presto5
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Is fret buzz something all guitars have or can it be fully fixed....I record with a very clean sound sometimes using one note strikes on the low E and A strings...Oh and using a Strat model guitar..Anyone
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Neve1073lover
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Is fret buzz something all guitars have or can it be fully fixed....I record with a very clean sound sometimes using one note strikes on the low E and A strings...Oh and using a Strat model guitar..Anyone
They can all be fixed.
What bridge do you have. On my Strat you can raise the saddles on the bridge for individual strings. If you cannot do this, check that the frets are level. If level, adjust the truss rod to raise the strings.
Another option is to file all the frets down.
presto5
New member
Its a Wilkinson bridge on a custom Strat style guitar..everything is new but the pickgaurd and pickups..
presto5
New member
file the metal part of the frets or the wood?
Kingofpain678
Returned from the dead
THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE FIRST THING YOU TRY!!!
Check the saddle height, no go? Check the truss rod, still nothing? Have you gotten very close with the exception of maybe a select few frets still buzzing ONLY NOW should you consider filing a fret. A filed fret can't be un-filed, but a truss rod and saddle can be un-adjusted.
And IF you do find out that you NEED to sand a fret, you should sand the metal part, not the wood.
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Neve1073lover
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Check your bridge. It should be able to raise all strings individually.
On my bridge, you screw in the 2 small grub screws to raise the string.
Read up on your bridge.
Also, like the person above yelling at you is indicating, check in the order I listed. Do not file anything unless you know what you are doing.
Kingofpain678
Returned from the dead
Lol... I just wanted to be sure to catch the OP's attention...
muttley600
Banned
This is one of those situations that a good tech would fix in a few minutes but an untrained hand can make worse. As I am fond of saying here you cannot make a decision on what to do until you have given all the information so with the exception of KoP's post in bold ignore all so far. Much of it is not just ill considered it's plain wrong.
You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes but a little detective work is needed. All buzzes and rattles can be tracked down fairly simply by eliminating things one at a time.
What strings? What fret? What note? Is it just that note on that string at that fret? What is the action at the 12 fret? What gauge of strings are you using? Having answered these questions you can decide whether the fix is in your skill set or whether to take it for setup.
You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes but a little detective work is needed. All buzzes and rattles can be tracked down fairly simply by eliminating things one at a time.
What strings? What fret? What note? Is it just that note on that string at that fret? What is the action at the 12 fret? What gauge of strings are you using? Having answered these questions you can decide whether the fix is in your skill set or whether to take it for setup.
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Neve1073lover
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I pride myself in trying to help people where I can.
I did underestimate the skill level of the OP. But what did I say that was wrong?
muttley600
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presto5
New member
alright ..I brought my Mexi Strat to this guy down the street who is a "pro" has his own shop. "can you fix this buzz? I dont have an allen wrench?" Come back 20 min later and he tells me my neck is fucked ..broke on the inside "trusss washer is loose" upsells me a neck from usa custom...beautiful. still buzzing. " oh man your strat saddles are crap! Now they are buzzing. You need these! ( shoulda cued in right there right) stupid me... Oh man your neck pocket is warped...you need a new body...bought a nice one from Warmoth ...beautiful..still a prob...Now I realize I shoulda got a second opinion on my Mexy cus this guy doesn`t know shit but how to turn a screwdriver...and by now I coulda had my buzzing Mexy intact along with a brand new guitar.
Washburn100
New member
A good setup will not only include adjusting string height at the bridge but also checking string height at the nut. Some techs will file/deepen the string slots to get the action lower. If it's too low and causes buzzing, the nut has to be replaced. The nut is about $10, but to have it shaped and filed professionally, it would run about $100-$150.
That said, you have a whole lot more problems now then just fret buzz. Unless you plan on making this thing work, it might be time to cut your losses and trade it in.
That said, you have a whole lot more problems now then just fret buzz. Unless you plan on making this thing work, it might be time to cut your losses and trade it in.
