Help! *Really* bad buzz on high E at 2 frets...

Teddy Salad · March 5th, 2007, 09:08 PM

Need help with a tele that has really bad buzz at the 1st string, frets 3 and 5 (G and A). It is fine everywhere else, and bends well without fretting out anywhere. Could this a problem with the extreme treble side of frets 4 and 6, or might it be something I'm missing?

Thanks,
T.S.

mellecaster · March 6th, 2007, 10:54 AM

1st thing I'd try....get some Good eye magnifing glasses or the like...and take a good close-up look at those frets in question...to see if the ends are lifting.

Teddy Salad · March 6th, 2007, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellecaster

1st thing I'd try....get some Good eye magnifing glasses or the like...and take a good close-up look at those frets in question...to see if the ends are lifting.

Thanks, melle. Good idea...I'll do that tonight.

T.S

JohnnyCrash · March 6th, 2007, 04:01 PM

1. Have you changed string gauge at any time? Truss rod may need a slight adjusting.

2. Check the nut. The slots may be too deep for those strings.

Let us know after you've looked at those frets like mellecaster mentioned.

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mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,454 17 Photos	1st thing I'd try....get some Good eye magnifing glasses or the like...and take a good close-up look at those frets in question...to see if the ends are lifting. __________________ Let's Not Forget the Other 75% of The Tone Equation...It's Called an AMP

March 6th, 2007, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	1. Have you changed string gauge at any time? Truss rod may need a slight adjusting. 2. Check the nut. The slots may be too deep for those strings. Let us know after you've looked at those frets like mellecaster mentioned.