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dankomal · July 2nd, 2009, 09:40 AM

hi all,
i'm getting this wierd rattle from the headstock end of my vintage style tele, it seems to be the g string, its really noticable unplugged especially if I play a d5 chord at the 7th fret.
I took all the tuners off to check and the bushings were tight.
the tele has one string tree for the B and E strings.
I took it to a luthier who said it could be a loose truss rod, and that the neck was very lively!!
he took the fret marker out at the the seventh fret and tried to get a bit of glue in there to stop the rattle but guess what...it's still there???
I'm sure its something at the headstock end though it beats me.
it could be the nut but the luthier didn't think so.
any ideas.....

July 2nd, 2009, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
dankomal Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: manchester Age: 40 Posts: 101	wierd rattle from headstock end of tele hi all, i'm getting this wierd rattle from the headstock end of my vintage style tele, it seems to be the g string, its really noticable unplugged especially if I play a d5 chord at the 7th fret. I took all the tuners off to check and the bushings were tight. the tele has one string tree for the B and E strings. I took it to a luthier who said it could be a loose truss rod, and that the neck was very lively!! he took the fret marker out at the the seventh fret and tried to get a bit of glue in there to stop the rattle but guess what...it's still there??? I'm sure its something at the headstock end though it beats me. it could be the nut but the luthier didn't think so. any ideas..... Last edited by dankomal; July 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 AM.