urbansmurf Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 im getting some wicked fret buzz from my explorer on the first 3-5 frets ive replaced the nut, releveled the frets, adjusted the bridge saddle, and cant get it to stop! any suggestions? i have some fretwire and could do refret work, but i dont think it would help thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 www.mimf.com they have a Fret Buzz FAQ. find it and read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Heres another great place for buzz diagnosis. Its gotta be one of them. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted April 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 ok, thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 gah, still cant fix it ive leveled it like 20 times and have only stopped a few frets. when strummed open it still buzzes like crazy. if i keep sanding, will it eventually stop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 im getting some wicked fret buzz from my explorer on the first 3-5 frets ive replaced the nut, releveled the frets, adjusted the bridge saddle, and cant get it to stop! any suggestions? i have some fretwire and could do refret work, but i dont think it would help thanks in advance This is probably too obvious but it wasn't in your list of things you tried. Have you played around with the truss rod adjustment? I've "cured" fret buzz in the 3rd-5th fret area with extra relief (more than I'd normally like sometimes .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 when you say 'extra relief', which way do you turn the truss rod for that? (No i havent tried) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 when you say 'extra relief', which way do you turn the truss rod for that? (No i havent tried) thanks Here's Brian's tutorial on truss rod adjustment: http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/trussadjust.htm and another http://www.athensmusician.net/archive/2001...neimbody1.shtml By extra, I meant more relief, i.e., loosen (counter-clockwise?) the truss rod. Be careful not to accidentally loosen it all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 aye, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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