Guitar setup

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Nutellabrot

Posts: 13
Joined: Sep. 8 2013

Guitar setup

Hi all, I could use some advice getting the guitar set up properly. I got myself a Camps recently which has a trussrod installed.

The action at the 12th fret is just a bit over 3 mm at the low E. I am happy with this but have buzzing strings. Big time!
If I press the strings at the 1st and 14th fret there is some space between the strings and the frets at the 7th but not much, just a fraction.

Me thinks untightening the trussrod should give the neck a little more relieve and lowering the bridge to get the action back down - voilà: buzzes gone.

Could this work? Any help is appreciated.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 21 2013 16:27:49

keith

Posts: 1108
Joined: Sep. 29 2009
From: Back in Boston

RE: Guitar setup (in reply to Nutellabrot)

some information from kenny hill who uses truss rods

http://www.hillguitar.com/website/news/tech_notes/truss_rod.html

and frank ford who has some nice articles on guitar set up, etc.

http://frets.com/FretsPages/pagelist.html

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 21 2013 16:47:35