Tune-o-matic bridge buzz

[subversion]

greetings friends 8)

some of us here own guitars equipped with the tune-o-matic + stop tail bridge combo & are perturbed by the buzzing emanating from the aforementioned bridge unit. this anomaly is partly due to our decision to push the stop tail piece way down, flushed against the body. as such, the break angle between the tune-o-matic piece & the stop tail gets acute & the strings inevitably come into contact with the tune-o-matic's edge. this causes vibration when you strum your guitar, more so if the string saddle incisions are wider than your string gauge. traditionally, tune-o-matic equipped guitars are strung from the tail end as depicted here:

one way to cure this buzzing is to string your guitar the 'wrap around way'. this method alleviates the strings projection from the stop tail piece to the tune-o-matic bridge saddle hence eliminating any contacts with the latter's edge surface:

just sharing... 8)

 

[skink83]

Cool... my LP doesn't really buzz in its original state though. Wouldn't reversing the stoptail cause minute scratches or marks on the tail itself at the point of contact?

I think a proper setup would help most buzzing concerns, but still interesting solution.

 

[subversion]

it's not about a set-up per se. it's about the ratio between the stop tail height & the tune-o-matic height. some of us prefer low action & screw the stop tail piece to the body base at the same time. this results in buzzing at the tune-o-matic area.

if you do not tamper with the height of the above-mentioned components, chances are, you do not require the wrap-around remedy.

 

[AEnimic]

haha i wanna try that style of stringing...gotta buy a new set of strings soon

 

[sleepykitty]

very interesting way :lol:

thanks

 

[subversion]

a lesson in necessity for me- the cheapest way to counter tune-o-matic buzz...

 

[Nefianz]

will try it out my 3rd string seems to be suffering from the buzz now.. also i read in a book yest, the order in which u string ur guitar is impt.. best for 3-aside headstocks like SGs & Les Pauls to be strung in this order..

6th, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 3rd..

 

[ZiiopBoii]

Well and i also heard of dat kinda of stringing makes bending easier....

 

[guitarnub]

or you can use a small block of sponge :lol:

i've seen stephen carpenter putting em behind the strings on the headstock of his guitar

 

[AEnimic]

will try it out my 3rd string seems to be suffering from the buzz now.. also i read in a book yest, the order in which u string ur guitar is impt.. best for 3-aside headstocks like SGs & Les Pauls to be strung in this order..

6th, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 3rd..

urmm..mind telling me the advantage of doing so?

 

[crozzfire]

perhaps smth got to do with the neck or tension? well i dunno. haha

 

[sleepykitty]

^^ i use that method of restringing.. though i dont find any 'benefits' of doing so.. just a matter of habit :lol:

 

[subversion]

or you can use a small block of sponge :lol:

i've seen stephen carpenter putting em behind the strings on the headstock of his guitar

that's for headstock/ nut buzz... the stop tail wrapover method addresses bridge buzzing...

 

[Everdying]

i've seen a stoptail specially made for wrapovers that have grooves in it to guide the string to the tune-o-matic, guess prevents slips so the string doesnt go ever so slightly sharp etc.
have to dig thru the mags for the name tho

 

[subversion]

wrapover bridges are usually equipped on non-tune-o-matic guitars, eg: PRS.

earlier gibson models do have those string-guide grooves...

 

[gsonique]

nice nice ....

i oso like this type

 

[df]

Eee...why did you show this?? *Drool drool*

 

[gsonique]

a-chunk-a-tone :lol:

 

[Slimo]

does it affect the truss rod? i mean can u do it urself without professional aids?