
TelePaul
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Suppose the action is high on the E, A and D strings of my Les Paul, but lowering the action via the thumbscrew causes buzzing. Do I have a neck relief issue?
Action is a product of the playing style, neck relief, and string gauge. You need to consider all three when lowering action.
One of these days, I'm going to load up my Fiat Punto, get the car-ferry to Hollyhead and leave you a long list of things that I'd like done to my guitars. I'll come back for them in six months or so
On the issue of string gauge; all other things being equal, would a heavier guage increase or decrease the propensity for buzz?
decrease it but that also depends on several factors. It's really a matter of getting the f/b flat. stringing her up and dialling in enough relief to get rid of any buzz you may have. The sole purpose of a truss rod is to counter the pull of the strings. Adjusting relief is just a by product of that.
Possibly, but what does the string height measure at the twelfth fret?
I think Gibson (and Epiphone) specify 5/32" at the E string. That's not carved in stone, but a guideline. I start there and adjust for myself. If it buzzes, it comes up. A little buzz can be tolerable as long as you can't hear it in the amp.
I've learned to be very careful with my instruments over the years and they don't get dropped or thrown around, EVER.
Not really, Ideally the action is set relative to the f/b radius so the bridge should reflect that radius as a whole and not for individual strings. Sure fender allow for single string adjustment but the strings should still closely match the radius of the f/b. Which leads to............But I suppose my question was more down to the fact that I'm used to messing about on Fenders, which usually have six saddles (or ocassionally three) saddles, and the height of each of these is adjustable on an individual basis. But on a Les Paul, you're essentially see-sawing six string heights between two points (where one is adjustable at a given time), right?
Also, you said getting the fingerboard flat is paramount. Flat by comparison to what, exactly? There's a curve in the board by design, right?
And if you're putting relief in the neck, is it then possible to have a curved neck and a flat FB, even though they're glued together?
The radius?
Not at all, VP would assume all this shit and make it fit his world and NEVER asked a question in all hi time here. He single handedly tried to reinvent physics.Reading that, it looks very VP. Sorry if I'm not explaining it well. I dunno how you do this man.