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Guitar strings are buzzing? Help!?
2 weeks ago I bought a used guitar, 1 year old Simon & Patrick hand-made. Sounded absolutely beautiful. Noticed yesterday though that almost all the strings are now buzzing! I accidentally left it in the car overnight in sub-zero temperature. Could this be enough to warp the neck a bit?
I can't believe this thing is buzzing already!! It's buzzing from the 1st to the 14th fret.
Could it be the last guy barely played it and with me playing it every day it's "settling in" somehow?
I have a 12-string Samick that's 10 years old. I leave it in the car often enough, do nothing special for it, and it's not buzzing at all. I figure it has twice the neck tension as a 6-string.
Help!
@Gloria. Yes the strings are definitely hitting the frets. I would like to know what I could have done so quickly to bend the neck though. I didn't think one day in the cold would be all it takes.
4 Answers
- TorbjornLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, sudden changes in temperature or humidity can make the neck move. The way you describe the buzzing, it's simply a matter of having a skilled individual resetting the neck relief with the truss rod.
Always leave this procedure to someone who knows what they're doing. It's usually a very quick and simple procedure (again when you know how to do it properly).
Such a change in the neck can also come if you change tension in the strings. In your case that would be to go to a lighter gauge or tuning down.
Source(s): 45+ years of setting up, repairing, playing or dealing with guitars. - turcotteLv 45 years ago
There are lots of variables as to why your string is buzzing, it is very viable, specifically if you saved the strings off for a long time (more than a few hours as a minimum) that the neck is bent, as the wood does depend on some stress from the strings to maintain its tension, but it surely could even be considered one of countless different factors, from having the hex nut that tightens the tuning pegs to the headstock being unfastened, to there no longer being ample tension on the bridge pin, and many others. If I had been you i'd take it to a legitimate to have them look at it, mostly estimates are free, and if they say that your neck is warped, it's with no trouble a matter of adjusting the truss rod (a steel bar that runs down the within of the neck. I might advocate that you do not do it yourself, nonetheless, as the rod is highly special and over/below tightening it would do severe, potentially irreparable harm to the guitar. To have a authentic do it should not rate extra that $20 on the grounds that it's a fast fix that requires no ingredients and barely any labor. Quality of luck!
- 8 years ago
sounds like the strings are hitting the frets. try adjusting the truss rod inside the neck. if you don't know how to do this take it to a music shop.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
Nice guitar, why the hell did you leave it to suffer those temperature extremes? acoustic guitars hate that, now your going to have to take it to a good shop and have the truss rod adjusted and set up, don't try and do it yourself as you weren't smart enough to know that acoustic guitars hate that in the first place.
