Comments on: How to Setup a Guitar – Low, Without Any Buzz http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/ Repairing Guitars All Across the Nation Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:11:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chris http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-510 chris Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:01:55 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-510 Should be super repairable. If it is running with the grain, it is pretty simple. If the repair is across the grain, it can be more difficult. Should be super repairable. If it is running with the grain, it is pretty simple. If the repair is across the grain, it can be more difficult.

]]> By: david http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-505 david Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:01:37 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-505 i have a washburn n4 with the cutaway neck, i have a crack in the fret board and wondering if this is repairable??? i have a washburn n4 with the cutaway neck, i have a crack in the fret board and wondering if this is repairable???

]]> By: chris http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-238 chris Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:28:28 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-238 Dennis, The G string is the problem child of strings on electric guitars. It has to do with the stiffness vs. tension ratio. It is very tense and very stiff so the string pulls sharp a lot more easily than other strings. There are a few things to do to make sure the guitar plays in tune better. First, you need to make sure the guitar is set up properly. having the truss rod and nut slot heights adjusted to the right spec will make a big difference. The other thing that can be done is to have the Buzz Feiten System retrofitted to your guitar. This take the guitar and makes it a more true tempered instrument. The modification is very slight and it can make a huge difference. Take a look at their website at http://www.buzzfeiten.com/. We do the retrofit here at our shop if you decide you want to have it installed. Dennis,
The G string is the problem child of strings on electric guitars. It has to do with the stiffness vs. tension ratio. It is very tense and very stiff so the string pulls sharp a lot more easily than other strings. There are a few things to do to make sure the guitar plays in tune better. First, you need to make sure the guitar is set up properly. having the truss rod and nut slot heights adjusted to the right spec will make a big difference. The other thing that can be done is to have the Buzz Feiten System retrofitted to your guitar. This take the guitar and makes it a more true tempered instrument. The modification is very slight and it can make a huge difference. Take a look at their website at http://www.buzzfeiten.com/. We do the retrofit here at our shop if you decide you want to have it installed.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Dennis Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:32:01 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-237 Hi. I have a left handed Ibenez AS73 and I love this guitar, however, I do have a real problem with my G string. When I press down on the first and second frets it goes totally sharp on me and it is most disturbing. I do not have an issue with any of the other strings just the G. What do you think is causing this and can you fix it? Hi. I have a left handed Ibenez AS73 and I love this guitar, however, I do have a real problem with my G string. When I press down on the first and second frets it goes totally sharp on me and it is most disturbing. I do not have an issue with any of the other strings just the G. What do you think is causing this and can you fix it?

]]> By: chris http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-143 chris Sat, 01 May 2010 20:04:14 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-143 I would have to see the neck to be 100% sure, but after a period of years, the end of the fretboard on bolt on necks can develop a "ski jump" Most of the time, this can be leveled out by leveling the frets. If the plane of the neck is off enough, there is little you can do (besides rebuilding the neck pocket) except to shim the neck. Again, a full pocket shim is really the only way to go, so as not to create more rise at the end of the board. I would have to see the neck to be 100% sure, but after a period of years, the end of the fretboard on bolt on necks can develop a “ski jump” Most of the time, this can be leveled out by leveling the frets. If the plane of the neck is off enough, there is little you can do (besides rebuilding the neck pocket) except to shim the neck. Again, a full pocket shim is really the only way to go, so as not to create more rise at the end of the board.

]]> By: Brian Schiro http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Brian Schiro Sat, 01 May 2010 12:42:29 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-141 As a follow-on comment/question regarding this topic, I have a Fender Victor Bailey Jazz bass and the neck plane is off by a little more than 1/16", but enough to cause the upper register to buzz. Since any type of shim can cause unpredictable sonic results, I was considering planing the neck. What do you think of this approach? As a follow-on comment/question regarding this topic, I have a Fender Victor Bailey Jazz bass and the neck plane is off by a little more than 1/16″, but enough to cause the upper register to buzz. Since any type of shim can cause unpredictable sonic results, I was considering planing the neck. What do you think of this approach?

]]> By: chris http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-21 chris Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:32:12 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-21 You can shim the neck properly to adjust the action on a four bolt guitar. We prefer to build a full pocket shim and angle it in the direction we want the neck angle to move (no old Fender medium picks in the pocket, please). That can cause problems on certain guitars, depending on the stability of the neck where it joins the body. Shimming can sometimes create an unwanted hump on the neck where it joins the body. You can shim the neck properly to adjust the action on a four bolt guitar. We prefer to build a full pocket shim and angle it in the direction we want the neck angle to move (no old Fender medium picks in the pocket, please). That can cause problems on certain guitars, depending on the stability of the neck where it joins the body. Shimming can sometimes create an unwanted hump on the neck where it joins the body.

]]> By: Bob Metzger http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/articles/how-to-setup-a-guitar-low-without-any-buzz/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Bob Metzger Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:22:02 +0000 http://www.thirdcoastguitar.com/news/?p=20#comment-19 Could you please comment on the difference between shimming a neck as opposed to adjusting the action via the bridge saddles. I mean this in relation to 4-bolt neck type Fender instruments without any tilt-neck adjustment. There is a time to adjust via the bridge and there is also a time to add a shim in the neck pocket but what conditions dictate which course of action. This assumes that the truss rod is properly adjusted and the frets are fairly level. I think alot of your customers would enjoy and learn from your response to this question. Thanks, Bob Metzger lumetz@earthlink.net Could you please comment on the difference between shimming a neck as opposed to adjusting the action via the bridge saddles. I mean this in relation to 4-bolt neck type Fender instruments without any tilt-neck adjustment. There is a time to adjust via the bridge and there is also a time to add a shim in the neck pocket but what conditions dictate which course of action. This assumes that the truss rod is properly adjusted and the frets are fairly level. I think alot of your customers would enjoy and learn from your response to this question.

Thanks,

Bob Metzger
lumetz@earthlink.net

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