slashslash
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how to get rid of buzzing?
buzzing
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MadWerewolfBoy
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there're quite a number of ways...
err what guitar are u refering to?
err what guitar are u refering to?
slashslash
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epi sg special
slashslash
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okok.
dude i didnt know.
im NEW.
buzzing.
3rd and 6th string.
i think its from 11-12 fret onwards.
not openstring buzzing.
i am using 10s. on my epi sg special
dude i didnt know.
im NEW.
buzzing.
3rd and 6th string.
i think its from 11-12 fret onwards.
not openstring buzzing.
i am using 10s. on my epi sg special
MadWerewolfBoy
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hmmm... buzzing at 12th frets...
check whether ur neck is straight 1st by look from the top down the neck on the sides...
if theres a slight bowing up, adjust the neck's truss rod slowly by increments of a quater-turn to rectify it...
after doing this, if ur action is very low, heighten the 3rd and 6th saddle... if the heights of ur saddles are not even by now, or if there are more buzzinf from accross the fret board, heighten the rest of the saddles a bit and check again...
after eveything is nice and done... tada! DIY set up...
if u've no idea what i'm talkin about... err an easier alternative is to send ur guitar for a professional set up... around $25 at Luther Musicworks
check whether ur neck is straight 1st by look from the top down the neck on the sides...
if theres a slight bowing up, adjust the neck's truss rod slowly by increments of a quater-turn to rectify it...
after doing this, if ur action is very low, heighten the 3rd and 6th saddle... if the heights of ur saddles are not even by now, or if there are more buzzinf from accross the fret board, heighten the rest of the saddles a bit and check again...
after eveything is nice and done... tada! DIY set up...
if u've no idea what i'm talkin about... err an easier alternative is to send ur guitar for a professional set up... around $25 at Luther Musicworks
Madwerewolfboy, why must you straighten the fretboard? You straighten it only when you want low action. What you described is the gist of how to go low, not to solve the problem. And your method is wrong in that when you straighten the neck (presuming slashslash has a bowed neck now) it will get more buzz and then you compensate by raising saddles? You end up with action that raises as you play higher up the neck.
Okay slash, you are new, thats good, now you know what to ask for.
Does this buzzing come out from your amp on clean?
And btw, your 6th string refers to the low e or hi e string?
Okay slash, you are new, thats good, now you know what to ask for.
Does this buzzing come out from your amp on clean?
And btw, your 6th string refers to the low e or hi e string?
detroit_red
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Let me, and the 3rd string you mean D or G?
slashslash
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6th string = low e
3rd= G.
3rd= G.
MadWerewolfBoy
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the way he describs it, it sounds like a bowed neck (to the 12th fret) cuz theres no buzz from the open to the 11th fret...ShredCow said:
so i guess the open to the 11th fret part of the neck is above the "straight" path the neck should be.
so straightening the fretboard would eliminate this problem 1st...
and, now since there's a buzzz from the 12th fret before the neck was straightened, there'd be even more buzzes now throughout the neck on his 3rd and 6th string due to the overly-low saddle... so heighten it abit lor...
all this is assuming the culprit of the buzz isn't lousy fret work :wink:
slashslash
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erm
nvm i dont really catch a ball of what you guys are saying
OK so luther music is 25 bucks for a professional setup eh?
what do they do?
action
do they change strings for you?
any other shops?
thanks a million
nvm i dont really catch a ball of what you guys are saying
OK so luther music is 25 bucks for a professional setup eh?
what do they do?
action
do they change strings for you?
any other shops?
thanks a million
Usually a basic setup is action adjustment and change of strings. Action adjustment will be usually just neck bow and saddle/bridge height. Thats just basic.
If you want more, a full setup is nut height (shave or change), intonation , action and change strings. That will cost more.
Consider going to Maestro . You can ask for a nut upgrade to bone or graphtech.
If you want more, a full setup is nut height (shave or change), intonation , action and change strings. That will cost more.
Consider going to Maestro . You can ask for a nut upgrade to bone or graphtech.
3notesAbar
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If youre tightening your truss rod (clockwise), detune your strings just a little (maybe 2 half-steps). If not, just adjust your truss rod a little at a time, not like 2 rotations at once.
MadWerewolfBoy
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yep... but then after adjusting the saddles a lil higher to fix the buzz after the 12th fret, but with the probable bowed neck still there...ShredCow said:And what is wrong with a bowed neck?
Buzz from 12 onwards should be saddles. You are right in that.
err... the action would be a bit messed up right?
a very slight bow is alright i guess...
buuuutt... i prefer perfectly straight necks! :twisted:
well, he never complained abt action, its just the buzz. Raising saddles should be enough for now and its as much advice i would give without looking at the axe.
And why would action be messed up?
A very slight bow is indeed alright, a lot of bow is still alright for those who pick hard and want buzz-less-ness.
And a perfectly straight neck, with uniformed low action, will have some slight rattle.. unless you got very even frets and extremely light pick attack ala Joe Satch.
And why would action be messed up?
A very slight bow is indeed alright, a lot of bow is still alright for those who pick hard and want buzz-less-ness.
And a perfectly straight neck, with uniformed low action, will have some slight rattle.. unless you got very even frets and extremely light pick attack ala Joe Satch.
MadWerewolfBoy
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beats me :smt017ShredCow said:
don't really know whether there's a problem with the action
but heightening the saddle would also be considered tempering with the action too... so to counter the slightly higher action, straightening the neck could be done...
unless of course the neck is already nearly straight or slightly bowed then i guess just adjusting the saddle would be all that can be done 8)
and when you straighten the neck and raise the 3rd and 6th saddle, you might get buzz on every other string because of lowered action. Then you compensate by raising more saddles? 0.8mm action at 1st fret and what, 2mm action at 22nd fret?
I'm just saying that what you recommended would have probably given more problems in the end.
Having a slight bow can remove a lot of buzz and yet, maintain very low action with just a slight raise in the center where the bow is.
I'm just saying that what you recommended would have probably given more problems in the end.
Having a slight bow can remove a lot of buzz and yet, maintain very low action with just a slight raise in the center where the bow is.
MadWerewolfBoy
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Not raise until so chia lat la! haha... just enough so that the strings are near parallel to the neckon open...
guess that'd cause some buzzing ultimately... but its quite a comfortable action...
hmmm...
maybe to remove the buzz, a slight bow is neccessary... but then again, we do not know how or at where his guitar neck bows so leaving it there, assuming that it was there, may also give that kind of action (0.8mm action at 1st fret and what, 0.8mm action at 22nd fret but 1.5mm or somthing at the 8th fret) after raising the saddle.
so the best is try to adjust here and there a lil to compensate
guess that'd cause some buzzing ultimately... but its quite a comfortable action...
hmmm...
maybe to remove the buzz, a slight bow is neccessary... but then again, we do not know how or at where his guitar neck bows so leaving it there, assuming that it was there, may also give that kind of action (0.8mm action at 1st fret and what, 0.8mm action at 22nd fret but 1.5mm or somthing at the 8th fret) after raising the saddle.
so the best is try to adjust here and there a lil to compensate