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Neve1073lover
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Hey Mutt, you got me.
You can loosen the truss rod to raise strings (depending on the truss rod), you can also adjust the frets. I was summarising what could be done IF YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
My bad.
You can loosen the truss rod to raise strings (depending on the truss rod), you can also adjust the frets. I was summarising what could be done IF YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
My bad.
Milnoque
Resident Curmudgeon
You shouldn't be adjusting the truss rod to raise (or lower) the action.
His problem could be the frets, but that wouldn't be the first place I'd look.
I would like to recommend to the OP that he get himself a book on guitar repair and read up on the subject. If nothing else he could get better results from a guitar tech if he understood how everything works.
ocnor
Lord Of The Thighs
alright ..I brought my Mexi Strat to this guy down the street who is a "pro" has his own shop. "can you fix this buzz? I dont have an allen wrench?" Come back 20 min later and he tells me my neck is fucked ..broke on the inside "trusss washer is loose" upsells me a neck from usa custom...beautiful. still buzzing. " oh man your strat saddles are crap! Now they are buzzing. You need these! ( shoulda cued in right there right) stupid me... Oh man your neck pocket is warped...you need a new body...bought a nice one from Warmoth ...beautiful..still a prob...Now I realize I shoulda got a second opinion on my Mexy cus this guy doesn`t know shit but how to turn a screwdriver...and by now I coulda had my buzzing Mexy intact along with a brand new guitar.
DrewPeterson7
Sage of the Order
Neve, don't take this the wrong way, but Muttley's right.
Aside from the fact that adjusting the truss rod doesn't "raise or lower the strings," we simply don't know enough to answer the OPs problem.
What frets are buzzing? Is it just open strings or just fretted notes? If the former, the problem is most likely the nut, not the bridge or amount of relief in the net. Is it just a couple frets in one area of the neck? Only above a certain point or below a certain point? Does every single fret buzz, including open strings? Et al.
It's the kind of thing I could probably sit down with and diagnose in five minutes if I had the guitar in front of me (and I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as Mutt), and potentially fix in about as much time again as well, but there'd be a LOT of things I'd have to check before I could say with any degree of confidence that his problem was a nut that was cut too low, or not enough/too much neck relief, or a high 8th fret, or the bridge or an individual saddle being too low, or even just simply a kind of funky string. Whatever. Point is, while raising the saddle MIGHT fix his problem, it also might not and playability might suffer for it, for no actual benefit.
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alright ..I brought my Mexi Strat to this guy down the street who is a "pro" has his own shop. "can you fix this buzz? I dont have an allen wrench?" Come back 20 min later and he tells me my neck is fucked ..broke on the inside "trusss washer is loose" upsells me a neck from usa custom...beautiful. still buzzing. " oh man your strat saddles are crap! Now they are buzzing. You need these! ( shoulda cued in right there right) stupid me... Oh man your neck pocket is warped...you need a new body...bought a nice one from Warmoth ...beautiful..still a prob...Now I realize I shoulda got a second opinion on my Mexy cus this guy doesn`t know shit but how to turn a screwdriver...and by now I coulda had my buzzing Mexy intact along with a brand new guitar.
Wow, just saw this. I think I can diagnose your problem - your tech is either an asshole or a fucking moron.
O the bright side, you probably have a much nicer Strat for it today. Which I guess is nice...
muttley600
Banned
ocnor
Lord Of The Thighs
But I'll bet if you go to his house he'll whip up a big pot of "Stone Soup" for you.
presto5
New member
presto5
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Yeah and he`s supposedly my friend too..thats why I kept trusting the guy...and on my final return he tried to sell me new pickups by saying my magnets were too strong!! BTW its at least all frets up to the 12th fret on the wound strings...my ear wont tell me on strings 1,2 and 3 but I`m guessing it`s everywhere. I also have an LSR Roller nut.