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Originally Posted by Fidelcaster
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12-17-2011 05:13 AM
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research sympathetic vibration and look towards your tail piece as the culprit.
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Could it be the tross-rod?Had the same trouble on mine-drove me mad but took it to my tech and he adjusted/tweaked with the truss-rod.All ok now.
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Originally Posted by jazzuki
Obviously, if the buzzing is occuring at the 5th fret . . . then fret the guitar at the 6th position on the 5th and 6th strings and see if the buzzing is still there. If not, then level the frets. I have to assume all of these possibilities have been explored . . . as well as tightening the pup springs or replacing them with a stronger stiffer spring.
Nope!! I'm sticking with sympathetic vibration caused by certain harmonics, affecting something in the tail piece area.
This will sound goofy . . . but, I would try it anyway . . . change out the strings. Go the a brand new set of high quality flat wounds . . . see what that accomplishes. I have seen situations where the wound strings are defective or not properly wound causing an ever so faint buzzing. I'd give it a try. Wouldn't cost more than $15.
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Originally Posted by Patrick2
As for buzzing, through my 35 years with guitars, I have experienced buzzing from a loose truss rod, from badly cut nuts, from too deeply cut nuts, from badly designed tailpieces, from strings at the point where they are attached to the tailpiece, from a loose pickguard, from loose tuner buttons. Pickups is also a frequent source of buzzes/rattles. On my Gibson 175, the tip of a saxophone reed has for 25 years been wedged between the PU and the PU mounting ring to stop the PU from rattling sympathetically. Crude, but it works.
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I've had sympathetic resonance rattles from
Pickup rings and a curly tailpiece myself
Difficult to locate , easy to fix
drive you insane tho dunnit ?
I sympathise keep at it , it such a relief when you locate the culpret
its a two person job really
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