G string buzzes... What cause?

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:37 pm

I have gotten my guitar for 10 months. All the strings were fine, no buzzes. Then recently, my G string buzzes when i play it open. It didn't buzz before. How come? How can i fix it?

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:48 pm

have you changed the strings in this time?

HCHaikuWarrior · Post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:10 am

filmdude100cms wrote:have you changed the strings in this time?

change of seasons... (ie. more humidity to less humidity)
I recommend you to go to your local music store for a guitar set up and they'll adjust it for you

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:40 am

if you can find what fret is buzzing (check around 14 or so) you can often file it down yourself. or you can adjust your truss rod to increase the action ever so slightly, or you can pay out the ass to have a pro do it. whatever you're comfortable with

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:01 pm

it could be climate changes...maybe just the strings...if it just started doing it without you changing anything it is probably one of the two...if you got the guitar from a local store, ask the tech to help you out...

I had my action adjusted to suit my style of playing and when we resituated where the "slack" was going in the neck (the bow of the neck) he handed it back to me and I heard a faint buzz when I struck the low E at a certain angle...well, needless to say drop d was a joke, so we troubleshot and arrived at putting a composite material in the E slot of the nut to raise the string without tampering with the new action setting...solved the problem without the clightest of intonality change

so if the problem persists, that could be an option you might want to talk to a tech about

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:15 pm

firedancer86 wrote:it could be climate changes...maybe just the strings...if it just started doing it without you changing anything it is probably one of the two...if you got the guitar from a local store, ask the tech to help you out...

I had my action adjusted to suit my style of playing and when we resituated where the "slack" was going in the neck (the bow of the neck) he handed it back to me and I heard a faint buzz when I struck the low E at a certain angle...well, needless to say drop d was a joke, so we troubleshot and arrived at putting a composite material in the E slot of the nut to raise the string without tampering with the new action setting...solved the problem without the clightest of intonality change

so if the problem persists, that could be an option you might want to talk to a tech about

Holy shit, WHO ARE YOU?

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:19 pm

an old friend

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:21 pm

firedancer86 wrote:an old friend

Well its nice to see back here.

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:46 pm

Thanks so much. How high is a good action supposes to be. I play dave matthews stuffs. So, at the 7th fret, my action is approximately .5 cm high. Is that too high? and would lowering your actions create buzzes to the bass strings?

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:50 pm

depending on what kinda guitar you have, string choice coupled with action setting can make your playing a whole lot more personally accesible...better suited for your style...as for "the best" height, I woldn't say anything in particular...too low and you get fret buzz and problems of pitches going sharp or flat (depending on how hard you press the strings), while high action is a little harder to work with and can be unecissary to an extent

I say (personally speaking) that you should use the HIGHEST setting that you can still be comfortable playing with...once your fingers develop the apprpriate strength, any setting can become second nature...but you want to achieve just the right heigth so that you can get the best of both worlds...but to each his own

HCHaikuWarrior · Post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:35 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
firedancer86 wrote:it could be climate changes...maybe just the strings...if it just started doing it without you changing anything it is probably one of the two...if you got the guitar from a local store, ask the tech to help you out...

I had my action adjusted to suit my style of playing and when we resituated where the "slack" was going in the neck (the bow of the neck) he handed it back to me and I heard a faint buzz when I struck the low E at a certain angle...well, needless to say drop d was a joke, so we troubleshot and arrived at putting a composite material in the E slot of the nut to raise the string without tampering with the new action setting...solved the problem without the clightest of intonality change

so if the problem persists, that could be an option you might want to talk to a tech about

can u tell me more about the composite material...i am having the same problem with my E string on my new taylor...slight buzz on E and drop D just sucks...

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:36 pm

Thanks!

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:00 pm

no prob guys...I only know from experience

if you did go the composite route, make sure it isn't just the climate problem or else when it changes back you could have a worse problem...talk to a taylor guitar tach if you can...

as for details on wheat he used, I have no idea...it was some white hard stuff that he put in there...maybe if you ask a tech or something, sorry i can't help anymore...

but it worked for my little problem, so just ask a tech (who knows what he is doing...I know a few that I have met that really don't lol)

good luck

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:07 pm

i wouldnt go composite id go with a new nut. supposedly the composite ruins the sound. a new nut is like 10 bucks max and if your old one is 5 strings decent then you can just match em up when filing and leave a little more on E.

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:13 pm

well my sound has yet to "suffer" from it...not the slightest difference other than no anoying buzz...the more "tweaks" you make on the neck and so on can compromise the overall well-being of the guitar - if that makes any sense...I just think it better not to tamper with changed "fixed" parts on my Taylor's neck...

but like I said, thats only one option