Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - frustrated HW1 owner...anyone else had fret rattle issues?

Mark Davis · November 8th, 2008, 02:07 PM

You got what I call a weak neck.

Try this. strum the strings not playing a chord just strum them and press down lightly on the tip of the front of the headstock. If the strings hit the 1st ffret and all go dead with the slight pressure then you need a new neck.

Id have the dealer send the guitar back to Fender as a defective neck and get you another one. They should have really done that the first time it came back unfixed.

I had a Jaguar BASS that did this same thing no matter what I tried couldnt fix string buzz all over the place my dealer sent it back to Fender they determined the neck was defective as I thought it was and I got full credit and bought a HWY1 bass which played perfect on all frets.

So send it back for a replacement you have already had enough techs look at it and its still not right.

November 8th, 2008, 02:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,165	You got what I call a weak neck. Try this. strum the strings not playing a chord just strum them and press down lightly on the tip of the front of the headstock. If the strings hit the 1st ffret and all go dead with the slight pressure then you need a new neck. Id have the dealer send the guitar back to Fender as a defective neck and get you another one. They should have really done that the first time it came back unfixed. I had a Jaguar BASS that did this same thing no matter what I tried couldnt fix string buzz all over the place my dealer sent it back to Fender they determined the neck was defective as I thought it was and I got full credit and bought a HWY1 bass which played perfect on all frets. So send it back for a replacement you have already had enough techs look at it and its still not right. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.