Buzz

Any chance anyone could give me some feedback when it comes to buzz in my acoustic? Sounds like its coming from my bridge or my pins, the bridge seems to be on securely. The buzz might be sympathetic in nature idk. It'll even buzz (cleanly) open strings on certain chord fingerings although not consistently. Seems to hit my high E string more often although manifests itself in others too. Got any idea how I can narrow it down?

Hi GuitarFoo,

I'm moving this over to the "ask a guitar tech" forum. You might get a better response there.

-GT Admin

Hi Guitar Foo,

If all your strings are buzzing, there are few things to check.

Are the strings new? Have you changed strings recently? If the strings have been used more than a few times, try a fresh pack and see if that alleviates the problem.

Truss rod adjustment. Taking all the strings off at once allows the neck to relax. Restringing doesn’t always bring the neck back to exactly where it was. If this is the case, a simple truss rod adjustment will fix it.

Did you change to a different string gauge or tuning? Either of these can change the amount of tension on the neck, making it backbow and cause buzzing. If this is the case, a simple truss rod adjustment will fix it.

If the truss rod is adjusted properly and there’s still significant string buzz, the guitar may be getting dry, reacting to a lack of humidity.


-GT Admin

This info came from Taylor Guitar's blog here: http://www.taylorguitars.com/blog/taylor-support/string-buzz-multiple-strings

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