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guitar buzzing

Unread post by tbillie41 » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:50 pm

i'm having a problem with my guitar as of the last time I restrung. all strings buzz when played at the first fret. I can see what's happening to cause it, it's the strings hitting the 2nd fret. my question is what i can do to fix it. should i take it somewhere and have it looked at or are there some things I can check myself.

i've used the same strings (elixir polyweb lights) since I got the guitar, it's strung properly, and the nut seems fine to me. any help would be appreciated.
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Unread post by Brock » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:53 pm

Raise the action. If you don't know how to, take it to a guitar shop.
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Unread post by tbillie41 » Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:01 pm

TrippnBill686 wrote:Raise the action. If you don't know how to, take it to a guitar shop.
is it normal to have the action lower itself on a guitar?
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Unread post by isaac » Mon Dec 29, 2003 5:39 pm

sounds like the guitar is dry to me. humidify it for about 4 days and do a truss rod adjustment and see if that'll help.
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