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Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:47 am**

Would shimming a neck fix buzzy frets up by the nut?

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:04 am**

I tried pouring beer on it, and it helped, but I think I might need to do something else.

plz help

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:24 am**

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Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:25 am**

wtf that's a noob gag, son

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:32 am**

This might help, then.

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:34 am**

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Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:38 am**

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Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:15 am**

I think Aug cut the nut too small? Also, the frets feel way small and are rough to the touch when doing bends. I have no idea what is up with this neck.

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:58 am**

Don't think shimming would really help down by the nut, sounds like you wanna tweak the truss a little or recut/replace the nut?

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:15 am**

Aren't nuts for vomiting on?

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:49 pm**

theshadowofseattle wrote:I think Aug cut the nut too small? Also, the frets feel way small and are rough to the touch when doing bends. I have no idea what is up with this neck.

I never touched the nut. If it's buzzing at the top of the neck, all you need is to adjust the truss. (Must be a change-of-weather thing).

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:45 pm**

Okay, what direction do I turn it in and how far?

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:06 pm**

detune.
turn counter-clockwise 1/8 of a turn.
retune and wait two hours.
if not good enough, repeat.

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:23 pm**

Aug wrote:
I never touched the nut.

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:27 pm**

Aug wrote:detune.
turn counter-clockwise 1/8 of a turn.
retune and wait two hours.
if not good enough, repeat.

Counter-clockwise looking at it from what angle?

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:51 pm**

theshadowofseattle wrote:
Aug wrote:detune.
turn counter-clockwise 1/8 of a turn.
retune and wait two hours.
if not good enough, repeat.
Counter-clockwise looking at it from what angle?

I'll call you.

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:47 pm**

hahahaha

I'm so glad you asked this question, because I'm having the same problem on my tele, but i was too emabrrassed to ask a truss rod question I should know the answer to.

Posted: **Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:52 pm**

from either image, left loosens, right tightens.

Posted: **Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:54 pm**

i would check the relief i nthe neck before tighting or lossening it. just try to do the third fret trick, where you hold down the string at the third adn if the string is touching the first fret then then you needs a new nut.
as for the frets feeling like ass. is it the top of the frets or the sides.
if its the top.
1. take off al strings
2. tape off any exposed fretboard(except frets)
3. get some steel wool or 800-1200 grit sand paper with mineral spirits
4. drop some spirits and starting going at it. after a minute you will notice any resistence start to turn into smoothness.
but don;t go too far! then you have to recrown them. and if you go way way way way too far then a new fret. but honestly its pretty hard to sand steel with something that is as ruff as a peice of construction paper.

Posted: **Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:09 pm**

I'm going with the neck adjustment. I'd say you prolly have proper nut height....or the bridge?

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