning, but those further up the neck will just not sound right.

 

A quick check is to play a D open chord, that is tuned to sound correct in the open position, and then to move it down to the 12th fret position and play it again. Make sure that you fret the chords at the 12th fret carefully. If you press the strings too hard or bend the strings slightly up or down you will find that it will sound bad anyway. The open strings in the chords should remain when you play them in both positions.  These chords should sound in tune when played in both positions. You can try the same thing with open A and open E chords. It is best to use chords that cover all of the strings as it may only be one string that is actually causing the problem. If you find that the chords don’t sound in tune in the different positions, after checking your guitar intonation, then you should investigate the possible causes.

 

There can be a number of reasons for intonation to sound incorrect. You should investigate the simpler ones first. Old worn strings will never give good intonation due to the wear causing irregular wave formation down the length of the string. As a result the first thing you should do is change these and test the intonation again. Likewise, if your strings are dirty the intonation may sound out. You should make sure that you clean the strings and check once again. If cleaning doesn’t work then check for corrosion on the strings caused by sweat building up during playing. If in doubt always change the strings and see if the problem is cured. Sometimes, the guitar strings will just go out of tune very quickly and this should be eliminated as a possible cause as well. To do this tune your guitar, play it for a while and then check the tuning once again. If your guitar goes out of tune quickly then you should try and cure this first.

 

If after trying all these solutions the guitar still has intonation problems, you will have to adjust the bridge of the guitar to reset the individual string intonations. This is a relatively easy job on an electric guitar, but for acoustic guitars it is a bit more hit and miss.

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It may not seem as if there are a lot of mens fashion accessories out there, but in fact men make use of more accessories than they realize. An accessory is an item or piece of clothing that you don’t need to wear, but it does accent your look and can even serve a purpose. So fashion accessories are even quite useful to a person in the course of day to day activities. There are all sorts of items that really are mens fashion accessories.

Watches

The wrist watch is not as common as it once was, but for a short period of time every man had a wrist watch and every man’s watch had a thick gold band or a leather one. The mens watch is still popular today and it comes in many forms to further prove its popularity and convenience.

Perhaps some of the most attractive mens wrist watches of today are platinum or stainless steel. The industrial look is in with guys. This even applies to some other forms of jewelry that men typically wear.

Jewelry

A man does wear jewelry and jewelry can be common mens fashion accessories. You’ll see plenty of dudes wearing necklaces, rings and earrings. Though these high fashion items are often a little bit heavier and more bulky than similar womens jewelry items.

As mentioned above, platinum and stainless steel are popular metals for men these days. You’ll also see white gold, silver and even wood used in some mens jewelry. Simple chains are still the best choice for mens necklaces. Earrings and rings can and are usually outrageous in design or simple and bold. There’s plenty of room in mens fashion for silly or unique statements.

Ties

The mens tie is probably the iconic mens fashion accessory. Its purpose has been lost to history, but the tie appears to have evolved from the tradition simple neck scarf. Now the tie is a fashion accessory must for dressy occasions and comes in all colors, patterns and sizes.

You’ll want to pick out at least three ties for yourself. One is plain dark blue or black for serious occasions, one in a color that suits you or that you like for parties, and one is just plain silly for that drunken Christmas party every year. If you have trouble picking out the tie that suits you, try going for a color that matches your eyes, so you’ll always be matched when wearing it.

Sunglasses

Another of the more commonly used mens fashion accessories are sunglasses. There’s a pair of glasses out there for every man. They come in so many different shades, shapes and styles these days it can be hard to choose though.

Typically men wear larger frames than women because it appears more masculine. This doesn’t mean a guy has to wear gigantic aviators. Pick the frame that best suits your image or the image you want to project about yourself. Plastic frames are more eye-catching so you’ll draw more attention. Metal frames are more refined and understated, they also appear to be a higher quality. Plastic frames also look more casual, unless you are going for the Men in Black look with solid black lenses.

There are always more mens fashion accessories to learn about, but these are the basic four. A man with a good watch, ring, tie and sunglasses is well placed in the world.

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