I was on Steve Vai's website and i have noticed that he stuffs the back panel of his guitar where you load the strings into, that he has padded it with what looks like tissue paper. I guess it keeps sustain and more clearity. i want to do this also but does it get hot with teh wires and could it set on fire?

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If you're talking about stuffing up the inside of the trem cavity with cotton balls/tissue paper I think there's a highly unlikely chance anything will set on fire unless you're in Spinal Tap. I do this also to dampen the springs inside my Ibanez because the resonance from the body will sympathetically vibrate the springs, causing weird "ghost notes', especially on palm muted power chords.

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Oh so that's what it's for! I used to get the same problem with my Charvel, I'll try this next time I get those ghost notes.

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