fret buzz

[kurt]

so i just redid my strat bridge to be a solid bridge. And i got every string intonated perfect, with awesome action

...EXCEPT for my D string:confuse: the thing wont stop buzzing on me, the action just wont go high enough to keep it from buzzing, not to mention even if it would go that high it would be compleatly impossible to play

do any of you guys have any clues why this would be, or possible solutions? thank you

[Monkeyboy]

Is it buzzing when you pluck the string without fretting anything? If it is... then chances are it's got nothing to do with the string height, and the problem lies in either the saddle or the nut. Did you put the same gauge strings on? If you went down a gauge, say from 10's to 9's then that often causes the guitar to get horribly buzzy, because the nut isn't the right width for the string, so it rattles about a bit in the nut. The same thing happens when a nut gets badly worn.

I'm sure somebody more helpful will jump in soon.... but for the moment, check the saddle and the nut, to see if you can see any problems with them.

[Steve080]

maybe the nut slot is a little low,at which frets does the buss occur?

[kurt]

yeah im shure it has to be somthing with the nut, but im hoping there is a cheaper fix than having to send it in for a new one... and i went up a gauge because it can handle it now that its a solid bridge

and its only when i fret that it rings... and on just about every fret regardless of how high i get it, which is really baffling because none of the other strings have that problem

[Steve080]

Fret the d string just behind the second fret, is there a small gap above the first fret. I have fitted quite a few nuts now, and I use a height of .012 inch above the first fret.

[kurt]

Fret the d string just behind the second fret, is there a small gap above the first fret. I have fitted quite a few nuts now, and I use a height of .012 inch above the first fret.

how would i go about measuring somthing like that? i did check, and there is a small gap

[Steve080]

Well i use a feeler gauge, but if there is a small gap, then its unlikely to be the nut that is the problem. The sign of a low nut is ussually buzzing at the top of the neck
If you are getting buzzing all the way down, no matter how high you action, i would suspect that you may have a loose tunner, slacken off the string, check the tuner post is secure, try wobbling the post, check for excess play.

Also check pick up height, make sure that the buss isnt cause by the string hitting a pole peice

[kurt]

cool thank you so much for the advice, ill try some of that stuff out

[kurt]

some of the tuners are pretty wobbly, how would i go about remedying that?

[kurt]

ahh so i figured out how to tighten them up, and did so... no luck

so it's definately the action? which really confuses me i dont know why it would have to be so high its compleatly imposible to play that way though..... especially for the shred type stuff i do

if anybody has any other suggestions please let me know, its driving me nuts because the thing has all new pickups and sounds soooo godly... except for this annoying buzzing that compleatly kills my playing:mad:

[spoonbadger]

martinedwards would kill me for saying this but.......it could be you're truss rod!! if the action seems fine at the nut and saddle then perphaps it has something to do with the bow of the neck, even more so if you went up a string gauge. look down the neck when you're holding it normally and see how straight it is, and if its parallel to the body. then flip it over so the high pitched E string is on top and look down the neck again. is it straight this way as well? if it seems overly bowed then capo the 1st fret and hold down the 16th fret and measure the space between the d string and the neck at the 8th fret.

[Steve080]

Worth checking, but if Kurts got the action as high as it will go! and it still buzzs but only on one string, I would think it would be unlikely. But deffinately worth checking, thats for sure.

I still think this is hardware related, something loose, on the bridge maybe?

[DLR Guitars]

The other strings would have the same problem too if it were the truss rod. Got any pics for us? That might help...