jj1565

or maybe it's not sitting correctly in the neck pocket...


if it's rubbing the first fret. let's measure ur neck angle.
with a level bridge.

fret the Low E at the first fret. at the same time,
fret the Low E at the last fret, where the neck and body meet.

with both places held, look at the middle frets, 7-9th.

if the string lays on the fretwire there, you might not have enough bend.

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p.stick

yes, but the neck seems to be parrallel to the body (the section where the neck is attached) although the neck as a whole is not parallel making the high end of the neck (24th fret) closer to the strings.

jj1565

ok measure the neck angle. pehaps u have a high fret there and we can work around it. make sure ur bridge is level as well.

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p.stick

there seems to be a little gap (about the thickness of a credit card, maybe a little bit more)

jj1565

well, that's not too bad. as long as it's not much more than a credit card.

as for the fretbuzz, could it be the locking nut is not secure?

how long has it been since u changed those strings?

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p.stick

im not quite sure how to measure the neck angle? By bridge level do you mean the make bridge is parallel to the body?

jj1565

^what u did was fine for the neck angle. as for the bridge, i just want to make sure it's parallel, level, balanced.

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p.stick

the locking nuts are secure. I think. I have changed the strings last month because this is not my main guitar, i only play it 2 or 3 hours a week.

p.stick

yup the bridge is almost balanced. It was set up to the standard tuning, so it is leaning just a tiny bit into the body, although it is hardly noticable

jj1565

is it definately buzzing at that first fret?

unplug the guitar, shake it, listen for noise.

play the guitar acoustically, try to get it to buzz.
a month isnt a long time. but if u cant find where the buzz is coming from, my best suggestion has to be to swap the strings. one at a time, using a similar gauge.

this is a nifty way to find the buzz...

http://schrammguitars.com/buzz.html

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there isnt a buzz when i play it open. at the first fret, the strings buzzes with the second fret etc.

jj1565

try wedging a bit of paper under the string, in the cut of that nut.
i want to see if the buzz stops if the nut cut is raised.

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p.stick

you mean put a bit of paper under the string where the nut is?

jj1565

yes, detune, lift the string out of the nut a small amount. slip a bit of folded paper under there to raise the string. tune it up and lock the nut.

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p.stick

well, do i need to put the nut back as well? there is even more buzz

jj1565

ok, nevermind. i just want to see if the cut in the nut is getting low on that side. it's impossible to tell on a locking nut.

a few ways to fix first fret buzzing.
get the first fret lightly tapped in with a rubber hammer. this works with a high or crooked fret. (too much tapping flattens the fret, not a good thing)

raise the cut in the nut. if it's too low on that side, it;ll be too close to the first fret.

increase neck bend. (but uve already got more than enough bend)

change ur strings to a gauge, maybe one higher.

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well, its not just the first fret buzzing, because the buzz gets worse down the neck. The first fret only buzzes when i pick the string really hard. Higher up (after the 5th) the string buzzes even when i play it lightly.

jj1565

ok, that's a little different. fret buzz at the 5th fret (and higher) might be helped by raising the bridge a little.
so raise the bridge. im guessing u have posts at the bridge u can lift.

but if the action feels too high, we can increase the neck bow a little, and increase the string gauge a little.

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Thanks for all your help. I will try and raise my bridge a little bit and possibly change to the next gauge next time when i change my strings. BTW, do i need to mess with my neck when i change the strings to the next guage?