Tom Overthere
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I've been playing acoustic guitar for a long time. I just received my new electric guitar and it is my first. I REALLY like it, but I have two questions (so far).
The guitar has 2 humbucker pickups, 2 volume knobs, 1 tone knob and a 3-way switch. The switch chooses bridge pickup or both pickups or neck pickup.
QUESTION 1: With the 3-way switch at the center both-pickups position, turning either volume control down to zero mutes both pickups. So if I turn the volume knob for the bridge pickup to zero, there is no sound from either pickup. Is that the way it's supposed to work? If so, what's the idea behind it?
This thing has a GREAT low action. I think the strings are probably .010 - .046". There's a light BUZZ on strings A, D, G when fretting near the nut, frets 1, 2 and 3.
QUESTION 2: I don't know whether this buzz is something to be addressed by turning the neck's truss rod, or by raising the bridge slightly. I don't want to raise the action if I can avoid it.
The guitar did not come with an owner's manual, so I need advice. And if there's a particularly good online tutorial for learning to set up and maintain an electric guitar, please point me in that direction.
Thanks
The guitar has 2 humbucker pickups, 2 volume knobs, 1 tone knob and a 3-way switch. The switch chooses bridge pickup or both pickups or neck pickup.
QUESTION 1: With the 3-way switch at the center both-pickups position, turning either volume control down to zero mutes both pickups. So if I turn the volume knob for the bridge pickup to zero, there is no sound from either pickup. Is that the way it's supposed to work? If so, what's the idea behind it?
This thing has a GREAT low action. I think the strings are probably .010 - .046". There's a light BUZZ on strings A, D, G when fretting near the nut, frets 1, 2 and 3.
QUESTION 2: I don't know whether this buzz is something to be addressed by turning the neck's truss rod, or by raising the bridge slightly. I don't want to raise the action if I can avoid it.
The guitar did not come with an owner's manual, so I need advice. And if there's a particularly good online tutorial for learning to set up and maintain an electric guitar, please point me in that direction.
Thanks