lurch Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hey all, After using the guides on Project Guitar to setup the action of my guitar, I still have some buzz. Is it possible to get zero buzz or is some "normal"? I have .007 neck relief at 12th fret , 4/64 action at 12th fret and .005 clearance at the 1st fret while fretting in between the 2-3rd fret as per the instructions. I'm using .009's for strings if that matters. The buzz isn't bad but just enough to bother me. Any idea's? Thanks, Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 When did you do the setup? (which I'm assuming included a truss rod adjustment) A guitar needs to settle for a few days after an adjustment. I've had frets that buzzed after an adjustment that disappeared after a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I did the setup about a hour ago. I forgot to mention that the buzz is at the lower frets. 3-7th fret. I also don't understand how the nut height would affect buzz, it wouldn't right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'd wait a few days... maybe even up to a week to see if it clears up. If at that point there is still buzz, roll back the truss rod a tiny bit (adding a little more relief,) wait a day, etc. until it goes away. If that doesn't work, post back here for more suggestions. Hmm... no, the nut shouldn't affect fretted notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thanks for the help. I'll back it off a bit and see what happens. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Nut height doesn't affect buzz on fretted notes, only open string buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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