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16andlifetogo
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01/28/2006 6:13 am
ok, how do i adjust it so my strings dont buzz? i have a ibanex with a floyd rose.. the G string is buzzing open, and the low E is buzzing on the 7th fret, and its annoing the ever living **** out of me.. lol

thanks for any help :o
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01/30/2006 5:49 am
adjusting the action on a Floyd Rose equipped guitar isn't that easy. Most folks think you can just turn the two posts (that your trem is floating on) and raise it but the truth is this does not raise the rear of the trem and that's where people get frustrated. In fact you will have to adjust the two posts for height and also adjust the spring tension so the trem is at your desired position. I would loosen the springs (inside the guitar) by about 1/4 of a turn and raise the two posts about the same. Should stop the BUZZZZZZZZZZ
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16andlifetogo
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01/30/2006 6:22 am
thanks for the advise, if that doesnt work, ill just have to take it to the shop...

thanks agin
Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers
Ringing in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette
Rememb'rin' what she said
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01/30/2006 6:41 am
most shops wouldnt charge you to quickly fix that, or to tell you how to do it yourself.
unfortunately there are a few things that could cause that buzz, and while following the advice given my work for some problems, they might not for yours...
Check the nut as well...make sure that the groove in which the g string lies is not deeper than any of the others...this is quite a common problem on inexpensive/entry level guitars.
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16andlifetogo
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01/30/2006 7:54 am
wow, i am a ficking idiot.. i forgot to take the pick out of the string.... :rolleyes:

no, j/k but i did figure it out.. i read on a site that nut locks are bad, and if you have them not to tighten them all the way.. so i loosend then when i tuned my guitar, and never tightend them back up thinking they were unnessary.. well i tightend um up, and guess what? it stoped... wow im an idiot.. but the nut sugestion made me relise thats what it was so thanks :D


sorry guys :o
Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers
Ringing in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette
Rememb'rin' what she said
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01/30/2006 8:15 am
Now that's funny! Glad it was something simple~ :D
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16andlifetogo
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01/30/2006 6:03 pm
lol thanks man
Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers
Ringing in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette
Rememb'rin' what she said
Originally Posted by: Cryptic ExcretionsI'm a super hero. It's what I do.
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01/31/2006 10:43 pm
had that problem as well, at the shop I was told I shouldn't tighten the strings at the nut all the way :p but just to be certain I let them adjust my guitar and it sounds really beautifull now

btw, I got an Ibanez RG370DX if I'm not mistaken :rolleyes:
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